# Integrate an existing database to Discourse
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/integrate-an-existing-database-to-discourse/271809
**Category:** Development
**Created:** [July 17, 2023, 4:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/integrate-an-existing-database-to-discourse/271809 "2023-07-17T04:18:42Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@what](https://meta.discourse.org/u/what)
#### Post date: [July 17, 2023, 4:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/integrate-an-existing-database-to-discourse/271809/1 "2023-07-17T04:18:42Z")
Would it be possible to have a API for another database with its own topics, posts, search and integrate that into Discourse so I can use Discourse as a front end and that as an backend?
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### Author:  [@thoka](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thoka)
#### Post date: [July 17, 2023, 5:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/integrate-an-existing-database-to-discourse/271809/3 "2023-07-17T05:19:14Z")
No.
Think about import your data.
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### Author:  [@what](https://meta.discourse.org/u/what)
#### Post date: [July 17, 2023, 10:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/integrate-an-existing-database-to-discourse/271809/4 "2023-07-17T22:03:12Z")
Is it possible to import 500gb+? Or is there a size limit
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### Author:  [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)
#### Post date: [July 17, 2023, 10:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/integrate-an-existing-database-to-discourse/271809/5 "2023-07-17T22:21:12Z")
No, there is no size limit.
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### Author:  [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 16, 2023, 10:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/integrate-an-existing-database-to-discourse/271809/6 "2023-08-16T22:21:23Z")
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