---
title: "DotmailerImport: Create job"
method: POST
path: "/job/dotmailer-import"
tags: ["Jobs"]
---

# DotmailerImport: Create job

`POST /job/dotmailer-import`

Create a DotmailerImport job

## Query parameters

- `account_id` string

## Response `201`

DotmailerImport Job

- object
  - `_meta` object — Response Metadata
  - `data` object — Response Payload
    - `account_id` string — Lytics Account ID
    - `anomaly_rule` ModelsAnomalyRuleResp
      - `aid` integer
      - `checks` ModelsRuleCheckConfigReq[]
        - `allowable_violations` integer
        - `interval` string
        - `lookback_count` integer
        - `max_threshold` integer
        - `metric_type` string
        - `min_threshold` integer
        - `type` string
        - `variance_pct` number
      - `created` string
      - `id` string
      - `subject_id` string
      - `subject_type` string
      - `updated` string
    - `api_token_auth_id` string — this is set when work is create using access token
    - `auth_ids` string[] — Authorization IDs associated with the Job
    - `config` object, required — Job configuration, unique per-workflow
      - `activity_end` string, date-time — Set in conjunction with Activity Backfill Start Date to pull in a set of activity by date. If this is set, the import will only pull in activity data; no contacts will be imported
      - `activity_start` string, date-time — Set in conjunction with Activity Backfill End Date to pull in a set of activity by date. If this is left empty, a default of 90 days of activity data will be pulled in
      - `address_book_status_field` string — Select the field that contains the address book status. This is used to mark users that have unsubscribed from the account as unsubscribed from their address books. This field must be a map[string]string in the format of '[accountID]_[addressBookId]':'[status]'
      - `continuous_update` boolean
      - `email_field` string — Field that contains the contact's email
      - `filter_fields` string[] — Select the fields to import for each contact from dotdigital
      - `tracking_slug` string — Enter a slug to use to track the work. This slug should be unique
    - `created` string
    - `deleted` boolean — The Job has been deleted
    - `description` string — A user-defined description
    - `drop_events_during_quiet_window` boolean
    - `expires_at` string, date-time
    - `id` string — A Lytics-assigned, immutable unique ID for the Job
    - `meta` object — Extra meta data about the job
    - `monitoring` object — Inline monitoring config. On write: omit to keep, null to clear, or a config to set.
    - `name` string, required — A user-defined name
    - `quiet_period` integer
    - `quiet_time_of_day` string
    - `quiet_timezone` string
    - `sleep_until` string
    - `status` 'runnable' | 'sleeping' | 'paused' | 'completed' | 'fault' | 'failed' | 'killed' | 'deleted' | 'unknown' — The status of the job
    - `updated` string
    - `user_id` string — The user ID that created or updated the job
    - `workflow` string — The workflow slug
    - `workflow_id` string — The workflow ID
  - `request_id` string
  - `status` integer — HTTP Status Code

## Other responses

- `404` — Not Found
- `500` — Internal Server Error

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