---
title: "Import registry data"
method: POST
path: "/admin/import"
tags: ["Admin"]
---

# Import registry data

`POST /admin/import`

## Request

- The document declares no server URL.
- Auth: none declared

Imports registry data that was previously exported using the `/admin/export` operation.

## Query parameters

- `requireEmptyRegistry` boolean

## Headers

- `X-Registry-Preserve-GlobalId` boolean
- `X-Registry-Preserve-ContentId` boolean

## Request body `application/zip`

- string, binary

## Response `201`

Indicates that the import was successful.

## Other responses

- `401`: Common response for all operations that can return a `401` error indicating authentication is required.
- `403`: Common response for all operations that can return a `403` error indicating the user is authenticated but not authorized.
- `409`: Common response used when an input conflicts with existing data.
- `500`: Common response for all operations that can fail with an unexpected server error.

## Changes

- **2026-10-31** `ff9684af2aad`: 20 info
  - added the optional property `ruleViolation/causes/items/code` to the response with the `401` status
  - added the optional property `ruleViolation/causes/items/code` to the response with the `403` status
  - added the optional property `ruleViolation/causes/items/code` to the response with the `409` status
  - added the optional property `ruleViolation/causes/items/code` to the response with the `500` status
  - …16 more
- **2026-10-29** `f17f5df4e79c`: 4 info
  - added the optional property `ruleViolation` to the response with the `401` status
  - added the optional property `ruleViolation` to the response with the `403` status
  - added the optional property `ruleViolation` to the response with the `409` status
  - added the optional property `ruleViolation` to the response with the `500` status
- **2025-12-16** `440db8997574`: 2 info
  - added the non-success response with the status `401`
  - added the non-success response with the status `403`
- **2024-09-06** `948bffd5d083`: 4 warning, 8 info
  - removed the optional property `error_code` from the response with the `409` status
  - removed the optional property `error_code` from the response with the `500` status
  - removed the optional property `message` from the response with the `409` status
  - removed the optional property `message` from the response with the `500` status
  - …8 more
- …earlier changes not shown

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/apicurio/apis/apicurio-registry-api-v3/changes/admin/import/post.md)

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/apicurio/apis/apicurio-registry-api-v3.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/apicurio/apis/apicurio-registry-api-v3/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/apicurio/apis/apicurio-registry-api-v3/revisions/ff9684af2aad?raw)