Developer Function: API: User Operation: Import
## Overview
Use the API to import user information.
## Preparation
Please [Create an API Key](/manual/api-key) before performing API operations.
## Request
Send CSV data and JSON parameters in the following request format:
|Setting item|Value|
|:--|:--|
|HTTP Method|POST|
|Content-Type |multipart/form-data|
|Character Code|UTF-8|
|URL|http://{server name}/api/users/import (*1)|
|Body|Refer to "Items to Specify for Body" below|
(*1) Please edit the {server name} part to suit your environment as appropriate.
### Items to Specify for Body
|Item name|Value|
|:--|:--|
|parameters|Specify the contents of the "API Parameters" below as a JSON format string|
|file|Binary data of the CSV file to be registered|
### API Parameters
|Item name|Example setting|Notes|
|:--|:--|:--|
|ApiVersion|1.1|API version|
|ApiKey|3da0fa3a7R61faf821...|Acquired API key|
|Encoding|Shift-JIS|CSV file encoding. Specify "UTF-8" or "Shift-JIS"|
## Execution Example Sample
### PowerShell (version 6.0 or later) Sample
##### PowerShell
```
$uri = 'http://servername/api/users/import'
$filePath = "./sample.csv"
$form = @{
parameters = ConvertTo-Json @{
ApiVersion = 1.1;
ApiKey = "4d84b4773a58bbc3c4...";
Encoding = "UTF-8";
};
file = Get-Item -Path $filePath;
}
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $uri -Method Post -Form $form
```
### Python Sample
##### Python
```
import requests
import json
url = "https://servername/api/users/import"
filePath = "./sample.csv"
data = {
"parameters": json.dumps({
"ApiVersion" : 1.1,
"ApiKey" : "4d84b4773a58bbc3c4...",
"Encoding" : "UTF-8"
})
}
files = {
"file":("sample.csv", open(filePath,"rb"), "text/csv")
}
response = requests.post(url, data, files=files)
print(response.content.decode())
```
## Response
The json data in the following format will be returned.
##### JSON
```
{
"Id":0,
"StatusCode":200,
"Message":"50 items added and 12 items updated.""
}
```
## Confirmation Items in Case of Error
[・Precautions when using the API and things to check if an error occurs](/manual/faq-api)
[・FAQ: What to check if modified configuration files or API requests (JSON format) are not recognized correctly](/manual/faq-json-format)