OwlectImport Your Discogs Collection
Vinyl, CDs, and cassettes — synced from Discogs
Import your Discogs collection into Owlect by connecting your account — one authorization, and your records flow in with artist, album, year, label, genre, format, and cover art. No CSV exports, no retyping your crate one sleeve at a time. Whether you collect first pressings or just want your CDs cataloged, the import is the same one-time setup.
How it works
Create a Music collection
Sign in to Owlect with your Google account and create a collection with the Music type. It ships with fields for artist, album, year, label, genre, format, and condition — the same details Discogs already stores for every release you own. If you grade condition with the Goldmine scale, there is a field for that too.
Open the Import page
Inside the collection, go to the Import page. Music collections show a Discogs sync banner with a single “Connect Discogs” button — that is the whole setup.
Tap “Connect Discogs”
Owlect sends you to discogs.com to authorize the connection. This is the official OAuth flow: you sign in on Discogs itself, and Owlect never sees your password. There is no username to type anywhere.
Authorize Owlect on Discogs
Review the permission screen on Discogs and allow access. You are sent straight back to Owlect, already connected and ready to sync.
Your collection syncs
Owlect imports every release from your Discogs collection: artist, album, year, label, genre, format, and cover art. Even a large crate takes only a few minutes, and you can watch the records appear as they land. From there, your collection lives in gallery, list, and table views — sortable by artist, year, or format.
What gets imported
Each release lands in Owlect with the details Discogs already knows — ready to browse, sort, and share without touching a keyboard.
Frequently asked questions
Does Owlect import my Discogs cover art?
Yes. Every release imported from Discogs arrives with its cover art, so your collection looks like a record shelf rather than a text list. If you later upload your own photo of a sleeve, Owlect keeps your photo and never overwrites it on a re-sync.
Do I need to type my Discogs username?
No. Unlike the BoardGameGeek import, the Discogs connection uses OAuth: you tap “Connect Discogs”, approve access on discogs.com, and you are done. Owlect identifies your account from the authorization itself, so there is no username field and no password sharing.
How often can I re-sync from Discogs?
Free accounts can re-sync every 7 days, and Owlect Plus raises the cadence to daily. Re-syncing picks up records you have added on Discogs since the last import and refreshes the details of releases that are already in your Owlect collection.
How many records can one sync import?
A single Discogs sync brings in up to 500 releases. Plan limits still apply on top of that: the free plan stores 30 items in total across up to 3 collections, while Owlect Plus extends those limits considerably for larger crates.
Can I track vinyl, CDs, and cassettes together?
Yes. The Format field distinguishes vinyl, CD, cassette, box sets, and more — and Discogs supplies the format automatically during import. You can filter or sort by format at any time, all within a single Music collection.
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