diff --git a/bin/settings.js b/bin/settings.js
index 4693a12..6f8071b 100644
--- a/bin/settings.js
+++ b/bin/settings.js
@@ -56,9 +56,56 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
       downloadObjectAsJson(JSON.parse(data), "recipes");
     });
   });
+
   $("#export-list-button").click(function(){
     $.post("/php/edit-list.php", {function:"export"}, function(data){
       downloadObjectAsJson(JSON.parse(data), "list");
     });
   });
+
+  $("#import-button").click(function(){
+    $('<input type="file" accept=".json">').on('change', function () {
+      var file = this.files[0];
+      var reader = new FileReader();
+      reader.onload = function(){
+        var content = JSON.parse(reader.result);
+        if(content.sites!=null){
+          $.post("/php/edit-recipes.php",
+            {
+              function: "import",
+              content: reader.result
+            },
+            function(data){
+              if(data==0){
+                infoPopUp("Alle Rezepte erfolgreich Importiert!");
+              }
+              else{
+                infoPopUp("Nicht alle Rezepte konnten Importiert werden!");
+                downloadObjectAsJson(JSON.parse(data), "failed_recipe_import.json");
+              }
+            }
+          );
+        }
+        else if(content.list!=null){
+          $.post("/php/edit-list.php",
+            {
+              function: "import",
+              content: reader.result
+            },
+            function(data){
+              console.log(data);
+              // if(data==0){
+              //   infoPopUp("Alle Rezepte erfolgreich Importiert!");
+              // }
+              // else{
+              //   infoPopUp("Nicht alle Rezepte konnten Importiert werden!");
+              //   downloadObjectAsJson(JSON.parse(data), "failed_recipe_import.json");
+              // }
+            }
+          );
+        }
+      };
+      reader.readAsText(file);
+    }).click();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/php/classes.recipe.php b/php/classes.recipe.php
index a4b1ec3..666f88d 100644
--- a/php/classes.recipe.php
+++ b/php/classes.recipe.php
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@
       }
       $mysqli->close();
     }
+    function getID($Name){
+      include $_SESSION["docroot"].'/php/connect.php';
+      $result = $mysqli->query("SELECT `ID` FROM `Einheit` WHERE `Name` = '$Name'");
+      $ID = $result->fetch_assoc();
+      return $ID["ID"];
+    }
   }
 
   class ingredient {
@@ -89,15 +95,51 @@
       $mysqli->close();
     }
 
+    function importCookbook(){
+      include $_SESSION["docroot"].'/php/connect.php';
+      $units = new unitList();
+      $failed_sites = array();
+      $succeeded_sites = array();
+      $import = json_decode($_POST["content"]);
+      if($import->sites!=null){
+        foreach ($import->sites as $site) {
+          $result = $mysqli->query("SELECT * FROM `Rezept` WHERE `Name`='$site->Name'");
+          if($result->num_rows>0){
+            array_push($failed_sites, $site);
+          }
+          else{
+            array_push($succeeded_sites, $site);
+            $Zutaten = array();
+            foreach($site->Zutaten as $Zutat) {
+              $nZutat = null;
+              $nZutat["ID"] = $Zutat->ID;
+              $nZutat["Amount"] = $Zutat->Menge;
+              $nZutat["Unit"] = $units->getID($Zutat->Einheit);
+              $nZutat["Name"] = $Zutat->Name;
+              array_push($Zutaten, $nZutat);
+            }
+            $this->newRecipe($site->Name, $site->Dauer, $site->Beschreibung, $Zutaten);
+          }
+        }
+        if(sizeof($failed_sites)==0){
+          print_r("0");
+        }
+        else{
+          print_r(json_encode($failed_sites));
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
     function newRecipe($Name, $Dauer, $Beschreibung, $Zutaten){
       include $_SESSION["docroot"].'/php/connect.php';
-      $mysqli->query("INSERT INTO Rezept (Name, Dauer, Beschreibung) VALUES ('$Name', '$Dauer', '$Beschreibung')");
+      $mysqli->query("INSERT INTO `Rezept` (`Name`, `Dauer`, `Beschreibung`) VALUES ('$Name', '$Dauer', '$Beschreibung')");
       $RezeptID = $mysqli->insert_id;
       foreach ($Zutaten as $Zutat) {
         $ZutatID = null;
         $result = $mysqli->query("SELECT ID FROM `Zutat` WHERE `Name` LIKE '".$Zutat["Name"]."'");
         if($result->num_rows>0){
-          while($item = $result->fetch_assoc()){$ZutatID = $item["ID"];}
+          $item = $result->fetch_assoc();
+          $ZutatID = $item["ID"];
         }
         else{
           $mysqli->query("INSERT INTO `Zutat` (`Name`) VALUES ('".ucwords($Zutat["Name"])."')");
diff --git a/php/edit-recipes.php b/php/edit-recipes.php
index 857bda4..aa068c6 100644
--- a/php/edit-recipes.php
+++ b/php/edit-recipes.php
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@
       echo json_encode($book);
       break;
 
+    case 'import':
+      $book->importCookbook();
+      break;
+
     default:
       // code...
       break;