Logging & Importing Games
The Ranked tracker is only as useful as the data behind it. There are two ways to get your games in, and both exist on purpose: log them one at a time with the match form, or import a whole batch at once from a JSON bundle. The match form is for keeping up game-to-game as you climb; the bulk importer is for seeding your history in one go — for example bringing over data you tracked elsewhere — so you do not have to retype hundreds of games to get a meaningful dashboard.
Logging a game
On the /ranked page, use the match form to record a single ranked game. For
each game you provide:
- Map — chosen from the ranked map pool.
- Result — win, loss, or draw.
- Group size — whether you queued solo (1) or in a group of up to five.
- Date and time — when the game was played.
- Heroes — the heroes you played and roughly what share of the game you spent on each, entered as percentages. The role for each hero is filled in automatically.
The maps and heroes you can choose come from the same Overwatch data the rest of Parsertime uses, so your Ranked games stay consistent with everything else in the app. This is also why imports that reference a map or hero Parsertime does not recognize are skipped (see below) — the tracker only stores games it can line up against known maps and heroes.
Your hero percentages must add up to 100. If you played a single hero the whole game, that hero is 100%. If you swapped, split the time across the heroes you played so the total comes to exactly 100.
You can add more than one game in a single sitting before saving, which makes catching up on a session quick.
Bulk import
If you already have a history of games recorded elsewhere, you can bring them
all in at once. On the /ranked page, use the import option to select a JSON
bundle from your computer. The file is read in your browser and sent to
Parsertime, which validates it and adds your games.
The importer is idempotent, which means importing the same bundle twice is safe. Each game in a bundle carries its own identifier, and Parsertime tracks which games it has already seen for your account. When you import, you get a clear count back:
- Imported — new games that were added.
- Skipped — games that were already present, so they were left untouched.
- Invalid — games that did not pass validation and were ignored.
Because of this, you can re-import an updated bundle at any time and only the new games will be added.
The bundle must be valid JSON in the expected ranked export format. Each game needs a known map, a result of win, loss, or draw, a group size, a played-at timestamp, and a list of heroes whose percentages add up to 100. Games that reference an unknown map or hero, or whose percentages do not total 100, are counted as invalid and skipped rather than blocking the rest of the import.
Auto-claim on sign-in
You do not always have to be signed in for a bundle to reach your account. Ranked import data can be parked ahead of time and matched to you when you next sign in. Parsertime looks for parked data that belongs to you first by your email address, and if that does not match, by a linked sign-in account (for example the Google, Discord, or GitHub account you log in with). When it finds a match, it claims that data and imports it into your Ranked tracker automatically. The same idempotent rules apply, so nothing gets duplicated.
This matters most if you used the standalone winrate tracker before it became part of Parsertime. Your old games were set aside and tied to the identity you used there, so the first time you sign in to Parsertime with the same email or linked account, they simply appear in your dashboard — no manual step required. If your data was prepared for you for any other reason, it works the same way.
Removing a game
If you log something by mistake, you can delete individual games from your match
list on the /ranked page. Removing a game updates your stats immediately.
If you run into trouble importing, reach out on Discord or email help@parsertime.app.