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---
stage: Manage
group: Import
info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/ux/technical-writing/#assignments
---
# Import API **(FREE)**
## Import repository from GitHub
Import your projects from GitHub to GitLab via the API.
```plaintext
POST /import/github
```
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|-------------------------|---------|----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `personal_access_token` | string | yes | GitHub personal access token |
| `repo_id` | integer | yes | GitHub repository ID |
| `new_name` | string | no | New repository name |
| `target_namespace` | string | yes | Namespace to import repository into. Supports subgroups like `/namespace/subgroup` |
| `github_hostname` | string | no | Custom GitHub Enterprise hostname. Do not set for GitHub.com. |
| `optional_stages` | object | no | [Additional items to import](../user/project/import/github.md#select-additional-items-to-import). [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/373705) in GitLab 15.5 |
```shell
curl --request POST \
--url "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/import/github" \
--header "content-type: application/json" \
--header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
--data '{
"personal_access_token": "aBc123abC12aBc123abC12abC123+_A/c123",
"repo_id": "12345",
"target_namespace": "group/subgroup",
"new_name": "NEW-NAME",
"github_hostname": "https://github.example.com",
"optional_stages": {
"single_endpoint_issue_events_import": true,
"single_endpoint_notes_import": true,
"attachments_import": true
}
}'
```
The following keys are available for `optional_stages`:
- `single_endpoint_issue_events_import`, for issue and pull request events import.
- `single_endpoint_notes_import`, for an alternative and more thorough comments import.
- `attachments_import`, for Markdown attachments import.
For more information, see [Select additional items to import](../user/project/import/github.md#select-additional-items-to-import).
Example response:
```json
{
"id": 27,
"name": "my-repo",
"full_path": "/root/my-repo",
"full_name": "Administrator / my-repo"
}
```
## Cancel GitHub project import
> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/364783) in GitLab 15.5.
Cancel an in-progress GitHub project import using the API.
```plaintext
POST /import/github/cancel
```
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|------------|---------|----------|---------------------|
| `project_id` | integer | yes | GitLab project ID |
```shell
curl --request POST \
--url "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/import/github/cancel" \
--header "content-type: application/json" \
--header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
--data '{
"project_id": 12345
}'
```
Example response:
```json
{
"id": 160,
"name": "my-repo",
"full_path": "/root/my-repo",
"full_name": "Administrator / my-repo",
"import_source": "source/source-repo",
"import_status": "canceled",
"human_import_status_name": "canceled",
"provider_link": "/source/source-repo"
}
```
Returns the following status codes:
- `200 OK`: the project import is being canceled.
- `400 Bad Request`: the project import cannot be canceled.
- `404 Not Found`: the project associated with `project_id` does not exist.
## Import repository from Bitbucket Server
Import your projects from Bitbucket Server to GitLab via the API.
NOTE:
The Bitbucket Project Key is only used for finding the repository in Bitbucket.
You must specify a `target_namespace` if you want to import the repository to a GitLab group.
If you do not specify `target_namespace`, the project imports to your personal user namespace.
```plaintext
POST /import/bitbucket_server
```
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|------------|---------|----------|---------------------|
| `bitbucket_server_url` | string | yes | Bitbucket Server URL |
| `bitbucket_server_username` | string | yes | Bitbucket Server Username |
| `personal_access_token` | string | yes | Bitbucket Server personal access token/password |
| `bitbucket_server_project` | string | yes | Bitbucket Project Key |
| `bitbucket_server_repo` | string | yes | Bitbucket Repository Name |
| `new_name` | string | no | New repository name |
| `target_namespace` | string | no | Namespace to import repository into. Supports subgroups like `/namespace/subgroup` |
```shell
curl --request POST \
--url "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/import/bitbucket_server" \
--header "content-type: application/json" \
--header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
--data '{
"bitbucket_server_url": "http://bitbucket.example.com",
"bitbucket_server_username": "root",
"personal_access_token": "Nzk4MDcxODY4MDAyOiP8y410zF3tGAyLnHRv/E0+3xYs",
"bitbucket_server_project": "NEW",
"bitbucket_server_repo": "my-repo"
}'
```
## Automate group and project import **(PREMIUM)**
For information on automating user, group, and project import API calls, see
[Automate group and project import](../user/project/import/index.md#automate-group-and-project-import).
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