brevo Import API

Bulk import contacts from files or data payloads.

Operations 1

POST /contacts/import Import contacts #

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OpenAPI Specification

brevo-import-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Brevo Contacts Agent Status Import API
  description: The Brevo Contacts API provides programmatic access to contact management features including creating, updating, and deleting contacts. Developers can organize contacts into lists, apply attributes and tags, import contacts in bulk, and build audience segments for targeted campaigns. The API also supports managing folders, contact attributes, and custom fields to structure contact data according to business needs.
  version: '3.0'
  contact:
    name: Brevo Support
    url: https://help.brevo.com
  termsOfService: https://www.brevo.com/legal/termsofuse/
servers:
- url: https://api.brevo.com/v3
  description: Brevo Production API Server
security:
- apiKeyAuth: []
tags:
- name: Import
  description: Bulk import contacts from files or data payloads.
paths:
  /contacts/import:
    post:
      operationId: importContacts
      summary: Import contacts
      description: Imports contacts in bulk from a file URL or inline data. Supports CSV and other structured formats. Contacts can be assigned to lists and have attributes mapped during import.
      tags:
      - Import
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ImportContacts'
      responses:
        '202':
          description: Import process started
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  processId:
                    type: integer
                    format: int64
                    description: Identifier for the import process.
        '400':
          description: Bad request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
components:
  schemas:
    ImportContacts:
      type: object
      properties:
        fileUrl:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: URL of the file to import contacts from.
        fileBody:
          type: string
          description: Inline CSV data for contact import.
        listIds:
          type: array
          description: IDs of lists to add imported contacts to.
          items:
            type: integer
            format: int64
        notifyUrl:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: URL to receive notification when the import completes.
        newList:
          type: object
          description: Create a new list and add imported contacts to it.
          properties:
            listName:
              type: string
              description: Name of the new list.
            folderId:
              type: integer
              format: int64
              description: Folder ID for the new list.
        emailBlacklist:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether to blacklist imported contacts' email addresses.
        smsBlacklist:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether to blacklist imported contacts' phone numbers.
        updateExistingContacts:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether to update existing contacts during import.
        emptyContactsAttributes:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether to empty existing attributes not in the import file.
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          type: string
          description: Error code identifying the type of error.
        message:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable description of the error.
  securitySchemes:
    apiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: api-key
      description: Brevo API key passed in the api-key request header for authentication.
externalDocs:
  description: Brevo Contacts Documentation
  url: https://developers.brevo.com/docs/how-it-works