# Stardog free terminal access to import json using SMS2

**URL:** <https://community.stardog.com/t/stardog-free-terminal-access-to-import-json-using-sms2/5150>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [November 23, 2024, 3:32pm UTC](https://community.stardog.com/t/stardog-free-terminal-access-to-import-json-using-sms2/5150 "2024-11-23T15:32:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![R3000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.stardog.com/r3000/32/358_2.png) [@R3000](https://community.stardog.com/u/R3000)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2024, 3:32pm UTC](https://community.stardog.com/t/stardog-free-terminal-access-to-import-json-using-sms2/5150/1 "2024-11-23T15:32:49Z")

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I am on Stardog free cloud version.

- Will I be able to have access to terminal to execute the SMS2 commands?
- Or is there any other non-terminal way to import json data?

Thanks,  
Radu

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**Author:** ![StevePlace](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.stardog.com/steveplace/32/1989_2.png) [@StevePlace](https://community.stardog.com/u/StevePlace)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2024, 4:24pm UTC](https://community.stardog.com/t/stardog-free-terminal-access-to-import-json-using-sms2/5150/2 "2024-11-23T16:24:20Z")

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Hi Radu,

Yes, you can use the terminal to execute commands on an SDC free instance. There's actually a free training on Stardog Academy on how to use the CLI that covers how to do this: [https://academy.stardog.com/learn/courses/24/cli](https://academy.stardog.com/learn/courses/24/cli)

As for your second question, I assume you're trying to run `virtual import`? There is not a way to do this in Studio.

Best,  
Steve

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**Author:** ![R3000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.stardog.com/r3000/32/358_2.png) [@R3000](https://community.stardog.com/u/R3000)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2024, 3:37am UTC](https://community.stardog.com/t/stardog-free-terminal-access-to-import-json-using-sms2/5150/3 "2024-11-25T03:37:39Z")

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@StevePlace - thanks for the info below I have tried this CLI and the output hangs indefinitely.

```auto
stardog-admin --server https://sd-792ca55d.stardog.cloud:5820 db verify -u <my-gmail-address> -- catalog

```

Where do I go next?

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**Author:** ![R3000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.stardog.com/r3000/32/358_2.png) [@R3000](https://community.stardog.com/u/R3000)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2024, 5:03pm UTC](https://community.stardog.com/t/stardog-free-terminal-access-to-import-json-using-sms2/5150/4 "2024-11-25T17:03:52Z")

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figured out with help from [How to login as created user in Stardog Cloud?](https://community.stardog.com/t/how-to-login-as-created-user-in-stardog-cloud/3990)