---
title: "Import Canvas Edit"
method: POST
path: "/canvases/{canvas_ref}/edit/import"
tags: ["canvas-actions"]
---

# Import Canvas Edit

`POST /canvases/{canvas_ref}/edit/import`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.moda.app/v1`
- URL: `https://api.moda.app/v1/canvases/{canvas_ref}/edit/import`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Import an OpenTimelineIO timeline into the Main Edit.

Strict by default: any OTIO item this surface cannot represent fails the
whole import with a named ``fidelity`` report (``on_unsupported=skip``
imports the rest and reports every dropped item). The converted operations
are validated before anything applies; ≤100-operation imports are atomic.
``mode=replace`` clears the existing timeline first; ``append`` adds after
it. External media references resolve only through uploaded ``media_map``
entries — unmapped or still-pending media is a named rejection.

## Path parameters

- `canvas_ref` string, required

## Headers

- `Moda-Version` '2026-04-12' | '2026-05-01'

## Request body

- EditImportOtioRequest: OTIO timeline import. ``otio`` is the OTIO JSON document (object or string).
  - `otio` union, required
    - object
    - string
  - `media_map` object, nullable: Staged media-map manifest (moment-index media_map schema): uploaded entries resolve external media references to Moda assets; pending entries are named rejections, never placeholders.
  - `mode` 'replace' | 'append'
  - `on_unsupported` 'reject' | 'skip': reject: any unrepresentable OTIO item fails the whole import (default). skip: import what is supported and report every dropped item in fidelity.
  - `dry_run` boolean

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- object

## Other responses

- `401`: Authentication required.
- `402`: Insufficient credits for a metered operation.
- `403`: Permission denied for this scope.
- `404`: Resource not found.
- `409`: Conflict (idempotency / resource state).
- `422`: Request validation failed.
- `429`: Rate limit exceeded.
- `500`: Internal error.

## Changes

- **2026-11-03** `9ac6a3abc0f8`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/moda/apis/moda-public-api/changes/canvases/:canvas_ref/edit/import/post.md)

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