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# Import vendors

POST https://api-sandbox.payabli.com/api/Import/vendorsForm/{entry}
Content-Type: multipart/form-data

Import a list of vendors from a CSV file. See the [Import Guide](/developer-guides/entities-import) for more help and example files.

Reference: https://beta-docs.payabli.com/api-reference/vendor/import-vendor

## Authentication

- `requestToken` header (required) — API Key authentication via header

## Servers

- `https://api-sandbox.payabli.com/api` (Sandbox, default)
- `https://api.payabli.com/api` (Production)

## Request

### Path parameters

- `entry` (string, required) — The entrypoint identifier.

### Body (multipart/form-data)

This endpoint expects a multipart form containing a file.

- `file` (file, required)

## Response

### 200

Success

- `isSuccess` (boolean, optional) — Boolean indicating whether the operation was successful. A `true` value indicates success. A `false` value indicates failure.
- `pageIdentifier` (string, optional) — Auxiliary validation used internally by payment pages and components.
- `responseCode` (integer, optional) — Code for the response. Learn more in [API Response Codes](/api-reference/api-responses).
- `responseData` (PayabliApiResponseImportResponseData, optional) — The response data containing the result of the import operation.
- `responseText` (string, optional) — Response text for operation: 'Success' or 'Declined'.

## Errors

### 400 Bad Request Error

Bad request/ invalid data

- `any`

### 401 Unauthorized Error

Unauthorized request.

- `any`

### 500 Internal Server Error

Internal API Error

- `any`

### 503 Service Unavailable Error

Database connection error

- `isSuccess` (boolean, optional) — Boolean indicating whether the operation was successful. A `true` value indicates success. A `false` value indicates failure.
- `responseData` (map from string to any, optional) — The object containing the response data.
- `responseText` (string, optional) — Response text for operation: 'Success' or 'Declined'.

## Types

### PayabliApiResponseImportResponseData

The response data containing the result of the import operation.

- `added` (integer, optional) — The number of records successfully added.
- `errors` (list of string, optional) — List of errors, if any.
- `rejected` (integer, optional) — The number of records that were rejected.

## Examples

**Request**

```json
{
  "file": "<file: <file1>>"
}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "isSuccess": true,
  "pageIdentifier": "null",
  "responseCode": 1,
  "responseData": {
    "added": 26,
    "errors": [
      "errors",
      "errors"
    ],
    "rejected": 2
  },
  "responseText": "Success"
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python ImportVendor
import requests

url = "https://api-sandbox.payabli.com/api/Import/vendorsForm/8cfec329267"

files = { "file": "open('<file1>', 'rb')" }
headers = {"requestToken": "<apiKey>"}

response = requests.post(url, files=files, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript ImportVendor
const url = 'https://api-sandbox.payabli.com/api/Import/vendorsForm/8cfec329267';
const form = new FormData();
form.append('file', '<file1>');

const options = {method: 'POST', headers: {requestToken: '<apiKey>'}};

options.body = form;

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go ImportVendor
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api-sandbox.payabli.com/api/Import/vendorsForm/8cfec329267"

	payload := strings.NewReader("-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"file\"; filename=\"<file1>\"\r\nContent-Type: application/octet-stream\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--\r\n")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("requestToken", "<apiKey>")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby ImportVendor
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api-sandbox.payabli.com/api/Import/vendorsForm/8cfec329267")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["requestToken"] = '<apiKey>'
request.body = "-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"file\"; filename=\"<file1>\"\r\nContent-Type: application/octet-stream\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--\r\n"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java ImportVendor
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api-sandbox.payabli.com/api/Import/vendorsForm/8cfec329267")
  .header("requestToken", "<apiKey>")
  .body("-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"file\"; filename=\"<file1>\"\r\nContent-Type: application/octet-stream\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--\r\n")
  .asString();
```

```php ImportVendor
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://api-sandbox.payabli.com/api/Import/vendorsForm/8cfec329267', [
  'multipart' => [
    [
        'name' => 'file',
        'filename' => '<file1>',
        'contents' => null
    ]
  ]
  'headers' => [
    'requestToken' => '<apiKey>',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp ImportVendor
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api-sandbox.payabli.com/api/Import/vendorsForm/8cfec329267");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("requestToken", "<apiKey>");
request.AddParameter("undefined", "-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"file\"; filename=\"<file1>\"\r\nContent-Type: application/octet-stream\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--\r\n", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift ImportVendor
import Foundation

let headers = ["requestToken": "<apiKey>"]
let parameters = [
  [
    "name": "file",
    "fileName": "<file1>"
  ]
]

let boundary = "---011000010111000001101001"

var body = ""
var error: NSError? = nil
for param in parameters {
  let paramName = param["name"]!
  body += "--\(boundary)\r\n"
  body += "Content-Disposition:form-data; name=\"\(paramName)\""
  if let filename = param["fileName"] {
    let contentType = param["content-type"]!
    let fileContent = String(contentsOfFile: filename, encoding: String.Encoding.utf8)
    if (error != nil) {
      print(error as Any)
    }
    body += "; filename=\"\(filename)\"\r\n"
    body += "Content-Type: \(contentType)\r\n\r\n"
    body += fileContent
  } else if let paramValue = param["value"] {
    body += "\r\n\r\n\(paramValue)"
  }
}

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api-sandbox.payabli.com/api/Import/vendorsForm/8cfec329267")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```

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