---
title: "Preview external data import job with column configuration"
method: PUT
path: "/external-data-import/{id}/preview"
tags: ["externaldata"]
---

# Preview external data import job with column configuration

`PUT /external-data-import/{id}/preview`

Preview the imported data with the specified column configuration.
This allows validating and converting column types before completing the import.

-  PERMISSIONS: `api_external_data_table:update`

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Request body

- ExternaldatatablePreviewRequest — unresolved $ref

## Response `200`

OK

- ExternaldatatableImportJob — unresolved $ref

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `404` — Not Found

## Changes

- **2026-01-19** `c85919c0ff21` — 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2025-09-19** `10a1f7617754` — 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/capensis/apis/canopsis-community-api/changes/external-data-import/:id/preview/put.md)

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