---
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/4493/api/doc/kibana/v0/operation/operation-post-streams-name-content-import
resource: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4493/api/doc/kibana/v0/operation/operation-post-streams-name-content-import
products:
  - Kibana
---

# Import content into a stream

Availability: Experimental since 9.1

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

## Paths

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

#### Path parameters

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

## Description

Imports stream structure (routing, mappings, and processing) from a content pack into a stream.

## Required authorization

- Privileges: `manage_stream`

## Authentication

- Api key: `Authorization: <value>`
  These APIs use key-based authentication. You must create an API key and use the encoded value in the request header. For example: `Authorization: ApiKey base64AccessApiKey`
- Basic: `Authorization: Basic <credentials>`

## Header parameters

- `kbn-xsrf` (string) — required
  A required header to protect against CSRF attacks

## Request body

`multipart/form-data`

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

## Response

Content was imported into the stream successfully.

## Code examples

#### Console

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

#### curl

```curl
curl -X POST "${KIBANA_URL}/api/streams/${NAME}/content/import" \
  -H "kbn-xsrf: true" \
  -H "Authorization: ApiKey ${API_KEY}" \
  -H "Content-Type: multipart/form-data" \
  -d '{
    "content": "\u003Cbinary zip archive\u003E",
    "include": "{\u0022objects\u0022:{\u0022all\u0022:{}}}"
  }'
```