---
title: "Creating a JSON Import from a Mount Point"
method: POST
path: "/{org_id}/imports"
---

# Creating a JSON Import from a Mount Point

`POST /{org_id}/imports`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://app.salsify.com/api/orgs`
- URL: `https://app.salsify.com/api/orgs/{org_id}/imports`
- Auth: API key in header `Authorization`

## Path parameters

- `org_id` string, required

## Headers

- `Authorization: Bearer:` string
- `Content-Type` string

## Request body

- object
  - `import` object
    - `name` string, required: Name of the import
    - `import_format` object
      - `type` 'json_import_format' | 'jsonl_import_format' | 'schema_json_import_format' | 'schema_jsonl_import_format', required: JSON or JSONL import format
    - `import_source` object
      - `file` string, required: Import filename
      - `type` string
      - `upload_path` string, required: Upload path, key from mount point form data

## Response `201`

201

- object
  - `id` integer
  - `system_id` string
  - `name` string
  - `import_source` object
    - `type` string
    - `type_label` string
    - `file` string
    - `upload_path` string
  - `import_format` object
    - `type` string
    - `type_label` string
  - `webhook_notification` unknown
  - `email_notification` unknown
  - `schedule` unknown
  - `last_import_run` unknown

## Other responses

- `400`: 400

## Changes

- **2026-11-03** `514d845ab824`: 2 breaking, 10 warning, 5 info
  - added the new required request property `import/import_source/upload_path`
  - the request property `import/import_format/type` became required
  - deleted the `header` request parameter `Authorization: Bearer`
  - removed the request property `import/import_source/host`
  - …13 more

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/salsify/apis/non-v1-endpoints-for-duplicate-non-v1-endpoint-documents/changes/:org_id/imports/post.md)

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