---
title: "Start an import"
method: POST
path: "/imports"
---

# Start an import

`POST /imports`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.agentsky.dev/v1`
- URL: `https://api.agentsky.dev/v1/imports`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Mint a one-time import prompt to paste into a local agent (`harness`, default `claude_code`); answers `{{traceId, script, expiresAt}}`. Continue the import with `POST /threads` and `importId`.

## Request body

- object
  - `harness` string

## Response `201`

OK

- object

## Other responses

- `400`: Error — { error: { code, message } }
- `401`: Error — { error: { code, message } }
- `403`: Error — { error: { code, message } }
- `429`: Error — { error: { code, message } }
- `default`: Error — { error: { code, message, request_id } }

## Changes

- **2026-11-02** `e5e8f0229a99`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/agentsky/apis/agentsky-developer-api/changes/imports/post.md)

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