---
title: "Import Face Lists"
method: POST
path: "/importer/list-item/faces"
tags: ["importers"]
---

# Import Face Lists

`POST /importer/list-item/faces`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.withpersona.com/api/v1`
- URL: `https://api.withpersona.com/api/v1/importer/list-item/faces`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Bulk import face List Items by uploading image files.

Each file being a new List Item. We recommend uploading max 50 images (with average image size of 500KB) at a time.

IMPORTANT: You must ensure proper consent for processing of biometrics is in place prior to using face Lists.

## Query parameters

- `include` string
- `fields` object

## Headers

- `Key-Inflection` 'camel' | 'kebab' | 'snake'
- `Idempotency-Key` string
- `Persona-Version` '2026-09-29' | '2025-12-08' | '2025-10-27' | '2023-01-05' | '2022-09-01' | '2021-08-18' | '2021-07-05' | '2021-02-21' | '2020-05-18': Server API version. More info on versioning can be found [here](https://docs.withpersona.com/versioning).

## Request body `multipart/form-data`

- object
  - `data` ImporterListItemFacesPostRequestBodyContentMultipartFormDataSchemaData, required
    - `attributes` ImporterListItemFacesPostRequestBodyContentMultipartFormDataSchemaDataAttributes, required
      - `image-files` string[], required
      - `list-id` string, required

## Response `201`

This endpoint returns an Importer object.

- ImportersImportFaceListsResponse201
  - `data` ImporterListItemFace, required: An Importer for face List Items IMPORTANT: You must ensure proper consent for processing of biometrics is in place prior to using face Lists.
    - `id` string: Unique identifier for this Importer. Starts with `mprt_`.
    - `attributes` ImporterSharedAttributes
      - `completed-at` string, date-time, nullable
      - `created-at` string
      - `duplicate-count` integer
      - `error-count` integer
      - `status` string: Possible values: - pending - ready - errored Do not assume this is a static enumeration; Persona may add new values in the future without a versioned update.
      - `successful-count` integer

## Other responses

- `400`: The request was unacceptable, often due to invalid parameters.
- `401`: An invalid API key was provided.
- `403`: The given API key doesn’t have permissions to perform the request or a quota has been exceeded.
- `409`: The request conflicts with another request, often due to attempting to create a duplicate resource.
- `422`: The request modifies the resource in an unacceptable way, often due to an invalid action or parameter.
- `429`: Your organization’s rate limit has been exceeded. We recommend an exponential backoff on requests.

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