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# Update Import

> Updates a import configuration.



## OpenAPI

````yaml patch /v0/imports/{id}
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Websets
  description: ''
  version: '0'
  contact: {}
servers:
  - url: https://api.exa.ai/websets/
    description: Production
security: []
tags: []
paths:
  /v0/imports/{id}:
    patch:
      tags:
        - Imports
      summary: Update Import
      description: Updates a import configuration.
      operationId: imports-update
      parameters:
        - name: id
          required: true
          in: path
          description: The id of the Import
          schema:
            type: string
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/UpdateImport'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Import updated successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Import'
          headers:
            X-Request-Id:
              schema:
                type: string
              description: Unique identifier for the request.
              example: req_N6SsgoiaOQOPqsYKKiw5
              required: true
      security:
        - api_key: []
components:
  schemas:
    UpdateImport:
      type:
        - object
      properties:
        metadata:
          type:
            - object
          additionalProperties:
            type:
              - string
        title:
          type:
            - string
    Import:
      type:
        - object
      properties:
        id:
          type:
            - string
          description: The unique identifier for the Import
        object:
          type:
            - string
          enum:
            - import
          description: The type of object
        status:
          type:
            - string
          enum:
            - pending
            - processing
            - completed
            - failed
          description: The status of the Import
        format:
          type:
            - string
          enum:
            - csv
            - webset
          description: The format of the import.
        entity:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Entity'
          description: The type of entity the import contains.
          nullable: true
        title:
          type:
            - string
          description: The title of the import
        count:
          type:
            - number
          description: The number of entities in the import
        metadata:
          description: Set of key-value pairs you want to associate with this object.
          type:
            - object
          additionalProperties:
            type:
              - string
            maxLength: 1000
        failedReason:
          type: string
          enum:
            - invalid_format
            - invalid_file_content
            - missing_identifier
          description: The reason the import failed
          nullable: true
        failedAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: When the import failed
          nullable: true
        failedMessage:
          type: string
          description: A human readable message of the import failure
          nullable: true
        createdAt:
          type:
            - string
          format: date-time
          description: When the import was created
        updatedAt:
          type:
            - string
          format: date-time
          description: When the import was last updated
      required:
        - id
        - object
        - status
        - format
        - entity
        - title
        - count
        - metadata
        - failedReason
        - failedAt
        - failedMessage
        - createdAt
        - updatedAt
    Entity:
      oneOf:
        - $ref: '#/components/schemas/CompanyEntity'
          type:
            - object
        - $ref: '#/components/schemas/PersonEntity'
          type:
            - object
        - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ArticleEntity'
          type:
            - object
        - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ResearchPaperEntity'
          type:
            - object
        - $ref: '#/components/schemas/CustomEntity'
          type:
            - object
    CompanyEntity:
      type:
        - object
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
          const: company
          default: company
      required:
        - type
      title: Company
    PersonEntity:
      type:
        - object
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
          const: person
          default: person
      required:
        - type
      title: Person
    ArticleEntity:
      type:
        - object
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
          const: article
          default: article
      required:
        - type
      title: Article
    ResearchPaperEntity:
      type:
        - object
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
          const: research_paper
          default: research_paper
      required:
        - type
      title: Research Paper
    CustomEntity:
      type:
        - object
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
          const: custom
          default: custom
        description:
          type:
            - string
          minLength: 2
          maxLength: 200
      required:
        - type
        - description
      title: Custom
  securitySchemes:
    api_key:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: x-api-key
      description: Your Exa API key

````