> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Start a durable import job



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-reference/openapi.json post /v1/imports
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: video2ctx API
  version: 1.0.0
  license:
    name: Apache License 2.0
    identifier: Apache-2.0
  description: >-
    Consumer-facing contract for the hosted video2ctx API. First-party
    application and operator routes are documented separately at
    https://docs.video2ctx.dev/internals/overview.
servers:
  - url: https://api.video2ctx.dev
    description: Hosted video2ctx API
security: []
tags:
  - name: System
    description: Service status and machine-readable documentation.
  - name: Providers
    description: Supported external video providers and their capabilities.
  - name: Discovery
    description: Search, browse, and trend research.
  - name: Videos
    description: Video metadata and evidence.
  - name: Channels
    description: Channel inspection.
  - name: Playlists
    description: Playlist inspection.
  - name: Projects
    description: Private research projects and saved material.
  - name: Research
    description: Imports, jobs, cited answers, comparisons, and reports.
  - name: Exports
    description: Project export creation and download.
  - name: Monitoring
    description: Monitors, notifications, and digest preferences.
  - name: Billing
    description: Checkout, usage, and Stripe webhook handling.
paths:
  /v1/imports:
    post:
      tags:
        - Research
      summary: Start a durable import job
      operationId: createImport
      parameters:
        - name: Idempotency-Key
          in: header
          required: false
          description: Optional caller-provided idempotency key.
          schema:
            type: string
            maxLength: 200
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateImportRequest'
      responses:
        '202':
          description: Import queued or an existing idempotent job returned.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/JobAccepted'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '422':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ValidationError'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ServerError'
        '503':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ServiceUnavailable'
      security:
        - bearerApiKey: []
        - sessionCookie: []
        - apiKey: []
        - demoUser: []
components:
  schemas:
    CreateImportRequest:
      type: object
      required:
        - provider
        - kind
        - entityId
      properties:
        provider:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProviderId'
        kind:
          type: string
          enum:
            - video
            - channel
            - playlist
            - comments
            - deep-comments
        entityId:
          type: string
        projectId:
          type: string
        idempotencyKey:
          type: string
          maxLength: 200
    JobAccepted:
      type: object
      required:
        - id
        - status
        - progress
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        status:
          type: string
        progress:
          type: integer
          minimum: 0
          maximum: 100
    ProviderId:
      type: string
      enum:
        - youtube
      example: youtube
    Error:
      type: object
      required:
        - error
      properties:
        error:
          type: object
          required:
            - code
            - message
          properties:
            code:
              type: string
              example: QUERY_REQUIRED
            message:
              type: string
            details: {}
            requestId:
              type: string
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: Authentication is required.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    Forbidden:
      description: The caller is not allowed to perform this operation.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    NotFound:
      description: The requested resource was not found.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    ValidationError:
      description: The request failed validation.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    ServerError:
      description: An unexpected server error occurred.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    ServiceUnavailable:
      description: An upstream AI or YouTube service is unavailable.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  securitySchemes:
    bearerApiKey:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: API key
      description: >-
        Permanent personal API key created in the dashboard. Example: curl -H
        "Authorization: Bearer aty_…" https://your-host/v1/projects
    sessionCookie:
      type: apiKey
      in: cookie
      name: better-auth.session_token
      description: >-
        Better Auth session cookie. A production deployment may use the
        secure-prefixed cookie name; same-origin browser requests send it
        automatically.
    apiKey:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-API-Key
      description: >-
        Legacy-compatible header for a permanent personal API key. Prefer
        Authorization: Bearer aty_….
    demoUser:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-Demo-User
      description: >-
        Local development only. Any stable value selects an isolated demo
        account. Rejected in production.

````