# Retrieve an import type

> Retrieve a single import type and the metadata it accepts.
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`GET /api/imports/types/{type}`

Retrieves a ImportType resource.

Returns a single import type, identified by its `type` (such as `collections` or `product`), with the `metadata` fields it accepts.

## Path parameters

| Name   | Type     | Required | Description           |
| ------ | -------- | -------- | --------------------- |
| `type` | `string` | Yes      | ImportType identifier |

## Query parameters

| Name           | Type       | Required | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| -------------- | ---------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `properties[]` | `string[]` | -        | Allows you to reduce the response to contain only the properties you need. If your desired property is nested, you can address it using nested arrays. Example: properties[]={propertyName}&properties[]={anotherPropertyName}&properties[{nestedPropertyParent}][]={nestedProperty} |

## Response

**200** - ImportType resource

| Property   | Type                                                                                                                                                        | Required | Description                                                                                                                                                               |
| ---------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `@context` | `string \| object`                                                                                                                                          | -        |                                                                                                                                                                           |
| `@id`      | `string`                                                                                                                                                    | Yes      |                                                                                                                                                                           |
| `@type`    | `string`                                                                                                                                                    | Yes      |                                                                                                                                                                           |
| `metadata` | `object[]`                                                                                                                                                  | -        | The metadata fields this type accepts: each with its name, whether it is required, the file formats it applies to, and its value type ("string", "integer" or "boolean"). |
| `type`     | `"collections" \| "categories" \| "attributes" \| "suppliers" \| "attribute_options" \| "purchase_offer" \| "sale_offer" \| "metafield_value" \| "product"` | -        | The import type identifier (e.g. "collections").                                                                                                                          |

## Errors

**403** - Access denied. The caller is missing one or more permissions required for this operation.

| Property             | Type               | Required | Description                                                                                                            |
| -------------------- | ------------------ | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `@context`           | `string \| object` | -        |                                                                                                                        |
| `@id`                | `string`           | Yes      |                                                                                                                        |
| `@type`              | `string`           | Yes      |                                                                                                                        |
| `detail`             | `string`           | -        |                                                                                                                        |
| `missingPermissions` | `string[]`         | -        | Permissions that the caller is missing for this operation. Present only when the 403 is caused by a denied permission. |
| `status`             | `integer`          | -        |                                                                                                                        |
| `title`              | `string`           | -        |                                                                                                                        |
| `type`               | `string`           | -        |                                                                                                                        |

**404** - Not found

| Property      | Type               | Required | Description                                                                                                                          |
| ------------- | ------------------ | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `@context`    | `string \| object` | -        |                                                                                                                                      |
| `@id`         | `string`           | Yes      |                                                                                                                                      |
| `@type`       | `string`           | Yes      |                                                                                                                                      |
| `code`        | `string`           | -        | Stable identifier of the error in the error code catalogue (see /api/error-codes). Present on catalogued errors only.                |
| `description` | `string \| null`   | -        |                                                                                                                                      |
| `detail`      | `string \| null`   | -        | A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the problem.                                                             |
| `instance`    | `string \| null`   | -        | A URI reference that identifies the specific occurrence of the problem. It may or may not yield further information if dereferenced. |
| `message`     | `string`           | -        | End-user message localized in the request locale, with this occurrence's values substituted. Present on catalogued errors only.      |
| `slug`        | `string`           | -        | Stable, readable key of the error in the error code catalogue. Present on catalogued errors only.                                    |
| `status`      | `integer \| null`  | -        |                                                                                                                                      |
| `title`       | `string \| null`   | -        | A short, human-readable summary of the problem. For a catalogued error it repeats the `slug`.                                        |
| `type`        | `string`           | -        | A URI reference that identifies the problem type. For a catalogued error it is the error code resource, `/api/error-codes/{code}`.   |

## Examples

### Example request

```bash
curl -X GET 'https://<tenant>.product-management.flowkiwi.net/api/imports/types/{type}' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer {access_token}' \
  -H 'Flowkiwi-Api-Version: 2026-07' \
  -H 'Accept: application/ld+json'
```

### Example response

```json
{
  "@context": "string",
  "@id": "string",
  "@type": "ImportType",
  "metadata": [
    {}
  ],
  "type": "collections"
}
```