---
title: "Create Object Csv Import"
method: POST
path: "/objects/{object_slug}/imports/csv/drafts"
tags: ["Objects"]
---

# Create Object Csv Import

`POST /objects/{object_slug}/imports/csv/drafts`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://be.graph8.com/api/v1`
- URL: `https://be.graph8.com/api/v1/objects/{object_slug}/imports/csv/drafts`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Upload a CSV once with its column mapping (header to field slug), mode create or upsert, and matching field for upsert.
The file is stored with the import for 30 days or until every row is imported. Writes no records.

## Path parameters

- `object_slug` string, required

## Headers

- `Authorization` string, nullable
- `X-Target-Org-Id` string, nullable

## Request body

- ObjectImportCreate
  - `mapping` object
  - `mode` 'create' | 'upsert'
  - `matching_attribute` string, nullable
  - `filename` string, required
  - `csv` string, required

## Response `201`

Successful Response

- ApiResponseObjectImportDetail
  - `data` ObjectImportDetail, required
    - `id` string, uuid, required
    - `owner_id` string, required
    - `owner_type` 'user' | 'api', required
    - `filename` string, required
    - `revision` integer, required
    - `total` integer, required
    - `completed` integer, required
    - `error_rows` integer, required
    - `status` 'draft' | 'partial' | 'completed' | 'expired', required
    - `source_available` boolean, required
    - `expires_at` string, date-time, required
    - `created_at` string, date-time, required
    - `updated_at` string, date-time, required
    - `setup` ObjectImportSetup, required: Column mapping (CSV header -> field slug) and match mode. May be incomplete while saved; preview and commit need an executable setup.
      - `mapping` object
      - `mode` 'create' | 'upsert'
      - `matching_attribute` string, nullable
    - `headers` string[], required
    - `sample` array[]: First rows of the file while it is still stored
      - string[]
  - `pagination` PaginationMeta
    - `page` integer, required: Current page number (1-indexed)
    - `limit` integer, required: Items per page
    - `total` integer, required: Total number of items
    - `has_next` boolean, required: Whether there are more pages
    - `next_cursor` string, nullable: Opaque cursor for the next page; null when there are no more items. Pass it back as the `cursor` query param to fetch the following page without computing page numbers.
    - `total_available` integer, nullable: Search endpoints only: how many records really match, when known. Can be larger than `total`, which is capped at the 10,000 results that can be paged. For company search this is a distinct-company estimate. Null when unknown; absent outside search.
    - `total_is_lower_bound` boolean, nullable: Search endpoints only: true when more records match than `total` shows (the result set is larger than the 10,000 results that can be paged). Absent outside search.
    - `notes` string[], nullable: Search endpoints only: plain-language notes about the result, e.g. that more records match than can be paged, or that a reversed `between` range was put in order.

## Other responses

- `422`: Validation Error

---

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