Rhythms→OKIARHas a CSV export and a REST API.

Migration guide · Rhythms

Rhythms migration: export the CSV, keep the hierarchy, move your OKRs

Facts checked October 27, 2026

Before you start: three things about Rhythms data

• Visibility shapes the file. The export includes only what you can see. Where a parent is hidden from you, the Aligned to column shows ‹Not visible to you›. Ask a Rhythms Admin to run it if you need the full tree.
• One goal can have several parents. Rhythms puts each parent on its own line inside the Aligned to and Aligned to ID cells. Keep that in mind when you open the file in Excel.
• Status labels may be renamed. Admins can relabel the nine statuses, Draft, Pending Approval, Not Started, In Progress, On Track, Behind, At Risk, Closed and Postponed, per the status label article. Your file may say "Green" where another company's says On Track.

Step 1: Choose your Rhythms export

The CSV, step by step

The export article puts it on any OKR view:

1. Open a view that covers the goals you want, for example this quarter's company tree.
2. Open the ⋯ menu and pick Export to Excel.
3. Choose Export all child items to get the whole hierarchy below the view.
4. Download the file from the Exports panel in the sidebar.

Columns include ID, Short ID, Title, Type, Owners, Team, OKR Status, Progress, Last Check-In Note, Aligned to ID, Time Period, Start Date, End Date, Contribution Percent, Metric Type, Target, Unit and Current. Dates use YYYY-MM-DD. Reports can't be exported directly, so export the view behind a report instead. Playbooks can schedule exports, which is useful if you want a weekly snapshot during the move.

Check-in history through the API

The CSV holds only the latest check-in and its note. For every past update, use the REST API. Rhythms' API access article says tokens are issued by support, not from a settings page. Ask for an Admin token so it can read the whole workspace. A developer can then page through /rest/v2/checkins and /rest/v2/key_results and save the results. Rhythms publishes no fixed rate limit, but asks callers to back off on a 429.

Word and PowerPoint

The same export article covers Word and PowerPoint output through templates and chat. Keep one deck per quarter as the human-readable record. It won't import cleanly anywhere.

Step 2: Read the CSV before you trust it

Before you plan the move, open the file and check:

1. The Type column holds three values: objective, key_result and initiative. Decide now whether initiatives move.
2. Every Aligned to ID matches an ID in the file. Rows marked ‹Not visible to you› mean the export was run with too little access.
3. Contribution Percent adds up to 100 under each parent. It's the child's weight in its parent's rollup.
4. Metric Type: Reach To is a graded number, while Stay Above, Stay Below and Stay Between are pass-or-fail guardrails, per Rhythms' metric types article.

Other destinations

Whatever you choose, test with a sample first. On October 27, 2026, Tability's AI importer took XLSX or CSV up to 10 MB with no set layout, and Perdoo's goal import wanted its own CSV template under 5 MB. The Tability migration guide and Perdoo migration guide cover those tools in more depth.

Step 3: Bring the Rhythms CSV into OKIAR

Upload the CSV as it is. OKIAR's sign-up guide lists spreadsheet, CSV, PDF, Word, text and Markdown files up to 5 MB, and Convert an API export to CSV before upload. It helps map people, teams and parent links for you to review, then shows a draft plan. You approve it once the objectives and key results look right.

1. Sign up at no cost, without a card. The beta has no member limit.
2. Upload one Time Period's export. A file covering several years can pass 5 MB; filter the view to one period and export again.
3. Read every proposed objective and key result before accepting.
4. Match the teams to your Rhythms teams, then invite colleagues as Admin, Manager, Contributor or Viewer.
5. Check that objectives with two parents ended up under the one you want.
6. Set weights on key results from Contribution Percent. OKIAR supports key result weighting.
7. Move Stay Above and Stay Below guardrails into KPIs if they're ongoing health metrics.
8. Connect Slack and review the plan with each owner.

Where each Rhythms field goes in OKIAR

How OKIAR sets status

Status in OKIAR follows pacing, as its objective docs explain: progress so far against progress expected by today. Anyone with rights can override it.

Rhythms' Draft, Pending Approval and Postponed have no direct match. Drafts can stay out of the import.

Step 4: Connectors you'll leave behind

Rhythms key results can update themselves through connectors, including Atlassian Jira, Salesforce, Power BI and Tableau. OKIAR has no Jira integration and no connectors of that kind. Owners update numbers in check-ins, or an assistant does it through OKIAR's MCP server, which can create objectives, key results and KPIs, set a key result's current value or file a check-in. It respects each person's role and team.

Step 5: Your first OKIAR check-in

Rhythms teams usually have a check-in rhythm already. Keep the day.

• Set the day and template for each team.
• Owners record progress, a 0 to 10 confidence score and blockers, by voice or text.
• Leads read the weekly summary before the meeting.
• After three or four weeks, Insights shows which goals keep slipping.

Our weekly check-in template has five questions to reuse.