diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/components/collections/graphql/ImportExport.vue b/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/components/collections/graphql/ImportExport.vue
index d611cb30e..db8123d94 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/components/collections/graphql/ImportExport.vue
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/components/collections/graphql/ImportExport.vue
@@ -25,13 +25,14 @@ import { useReadonlyStream } from "~/composables/stream"
 
 import { platform } from "~/platform"
 import {
+  appendGraphqlCollections,
   graphqlCollections$,
-  setGraphqlCollections,
 } from "~/newstore/collections"
 import { hoppGqlCollectionsImporter } from "~/helpers/import-export/import/hoppGql"
 import { gqlCollectionsExporter } from "~/helpers/import-export/export/gqlCollections"
 import { gqlCollectionsGistExporter } from "~/helpers/import-export/export/gqlCollectionsGistExporter"
 import { computed } from "vue"
+import { hoppGQLImporter } from "~/helpers/import-export/import/hopp"
 
 const t = useI18n()
 const toast = useToast()
@@ -60,15 +61,20 @@ const GqlCollectionsHoppImporter: ImporterOrExporter = {
         showImportFailedError()
         return
       }
+      const validatedCollection = await hoppGQLImporter(
+        JSON.stringify(res.right)
+      )()
 
-      handleImportToStore(res.right)
+      if (E.isRight(validatedCollection)) {
+        handleImportToStore(validatedCollection.right)
 
-      platform.analytics?.logEvent({
-        type: "HOPP_IMPORT_COLLECTION",
-        platform: "gql",
-        workspaceType: "personal",
-        importer: "json",
-      })
+        platform.analytics?.logEvent({
+          type: "HOPP_IMPORT_COLLECTION",
+          platform: "gql",
+          workspaceType: "personal",
+          importer: "json",
+        })
+      }
 
       emit("hide-modal")
     },
@@ -215,8 +221,8 @@ const showImportFailedError = () => {
 }
 
 const handleImportToStore = async (gqlCollections: HoppCollection[]) => {
-  setGraphqlCollections(gqlCollections)
-  toast.success(t("import.success"))
+  appendGraphqlCollections(gqlCollections)
+  toast.success(t("state.file_imported"))
 }
 
 const emit = defineEmits<{
diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/helpers/import-export/import/hopp.ts b/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/helpers/import-export/import/hopp.ts
index 887e22e72..bdcb37518 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/helpers/import-export/import/hopp.ts
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/helpers/import-export/import/hopp.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { isPlainObject as _isPlainObject } from "lodash-es"
 
 import { IMPORTER_INVALID_FILE_FORMAT } from "."
 import { safeParseJSON } from "~/helpers/functional/json"
+import { translateToNewGQLCollection } from "@hoppscotch/data"
 
 export const hoppRESTImporter = (content: string) =>
   pipe(
@@ -50,3 +51,29 @@ const validateCollection = (collection: unknown) => {
  */
 const makeCollectionsArray = (collections: unknown | unknown[]): unknown[] =>
   Array.isArray(collections) ? collections : [collections]
+
+export const hoppGQLImporter = (content: string) =>
+  pipe(
+    safeParseJSON(content),
+    O.chain(
+      flow(
+        makeCollectionsArray,
+        RA.map(validateGQLCollection),
+        O.sequenceArray,
+        O.map(RA.toArray)
+      )
+    ),
+    TE.fromOption(() => IMPORTER_INVALID_FILE_FORMAT)
+  )
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @param collection the collection to validate
+ * @returns the collection if it is valid, else a translated version of the collection
+ */
+export const validateGQLCollection = (collection: unknown) => {
+  if (isValidCollection(collection)) {
+    return O.some(collection)
+  }
+  return O.some(translateToNewGQLCollection(collection))
+}
diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-selfhost-web/src/api/mutations/CreateGQLChildUserCollection.graphql b/packages/hoppscotch-selfhost-web/src/api/mutations/CreateGQLChildUserCollection.graphql
index 54dc80c48..736781a47 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-selfhost-web/src/api/mutations/CreateGQLChildUserCollection.graphql
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-selfhost-web/src/api/mutations/CreateGQLChildUserCollection.graphql
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 mutation CreateGQLChildUserCollection(
   $title: String!
   $parentUserCollectionID: ID!
+  $data: String
 ) {
   createGQLChildUserCollection(
     title: $title
     parentUserCollectionID: $parentUserCollectionID
+    data: $data
   ) {
     id
+    data
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-selfhost-web/src/api/mutations/CreateGQLRootUserCollection.graphql b/packages/hoppscotch-selfhost-web/src/api/mutations/CreateGQLRootUserCollection.graphql
index eecdebe17..bc30e96d2 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-selfhost-web/src/api/mutations/CreateGQLRootUserCollection.graphql
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-selfhost-web/src/api/mutations/CreateGQLRootUserCollection.graphql
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-mutation CreateGQLRootUserCollection($title: String!) {
-  createGQLRootUserCollection(title: $title) {
+mutation CreateGQLRootUserCollection($title: String!, $data: String) {
+  createGQLRootUserCollection(title: $title, data: $data) {
     id
+    data
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-selfhost-web/src/api/mutations/CreateRESTChildUserCollection.graphql b/packages/hoppscotch-selfhost-web/src/api/mutations/CreateRESTChildUserCollection.graphql
index 40b38aca7..eea3cdf75 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-selfhost-web/src/api/mutations/CreateRESTChildUserCollection.graphql
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-selfhost-web/src/api/mutations/CreateRESTChildUserCollection.graphql
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 mutation CreateRESTChildUserCollection(
   $title: String!
   $parentUserCollectionID: ID!
+  $data: String
 ) {
   createRESTChildUserCollection(
     title: $title
     parentUserCollectionID: $parentUserCollectionID
+    data: $data
   ) {
     id
+    data
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-selfhost-web/src/api/mutations/CreateRESTRootUserCollection.graphql b/packages/hoppscotch-selfhost-web/src/api/mutations/CreateRESTRootUserCollection.graphql
index 8c54f0c2b..d0136c499 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-selfhost-web/src/api/mutations/CreateRESTRootUserCollection.graphql
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-selfhost-web/src/api/mutations/CreateRESTRootUserCollection.graphql
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-mutation CreateRESTRootUserCollection($title: String!) {
-  createRESTRootUserCollection(title: $title) {
+mutation CreateRESTRootUserCollection($title: String!, $data: String) {
+  createRESTRootUserCollection(title: $title, data: $data) {
     id
+    data
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-selfhost-web/src/api/queries/GetRootGQLUserCollections.graphql b/packages/hoppscotch-selfhost-web/src/api/queries/GetRootGQLUserCollections.graphql
index fcc80d993..2eaa1cf7f 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-selfhost-web/src/api/queries/GetRootGQLUserCollections.graphql
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-selfhost-web/src/api/queries/GetRootGQLUserCollections.graphql
@@ -4,10 +4,12 @@ query GetGQLRootUserCollections {
     id
     title
     type
+    data
     childrenGQL {
       id
       title
       type
+      data
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-selfhost-web/src/platform/collections/collections.api.ts b/packages/hoppscotch-selfhost-web/src/platform/collections/collections.api.ts
index 3faecbda7..10a7cb249 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-selfhost-web/src/platform/collections/collections.api.ts
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-selfhost-web/src/platform/collections/collections.api.ts
@@ -70,22 +70,24 @@ import {
   UpdateUserCollectionDocument,
 } from "../../api/generated/graphql"
 
-export const createRESTRootUserCollection = (title: string) =>
+export const createRESTRootUserCollection = (title: string, data?: string) =>
   runMutation<
     CreateRestRootUserCollectionMutation,
     CreateRestRootUserCollectionMutationVariables,
     ""
   >(CreateRestRootUserCollectionDocument, {
     title,
+    data,
   })()
 
-export const createGQLRootUserCollection = (title: string) =>
+export const createGQLRootUserCollection = (title: string, data?: string) =>
   runMutation<
     CreateGqlRootUserCollectionMutation,
     CreateGqlRootUserCollectionMutationVariables,
     ""
   >(CreateGqlRootUserCollectionDocument, {
     title,
+    data,
   })()
 
 export const createRESTUserRequest = (
@@ -120,7 +122,8 @@ export const createGQLUserRequest = (
 
 export const createRESTChildUserCollection = (
   title: string,
-  parentUserCollectionID: string
+  parentUserCollectionID: string,
+  data?: string
 ) =>
   runMutation<
     CreateRestChildUserCollectionMutation,
@@ -129,11 +132,13 @@ export const createRESTChildUserCollection = (
   >(CreateRestChildUserCollectionDocument, {
     title,
     parentUserCollectionID,
+    data,
   })()
 
 export const createGQLChildUserCollection = (
   title: string,
-  parentUserCollectionID: string
+  parentUserCollectionID: string,
+  data?: string
 ) =>
   runMutation<
     CreateGqlChildUserCollectionMutation,
@@ -142,6 +147,7 @@ export const createGQLChildUserCollection = (
   >(CreateGqlChildUserCollectionDocument, {
     title,
     parentUserCollectionID,
+    data,
   })()
 
 export const deleteUserCollection = (userCollectionID: string) =>
diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-selfhost-web/src/platform/collections/collections.sync.ts b/packages/hoppscotch-selfhost-web/src/platform/collections/collections.sync.ts
index dc9e23df7..bbdec917b 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-selfhost-web/src/platform/collections/collections.sync.ts
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-selfhost-web/src/platform/collections/collections.sync.ts
@@ -47,27 +47,69 @@ const recursivelySyncCollections = async (
 
   // if parentUserCollectionID does not exist, create the collection as a root collection
   if (!parentUserCollectionID) {
-    const res = await createRESTRootUserCollection(collection.name)
-
+    const data = {
+      auth: collection.auth ?? {
+        authType: "inherit",
+        authActive: true,
+      },
+      headers: collection.headers ?? [],
+    }
+    const res = await createRESTRootUserCollection(
+      collection.name,
+      JSON.stringify(data)
+    )
     if (E.isRight(res)) {
       parentCollectionID = res.right.createRESTRootUserCollection.id
 
+      const returnedData = res.right.createRESTRootUserCollection.data
+        ? JSON.parse(res.right.createRESTRootUserCollection.data)
+        : {
+            auth: {
+              authType: "inherit",
+              authActive: true,
+            },
+            headers: [],
+          }
+
       collection.id = parentCollectionID
+      collection.auth = returnedData.auth
+      collection.headers = returnedData.headers
       removeDuplicateRESTCollectionOrFolder(parentCollectionID, collectionPath)
     } else {
       parentCollectionID = undefined
     }
   } else {
     // if parentUserCollectionID exists, create the collection as a child collection
+    const data = {
+      auth: collection.auth ?? {
+        authType: "inherit",
+        authActive: true,
+      },
+      headers: collection.headers ?? [],
+    }
+
     const res = await createRESTChildUserCollection(
       collection.name,
-      parentUserCollectionID
+      parentUserCollectionID,
+      JSON.stringify(data)
     )
 
     if (E.isRight(res)) {
       const childCollectionId = res.right.createRESTChildUserCollection.id
 
+      const returnedData = res.right.createRESTChildUserCollection.data
+        ? JSON.parse(res.right.createRESTChildUserCollection.data)
+        : {
+            auth: {
+              authType: "inherit",
+              authActive: true,
+            },
+            headers: [],
+          }
+
       collection.id = childCollectionId
+      collection.auth = returnedData.auth
+      collection.headers = returnedData.headers
 
       removeDuplicateRESTCollectionOrFolder(
         childCollectionId,
diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-selfhost-web/src/platform/collections/gqlCollections.sync.ts b/packages/hoppscotch-selfhost-web/src/platform/collections/gqlCollections.sync.ts
index ac168d0c7..3c6e5afab 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-selfhost-web/src/platform/collections/gqlCollections.sync.ts
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-selfhost-web/src/platform/collections/gqlCollections.sync.ts
@@ -44,12 +44,35 @@ const recursivelySyncCollections = async (
 
   // if parentUserCollectionID does not exist, create the collection as a root collection
   if (!parentUserCollectionID) {
-    const res = await createGQLRootUserCollection(collection.name)
+    const data = {
+      auth: collection.auth ?? {
+        authType: "inherit",
+        authActive: true,
+      },
+      headers: collection.headers ?? [],
+    }
+    const res = await createGQLRootUserCollection(
+      collection.name,
+      JSON.stringify(data)
+    )
 
     if (E.isRight(res)) {
       parentCollectionID = res.right.createGQLRootUserCollection.id
 
+      const returnedData = res.right.createGQLRootUserCollection.data
+        ? JSON.parse(res.right.createGQLRootUserCollection.data)
+        : {
+            auth: {
+              authType: "inherit",
+              authActive: true,
+            },
+            headers: [],
+          }
+
       collection.id = parentCollectionID
+      collection.auth = returnedData.auth
+      collection.headers = returnedData.headers
+
       removeDuplicateGraphqlCollectionOrFolder(
         parentCollectionID,
         collectionPath
@@ -59,15 +82,37 @@ const recursivelySyncCollections = async (
     }
   } else {
     // if parentUserCollectionID exists, create the collection as a child collection
+
+    const data = {
+      auth: collection.auth ?? {
+        authType: "inherit",
+        authActive: true,
+      },
+      headers: collection.headers ?? [],
+    }
+
     const res = await createGQLChildUserCollection(
       collection.name,
-      parentUserCollectionID
+      parentUserCollectionID,
+      JSON.stringify(data)
     )
 
     if (E.isRight(res)) {
       const childCollectionId = res.right.createGQLChildUserCollection.id
 
+      const returnedData = res.right.createGQLChildUserCollection.data
+        ? JSON.parse(res.right.createGQLChildUserCollection.data)
+        : {
+            auth: {
+              authType: "inherit",
+              authActive: true,
+            },
+            headers: [],
+          }
+
       collection.id = childCollectionId
+      collection.auth = returnedData.auth
+      collection.headers = returnedData.headers
 
       removeDuplicateGraphqlCollectionOrFolder(
         childCollectionId,