# Source: https://docs.snyk.io/scan-with-snyk/snyk-tools/tool-snyk-api-import/mirroring-github.com-and-github-enterprise-organizations-and-repos-in-snyk.md

# Mirroring GitHub.com and GitHub Enterprise organizations and repos in Snyk

You can use four commands in the available utilities to import the entirety of GitHub and GitHub Enterprise repositories into Snyk. You must configure both the GitHub token and the Snyk token as environment variables to proceed.

## General steps to import GitHub and GitHub Enterprise repositories

Refer to individual documentation pages for detailed information. The general steps are as follows:

1. `export GITHUB_TOKEN=***` and `export SNYK_TOKEN=***`
2. Generate organization data, for example, `snyk-api-import orgs:data --source=github --groupId=<snyk_group_id>` Full instructions: [Creating organizations in Snyk](https://docs.snyk.io/scan-with-snyk/snyk-tools/tool-snyk-api-import/creating-organizations-in-snyk)
3. Create organizations in Snyk: `snyk-api-import orgs:create --file=orgs.json` By following the full instructions on [Creating organizations in Snyk](https://docs.snyk.io/scan-with-snyk/snyk-tools/tool-snyk-api-import/creating-organizations-in-snyk) you will create a `snyk-created-orgs.json` file with Snyk organization ids and integration ids that are needed for import.
4. Generate import data: `snyk-api-import import:data --orgsData=snyk-created-orgs.json --source=github --integrationType=github` Full instructions: [Creating imports targets data for import](https://docs.snyk.io/scan-with-snyk/snyk-tools/tool-snyk-api-import/creating-import-targets-data-for-import-command)
5. Run import: `DEBUG=*snyk* snyk-api-import import`Full instructions: [Kicking off an import](https://docs.snyk.io/scan-with-snyk/snyk-tools/tool-snyk-api-import/kicking-off-an-import)

## Re-importing new repositories and Organizations only while mirroring

After the initial import is complete, you can periodically check for new repositories and make sure they are added to Snyk by following these steps, which are similar to the preceding steps to import repositories.

1. `export GITHUB_TOKEN=***` and `export SNYK_TOKEN=***`
2. Generate organization data in Snyk and skip any that do not have any repos by using `--skipEmptyOrg` `snyk-api-import orgs:data --source=github --groupId=<snyk_group_id> --skipEmptyOrg` Full instructions: [Creating organizations in Snyk](https://docs.snyk.io/scan-with-snyk/snyk-tools/tool-snyk-api-import/creating-organizations-in-snyk)
3. Create organizations in Snyk and this time skip any that have been created already with `--noDuplicateNames` parameter `snyk-api-import orgs:create --file=orgs.json --noDuplicateNames` By following the full instructions on [Creating organizations in Snyk](https://docs.snyk.io/scan-with-snyk/snyk-tools/tool-snyk-api-import/creating-organizations-in-snyk) you will create a `snyk-created-orgs.json` file with Snyk Organization ids and integration ids that are needed for import.
4. Generate import data: `snyk-api-import import:data --orgsData=snyk-created-orgs.json --source=github --integrationType=github` Full instructions: [Creating import targets data for import](https://docs.snyk.io/scan-with-snyk/snyk-tools/tool-snyk-api-import/creating-import-targets-data-for-import-command)
5. Optional - Generate the previously imported log to skip all previously imported repos in a Group: `snyk-api-import-macos list:imported --integrationType=<integration-type> --groupId=<snyk_group_id>` Full instructions: [Kicking off an import](https://docs.snyk.io/scan-with-snyk/snyk-tools/tool-snyk-api-import/kicking-off-an-import)
6. Run import `DEBUG=*snyk* snyk-api-import import`Full instructions: [Kicking off an import](https://docs.snyk.io/scan-with-snyk/snyk-tools/tool-snyk-api-import/kicking-off-an-import)