---
type: api
title: Import content into a stream
description: Imports stream structure (routing, mappings, and processing) from a content pack into a stream.<br/><br/>[Required authorization] Route required privileges: manage_stream.
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/v0/operation/operation-post-streams-name-content-import
resource: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/v0/operation/operation-post-streams-name-content-import
products:
  - Kibana
---

# Import content into a stream

Availability: 9.1+

- Server: `https://{kibana_url}`

## Paths

- `POST` `/api/streams/{name}/content/import`

- [Api key auth](/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/v0/authentication#apikeyauth)
- [Basic auth](/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/v0/authentication#basicauth)

#### Path Parameters

- `name` (string · max: 200)
  The name of the stream to import content into.

## Description

Imports stream structure (routing, mappings, and processing) from a content pack into a stream.<br/><br/>[Required authorization] Route required privileges: manage_stream.

## Request Body

`multipart/form-data`

- `content` (object) — required
- `include` (string · max: 5242880) — required

## Response

Content was imported into the stream successfully.

## Code Examples

#### Console

```console
POST /api/streams/{name}/content/import
{
  "content": "\u003Cbinary zip archive\u003E",
  "include": "{\u0022objects\u0022:{\u0022all\u0022:{}}}"
}
```

#### curl

```curl
curl -X POST "https://{kibana_url}/api/streams/{name}/content/import" \
  -H "kbn-xsrf: true" \
  -H "Content-Type: multipart/form-data" \
  -d '{
  "content": "\u003Cbinary zip archive\u003E",
  "include": "{\u0022objects\u0022:{\u0022all\u0022:{}}}"
}'
```