---
title: "Import a container SBOM and create a new project (Containers)"
method: POST
path: "/api/v3.0/applications/{applicationUuid}/container/projects/importSbom"
tags: ["Applications"]
---

# Import a container SBOM and create a new project (Containers)

`POST /api/v3.0/applications/{applicationUuid}/container/projects/importSbom`

Creates a new project under the application (or returns the existing one) and imports the uploaded container SBOM (CycloneDX JSON or SPDX JSON/tag-value). The scan is queued for asynchronous processing by the cloud-native engine.

## Path parameters

- `applicationUuid` string, required

## Query parameters

- `imageName` string

## Response `201`

Container SBOM import successfully queued and project created

- SbomScanResponseDTO
  - `supportToken` string — Support token for tracking
  - `project` ProjectDTOV3 — Project information
    - `uuid` string
    - `name` string
    - `path` string
    - `applicationName` string
    - `applicationUuid` string
  - `scan` SbomScanInfoDTO — Scan information
    - `scanUuid` string — Scan identifier
    - `createdAt` string — Scan creation timestamp
  - `link` SbomScanLinksDTO — Log Link
    - `logs` string — Link to scan logs

## Other responses

- `400` — Invalid SBOM file format or malformed request
- `403` — Insufficient permissions to create a project in this application
- `404` — Application not found

## Changes

- **2026-08-26** `3cb30ea6174e` — 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/mend/apis/mend-api/changes/api/v3.0/applications/:applicationUuid/container/projects/importSbom/post.md)

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