---
title: Data bundles
description: This guide describes data bundles and how to access and import them.
url: https://docs.tealium.com/iq-tag-management/data-layer/data-bundles/
---Data bundles are the easiest way to quickly build your data layer based on the most commonly used variable names and Tealium's best practices. Bundles are a collection of variables you can choose to add to the data layer. The variables are grouped into bundles that are organized by their typical use. For example, the E-Commerce bundle automatically adds and configures the [E-Commerce extension]().

There are two bundle categories:
* **Standard Bundles** - variables grouped according to their use case, ranging across a variety of uses from E-Commerce to Mobile Apps.
* **Provider Bundles** - provider or platform-specific from services, such as WordPress.

## Access data bundles

Use the following steps to access variable bundle types:

1. Click the drop-down list on the **+ Add Variable** button.
1. Click **Add Common Variables**.  
    ![](https://docs.tealium.com/images/iq-tag-management/whiteui-tiq-addcommonvariables-dropdownlist.png)

## Import a bundle

Use the following steps to import a bundle:

1. From the categories on the left, select the bundle that you want to import into your data layer.
1. Click **Import This Bundle**.  
    
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Adding a bundle will not overwrite your existing data layer variables.
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1. Navigate to the **Data Layer** tab to view the newly added variables.