# <img className="page-icon" src="/img/icons/excel.svg" alt="" /> Import: Excel

Creates a data contract from an ODCS Excel template — the round-trip counterpart of [`export excel`](../exports/excel.md).

```bash
datacontract import excel --source odcs.xlsx --output datacontract.yaml
```

All options: **[`datacontract import excel`](../commands/import/excel.md)**.