---
title: "Create Import"
method: POST
path: "/imports"
tags: ["Imports"]
---

# Create Import

`POST /imports`

Create a new import by uploading a file

## Response `201`

Created

- Import — Imports let you bring data into Buttondown in bulk by uploading a file. Currently, subscriber imports are supported.
  - `id` string, required — A unique TypeID associated with the object.
  - `creation_date` string, date-time, required — The date and time at which the object was first created.
  - `type` 'subscriber_import', required — An enumeration.
  - `status` 'failed' | 'in_progress' | 'not_started' | 'succeeded' | 'validating', required — An enumeration.
  - `source` 'bare' | 'beehiiv' | 'buttondown' | 'custom' | 'flodesk' | 'ghost' | 'google' | 'mailchimp' | 'mailerlite' | 'memberful' | 'pencilbooth' | 'sender_dot_net' | 'sendy' | 'shopify' | 'sparkloop' | 'squarespace' | 'standard' | 'substack' | 'tinyletter', required — An enumeration.
  - `label` string, nullable — An optional label for the import.
  - `metadata` object — Metadata about the import, such as detected column mappings.
  - `results` ImportResult
    - `new_subscribers` integer, nullable — The number of new subscribers created by the import.
    - `updated_subscribers` integer, nullable — The number of existing subscribers updated by the import.
    - `existing_subscribers` integer, nullable — The number of subscribers that already existed and were skipped.
    - `reason_to_bad_subscribers` object — A mapping of error reasons to the list of email addresses that failed for that reason.
    - `new_tags` integer, nullable — The number of new tags created by the import.

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `401` — Unauthorized
- `403` — Forbidden
- `429` — Too Many Requests

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