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Import from QRZ

QRZ offers two supported ways to move contacts into Hamtrax:

  • Connect the QRZ Logbook API for repeat, direct imports without downloading a file.
  • Export an ADIF file from QRZ and use Hamtrax's file importer.

The direct connection is the easiest option when you have the required QRZ subscription. The ADIF path is useful when you want a file backup or prefer not to connect an API key.

Option 1: connect QRZ directly​

Requires an XML-level QRZ subscription or higher

QRZ documents Logbook API access as a subscriber feature. Callsign lookups are already built into Hamtrax and do not require this connection.

1. Sign in and select the logbook​

  1. Sign in at QRZ.com.
  2. Open QRZ Logbook.
  3. Use the logbook selector in the upper-left to choose the logbook you want to connect. Each QRZ logbook has its own API key.
  4. Open Settings.

2. Copy the API key​

Find the QRZ Logbook API section, select Show beside API Key, and copy the complete key.

Treat the key like a password

The key grants read/write access to the selected QRZ logbook. Keep it private. Hamtrax imports and uploads with this key, and — when Auto-Push New Contacts is on — also updates or removes a contact's QRZ copy when you edit or delete that contact in Hamtrax (see Exporting). Records QRZ has confirmed are never touched, and contacts imported from QRZ are never deleted there by Hamtrax.

3. Connect Hamtrax​

  1. In Hamtrax, open Settings → Preferences → Integrations → QRZ Logbook.
  2. Paste the key into QRZ Logbook API Key.
  3. Select Connect QRZ.

Hamtrax validates the key before encrypting it for server-side storage. The saved key is never returned to the app. Once connected, open Import Contacts and select Import on the QRZ card.

If you used the old QRZ vault

Paste the API key once more to create the server connection. Hamtrax cannot migrate the old locally encrypted key because its vault passphrase was never stored.

Option 2: export an ADIF file from QRZ​

QRZ documents ADIF export as a subscriber feature.

Export the complete logbook​

  1. Open the correct QRZ logbook and select Settings.
  2. Find ADIF Import/Export.
  3. Select Export and follow QRZ's prompts to generate the ADIF file.
  4. Download the resulting .adi file.

Export only filtered contacts​

  1. Open or create a QRZ logbook view with the filters you need.
  2. Apply the filters and open the menu above the filter options.
  3. Select Export Results.
  4. Download the generated ADIF file.

Then continue with Import any logbook in Hamtrax. That page is the single maintained source for Hamtrax's browse, review, folder-routing, and finalize steps.

Official QRZ references​

Last verified August 1, 2026. Hamtrax is independent from QRZ.com and is not endorsed by or affiliated with QRZ.