commercetools ImportContainers API

Manage import containers that hold import requests before processing.

Operations 6

GET /{projectKey}/import-containers List import containers #
POST /{projectKey}/import-containers Create an import container #
GET /{projectKey}/import-containers/{importContainerKey} Get an import container by key #
PUT /{projectKey}/import-containers/{importContainerKey} Update an import container by key #
DELETE /{projectKey}/import-containers/{importContainerKey} Delete an import container by key #
GET /{projectKey}/import-containers/{importContainerKey}/import-summary Get import summary for a container #

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OpenAPI Specification

commercetools-importcontainers-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: commercetools Import Import Containers API
  description: The commercetools Import API enables bulk importing of commerce data into a Composable Commerce project.
  version: '1.0'
  contact:
    name: commercetools Support
    url: https://support.commercetools.com
  termsOfService: https://commercetools.com/terms-conditions
servers:
- url: https://import.{region}.commercetools.com
  description: Production Import Server
  variables:
    region:
      default: us-central1.gcp
      enum:
      - us-central1.gcp
      - us-east-2.aws
      - europe-west1.gcp
      - eu-central-1.aws
      - australia-southeast1.gcp
      description: The deployment region.
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: ImportContainers
  description: Manage import containers that hold import requests before processing.
paths:
  /{projectKey}/import-containers:
    get:
      operationId: listImportContainers
      summary: List import containers
      description: Returns a paginated list of all import containers in the project. Import containers are the primary organizational unit for grouping related import requests. Each project can have up to 1,000 containers.
      tags:
      - ImportContainers
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/projectKey'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/limit'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/offset'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A paged list of import containers.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ImportContainerPagedQueryResponse'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
    post:
      operationId: createImportContainer
      summary: Create an import container
      description: Creates a new import container. The container acts as a namespace for related import operations. A maximum of 1,000 containers can be created per project. Optimal performance is maintained under 200,000 import operations per container.
      tags:
      - ImportContainers
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/projectKey'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ImportContainerDraft'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: The created import container.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ImportContainer'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
  /{projectKey}/import-containers/{importContainerKey}:
    get:
      operationId: getImportContainerByKey
      summary: Get an import container by key
      description: Retrieves an import container by its user-defined key, including its resource type scope and version information.
      tags:
      - ImportContainers
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/projectKey'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/importContainerKey'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The requested import container.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ImportContainer'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
    put:
      operationId: updateImportContainerByKey
      summary: Update an import container by key
      description: Replaces the import container identified by the given key with the provided draft. The key itself cannot be changed.
      tags:
      - ImportContainers
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/projectKey'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/importContainerKey'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ImportContainerDraft'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The updated import container.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ImportContainer'
    delete:
      operationId: deleteImportContainerByKey
      summary: Delete an import container by key
      description: Permanently deletes the import container with the given key. All associated import operations and their status records are also removed.
      tags:
      - ImportContainers
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/projectKey'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/importContainerKey'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The deleted import container.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ImportContainer'
  /{projectKey}/import-containers/{importContainerKey}/import-summary:
    get:
      operationId: getImportContainerSummary
      summary: Get import summary for a container
      description: Returns aggregated statistics for all import operations in the given container, grouped by processing state (Accepted, ValidationFailed, Unresolved, WaitForMasterVariant, Imported, Rejected, Cancelled).
      tags:
      - ImportContainers
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/projectKey'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/importContainerKey'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The import summary with operation counts by state.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ImportSummary'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
components:
  responses:
    BadRequest:
      description: The request was malformed or contained invalid parameters.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              statusCode:
                type: integer
              message:
                type: string
    NotFound:
      description: The requested resource was not found.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              statusCode:
                type: integer
              message:
                type: string
    Unauthorized:
      description: The request lacked valid authentication credentials.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              statusCode:
                type: integer
              message:
                type: string
  schemas:
    ImportContainerDraft:
      type: object
      description: Request body for creating or replacing an import container.
      required:
      - key
      properties:
        key:
          type: string
          description: User-defined unique key (2-256 characters, alphanumeric with hyphens/underscores).
        resourceType:
          type: string
          description: Optional resource type scope for the container.
    ImportContainerPagedQueryResponse:
      type: object
      description: Paginated response containing a list of import containers.
      required:
      - limit
      - offset
      - count
      - total
      - results
      properties:
        limit:
          type: integer
        offset:
          type: integer
        count:
          type: integer
        total:
          type: integer
        results:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ImportContainer'
    ImportContainer:
      type: object
      description: A container that groups related import requests for a specific resource type.
      required:
      - key
      - version
      - resourceType
      properties:
        key:
          type: string
          description: User-defined unique key for the container (2-256 characters).
        version:
          type: integer
          description: Current version of the import container.
        resourceType:
          type: string
          description: The resource type this container is scoped to (e.g., 'product', 'category').
        createdAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: ISO 8601 timestamp when the container was created.
        lastModifiedAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: ISO 8601 timestamp when the container was last modified.
    ImportSummary:
      type: object
      description: Aggregated counts of import operations grouped by processing state.
      required:
      - states
      - total
      properties:
        states:
          type: object
          description: Map of import operation state names to their counts.
          properties:
            Accepted:
              type: integer
              description: Number of operations accepted and queued for processing.
            ValidationFailed:
              type: integer
              description: Number of operations that failed schema or data validation.
            Unresolved:
              type: integer
              description: Number of operations waiting for referenced resources to be created.
            WaitForMasterVariant:
              type: integer
              description: Number of variant operations waiting for the master variant.
            Imported:
              type: integer
              description: Number of operations successfully imported.
            Rejected:
              type: integer
              description: Number of operations permanently rejected after retry exhaustion.
            Cancelled:
              type: integer
              description: Number of operations cancelled before processing.
        total:
          type: integer
          description: Total number of import operations in the container.
  parameters:
    limit:
      name: limit
      in: query
      required: false
      schema:
        type: integer
        minimum: 1
        maximum: 500
        default: 20
      description: Maximum number of results to return.
    projectKey:
      name: projectKey
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
      description: The unique key of the commercetools project.
    importContainerKey:
      name: importContainerKey
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
      description: The user-defined key of the import container.
    offset:
      name: offset
      in: query
      required: false
      schema:
        type: integer
        minimum: 0
        default: 0
      description: Number of results to skip for pagination.
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: OAuth 2.0 Bearer token obtained from the commercetools authentication service using client credentials flow.
externalDocs:
  description: commercetools Import API Documentation
  url: https://docs.commercetools.com/api/import-export/overview