Retrieve an import type

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	required	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	required
@type	string	required
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.

Content-Type: application/problem+json

Property	Type	Required	Description
@context	string | object	-
@id	string	required
@type	string	required
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	required
@type	string	required
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}.