Import an Event

When you create a new event, the fastest way to set it up is to import it. Paste a link to an event page you already have, or paste your details as text, and HackHQ drafts the whole event for you to review before anything goes live.

What you can import from

• A link to your event page. A Luma event, a Devpost hackathon, an Eventbrite listing, or your own event site. HackHQ reads the public page (and a few of its linked pages) and drafts your event.
• Pasted text. Copied from your call for participation, a rules doc, or written in your own words. Great when your event page is not online yet.

How to import

1. Go to Create event (/events/new) and choose Import in the "Have an existing event page?" panel.
2. Paste your event page link, or switch to Paste text and drop in your details.
3. HackHQ reads the source and drafts your event. This takes a few seconds, and you can watch the fields fill in.
4. Review and edit everything on the draft screen, then create your event.

What HackHQ drafts for you

• Event name and an "About this event" description, written from the source.

• Dates, time, and timezone, and whether the event is in person, virtual, or hybrid, with the venue or join link.

• Prizes, tracks, and challenges. Each competition is classified for you:

  • Overall is a top prize every project competes for.
  • Track is a category participants pick one of.
  • Challenge is an optional add-on prize participants can enter as many of as they like, often sponsor-backed.

  Prizes keep their placements (1st, 2nd, and so on), with cash and non-cash rewards split out.

• Judging criteria for scoring.

• Extra submission questions, added on top of the standard submission fields.

• A cover image from the source page.

Nothing goes live until you confirm

The import always produces an editable draft. Change any field, add or remove prizes and tracks, fix the dates and timezone, and only create the event when it looks right. After that, everything stays editable in your event settings, just like any other event.

Tips

• A page that lists your prizes, tracks, and dates (like a Luma or Devpost event) gives the richest draft. A registration-only page (like a basic Eventbrite listing) fills in the name, dates, and location, and you add the rest.
• Confidence badges on the review screen flag anything HackHQ inferred rather than read directly, so you know what to double-check.
• Cash amounts are filled only when the source states an actual cash prize. Credits, gift cards, and hardware go in the non-cash reward field, kept as written.