Import a paste from Pastebin
If a paste you need lives on Pastebin, you do not have to retype it. Paste the link below, fetch the text, and open it in the editor with one click. Only public pastes can be fetched — private, password-protected and expired pastes are not readable by anyone without the key.
What can be imported
| Pastebin paste | Importable | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Public | Yes | Anyone can read the raw text |
| Unlisted | Yes, with the link | It is public to whoever has the URL |
| Private | No | Requires the owner’s account |
| Password-protected | No | The password is not in the link |
| Expired or deleted | No | There is nothing left to fetch |
The importer fetches the text on the server, not in your browser, because Pastebin does not allow cross-origin reads. Only the text is returned: the paste is created on pastesite.com only when you press the button in the editor, so nothing is stored until then.
What does not come across
- Your account and paste list. There is no account migration. Sign in here and create the pastes you want to keep.
- Views and dates. An imported paste gets a new creation date and starts at zero views.
- Syntax setting. Pastes are imported as plain text; choose the language in the editor before creating the paste.
- Password protection. Re-add a password here if the original had one.
- Old links. A pastebin.com URL keeps pointing at Pastebin. You cannot redirect it, so update the places you shared it.
Moving a whole account by hand
- Open your Pastebin dashboard and list your pastes, newest first.
- For each paste worth keeping, copy its text from the raw view:
https://pastebin.com/raw/<id>. - Create the paste here with the same title and language, and set an expiry you actually want — old pastes rarely need to live forever.
- Sign in first if you want the paste attached to your dashboard, editable later, with revision history.
- Update the places where the old links were shared. A note in the new paste saying "replaces pastebin.com/…" helps the next person searching for it.
Importing a handful of pastes is quick. If you have hundreds, the CLI plus a small loop over the raw URLs is faster than the web form.
Frequently asked questions
Is the imported paste public?
Not until you create it. The importer only fetches text into the editor, and the editor default is public — switch it to unlisted if the content should not appear in Recent or Trending.
Why does the fetch fail for a paste I can open in my browser?
The paste may be private, deleted, age-restricted or temporarily blocked from automated requests. Open the raw URL in your browser and copy the text manually if you can see it there.
Does this use the Pastebin API?
No. It reads the public raw view of a single paste. No Pastebin account or API key is involved, and no Pastebin credentials are collected.
Can I import more than one paste at a time?
Not in the web form. Use the CLI in a loop for bulk moves, or repeat the fetch here.