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imports
# To get the unique host for an index,
# see https://docs.pinecone.io/guides/manage-data/target-an-index
PINECONE_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"
INDEX_HOST="INDEX_HOST"

curl "https://$INDEX_HOST/bulk/imports" \
  -H 'Api-Key: $PINECONE_API_KEY' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'X-Pinecone-Api-Version: 2025-10' \
  -d '{
        "integrationId": "a12b3d4c-47d2-492c-a97a-dd98c8dbefde",
        "uri": "s3://BUCKET_NAME/PATH/TO/DIR",
        "errorMode": {
            "onError": "continue"
            }
        }'

{
   "id": "101"
}
This feature is in public preview and available only on Standard and Enterprise plans.
# To get the unique host for an index,
# see https://docs.pinecone.io/guides/manage-data/target-an-index
PINECONE_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"
INDEX_HOST="INDEX_HOST"

curl "https://$INDEX_HOST/bulk/imports" \
  -H 'Api-Key: $PINECONE_API_KEY' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'X-Pinecone-Api-Version: 2025-10' \
  -d '{
        "integrationId": "a12b3d4c-47d2-492c-a97a-dd98c8dbefde",
        "uri": "s3://BUCKET_NAME/PATH/TO/DIR",
        "errorMode": {
            "onError": "continue"
            }
        }'

{
   "id": "101"
}

Authorizations

​
Api-Key
string
header
required

An API Key is required to call Pinecone APIs. Get yours from the console.

Body

application/json

The request for the start_import operation.

​
uri
string
required

The URI of the bucket (or container) and import directory containing the namespaces and Parquet files you want to import. For example, s3://BUCKET_NAME/IMPORT_DIR for Amazon S3, gs://BUCKET_NAME/IMPORT_DIR for Google Cloud Storage, or https://STORAGE_ACCOUNT.blob.core.windows.net/CONTAINER_NAME/IMPORT_DIR for Azure Blob Storage. For more information, see Import records.

Required string length: 1 - 1500
​
integrationId
string

The id of the storage integration that should be used to access the data.

Maximum length: 1000
​
errorMode
object

Indicates how to respond to errors during the import process.

Response

Successful import operation

The response for the start_import operation.

​
id
string

Unique identifier for the import operation.

Required string length: 1 - 1000
Example:

"101"