---
title: "Begin the import of an image analyzed by Syft into the system"
method: POST
path: "/imports/images/{operation_id}/packages"
tags: ["Imports"]
---

# Begin the import of an image analyzed by Syft into the system

`POST /imports/images/{operation_id}/packages`

## Request

- Base URL: `/` (relative, and the document was published on a file host, not at the API’s origin)
- URL: `/imports/images/{operation_id}/packages`
- Auth: none declared
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/banzaicloud/apis/anchore-engine-api-server/docs/imports/images/:operation_id/packages/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

## Path parameters

- `operation_id` string, required

## Request body

- ImagePackageManifest
  - `artifacts` ImportPackage[], required
    - `id` string
    - `name` string, required
    - `version` string, required
    - `type` string, required
    - `foundBy` string
    - `locations` ImportPackageLocation[], required
      - `path` string, required
      - `layerID` string
    - `licenses` string[], required
    - `language` string, required
    - `cpes` string[], required
    - `purl` string
    - `metadataType` string, required
    - `metadata` object
  - `source` ImportSource, required
    - `type` string, required
    - `target` object, required
  - `distro` ImportDistribution, required
    - `name` string, required
    - `version` string, required
    - `idLike` string, required
  - `descriptor` ImportDescriptor
    - `name` string, required
    - `version` string, required
  - `schema` ImportSchema
    - `version` string, required
    - `url` string, required
  - `artifactRelationships` ImportPackageRelationship[]
    - `parent` string, required
    - `child` string, required
    - `type` string, required
    - `metadata` object

## Response `200`

success

- ImageImportContentResponse
  - `digest` string
  - `created_at` string, date-time

## Other responses

- `500`: Internal Error

## Changes

- **2026-07-17** `38e5705e0b21`: 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2019-10-02** `75f483ab10a0`: 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/banzaicloud/apis/anchore-engine-api-server/changes/imports/images/:operation_id/packages/post.md)

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