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# Adding a story manually

## Quickly add missing stories into your dashboards

You may discover that a story wasn't imported to Metrics for News. If it is just a few stories, admin-level users can manually add the story to your app. Follow the steps below. 

If you are missing a large quantity of stories, consider working with a [custom import](https://docs.metricsfornews.com/en/knowledge/custom-imports?hsLang=en) or [contact us](https://app.metricsfornews.com/support) to assist. 

1\) Click on the user name icon in the top-right corner and select "Tag Content".

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2\) On the tag content page, click on "Tools and help" and select "Add a story manually"

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3\) Fill out the form provided and make sure that the story URL is the one that was originally associated with the story when it was published (so that it will match with the URL in your analytics system).

Please allow 24 hours for the system to refresh to search for the story in Metrics for News. 

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