---
title: "Import a GitHub repo as a private starter — read-only tree walk, secrets scan, contract synthesis."
method: POST
path: "/starters/import"
tags: ["starters"]
---

# Import a GitHub repo as a private starter — read-only tree walk, secrets scan, contract synthesis.

`POST /starters/import`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.livegraph.ai` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://api.livegraph.ai/starters/import`
- Auth: one of:
  - API key in cookie `livegraph_session`
  - API key in header `x-api-key`

## Request body

- object
  - `repo` string, required
  - `ref` string
  - `name` string

## Response `200`

Success — see summary for the response shape.

## Other responses

- `4XX`: Client error — body is the shared {error, code?} envelope.

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/livegraph/apis/livegraph-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/livegraph/apis/livegraph-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/livegraph/apis/livegraph-api/revisions/551085d7719e?raw)