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stage: Manage
group: Import
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# Import API
## Import repository from GitHub
Import your projects from GitHub to GitLab via the API.
```plaintext
POST /import/github
```
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|------------|---------|----------|---------------------|
| `personal_access_token` | string | yes | GitHub personal access token |
| `repo_id` | integer | yes | GitHub repository ID |
| `new_name` | string | no | New repository name |
| `target_namespace` | string | yes | Namespace to import repository into. Supports subgroups like `/namespace/subgroup`. |
| `github_hostname` | string | no | Custom GitHub Enterprise hostname. Do not set for GitHub.com. |
```shell
curl --request POST \
--url "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/import/github" \
--header "content-type: application/json" \
--header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
--data '{
"personal_access_token": "aBc123abC12aBc123abC12abC123+_A/c123",
"repo_id": "12345",
"target_namespace": "group/subgroup",
"new_name": "NEW-NAME",
"github_hostname": "https://github.example.com"
}'
```
Example response:
```json
{
"id": 27,
"name": "my-repo",
"full_path": "/root/my-repo",
"full_name": "Administrator / my-repo"
}
```
## Import repository from Bitbucket Server
Import your projects from Bitbucket Server to GitLab via the API.
NOTE:
The Bitbucket Project Key is only used for finding the repository in Bitbucket.
You must specify a `target_namespace` if you want to import the repository to a GitLab group.
If you do not specify `target_namespace`, the project imports to your personal user namespace.
```plaintext
POST /import/bitbucket_server
```
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|------------|---------|----------|---------------------|
| `bitbucket_server_url` | string | yes | Bitbucket Server URL |
| `bitbucket_server_username` | string | yes | Bitbucket Server Username |
| `personal_access_token` | string | yes | Bitbucket Server personal access token/password |
| `bitbucket_server_project` | string | yes | Bitbucket Project Key |
| `bitbucket_server_repo` | string | yes | Bitbucket Repository Name |
| `new_name` | string | no | New repository name |
| `target_namespace` | string | no | Namespace to import repository into. Supports subgroups like `/namespace/subgroup` |
```shell
curl --request POST \
--url "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/import/bitbucket_server" \
--header "content-type: application/json" \
--header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
--data '{
"bitbucket_server_url": "http://bitbucket.example.com",
"bitbucket_server_username": "root",
"personal_access_token": "Nzk4MDcxODY4MDAyOiP8y410zF3tGAyLnHRv/E0+3xYs",
"bitbucket_server_project": "NEW",
"bitbucket_server_repo": "my-repo"
}'
```
## Automate group and project import **(PREMIUM)**
For information on automating user, group, and project import API calls, see
[Automate group and project import](../user/project/import/index.md#automate-group-and-project-import).