# StartImport
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Start import.

## Request Syntax
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```
POST /StartImport HTTP/1.1
Content-type: application/json

{
   "clientToken": "string",
   "s3BucketSource": { 
      "s3Bucket": "string",
      "s3BucketOwner": "string",
      "s3Key": "string"
   },
   "tags": { 
      "string" : "string" 
   }
}
```

## URI Request Parameters
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The request does not use any URI parameters.

## Request Body
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The request accepts the following data in JSON format.

 ** [clientToken](#API_StartImport_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="mgn-StartImport-request-clientToken"></a>
Start import request client token.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 0. Maximum length of 64.  
Required: No

 ** [s3BucketSource](#API_StartImport_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="mgn-StartImport-request-s3BucketSource"></a>
Start import request s3 bucket source.  
Type: [S3BucketSource](API_S3BucketSource.md) object  
Required: Yes

 ** [tags](#API_StartImport_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="mgn-StartImport-request-tags"></a>
Start import request tags.  
Type: String to string map  
Map Entries: Minimum number of 0 items. Maximum number of 50 items.  
Key Length Constraints: Minimum length of 0. Maximum length of 256.  
Value Length Constraints: Minimum length of 0. Maximum length of 256.  
Required: No

## Response Syntax
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```
HTTP/1.1 202
Content-type: application/json

{
   "importTask": { 
      "arn": "string",
      "creationDateTime": "string",
      "endDateTime": "string",
      "importID": "string",
      "progressPercentage": number,
      "s3BucketSource": { 
         "s3Bucket": "string",
         "s3BucketOwner": "string",
         "s3Key": "string"
      },
      "status": "string",
      "summary": { 
         "applications": { 
            "createdCount": number,
            "modifiedCount": number
         },
         "servers": { 
            "createdCount": number,
            "modifiedCount": number
         },
         "waves": { 
            "createdCount": number,
            "modifiedCount": number
         }
      },
      "tags": { 
         "string" : "string" 
      }
   }
}
```

## Response Elements
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If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 202 response.

The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.

 ** [importTask](#API_StartImport_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="mgn-StartImport-response-importTask"></a>
Start import response import task.  
Type: [ImportTask](API_ImportTask.md) object

## Errors
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For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see [Common Error Types](CommonErrors.md).

 ** ConflictException **   
The request could not be completed due to a conflict with the current state of the target resource.    
 ** errors **   
Conflict Exception specific errors.  
 ** resourceId **   
A conflict occurred when prompting for the Resource ID.  
 ** resourceType **   
A conflict occurred when prompting for resource type.
HTTP Status Code: 409

 ** ResourceNotFoundException **   
Resource not found exception.    
 ** resourceId **   
Resource ID not found error.  
 ** resourceType **   
Resource type not found error.
HTTP Status Code: 404

 ** ServiceQuotaExceededException **   
The request could not be completed because its exceeded the service quota.    
 ** quotaCode **   
Exceeded the service quota code.  
 ** quotaValue **   
Exceeded the service quota value.  
 ** resourceId **   
Exceeded the service quota resource ID.  
 ** resourceType **   
Exceeded the service quota resource type.  
 ** serviceCode **   
Exceeded the service quota service code.
HTTP Status Code: 402

 ** UninitializedAccountException **   
Uninitialized account exception.  
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** ValidationException **   
Validate exception.    
 ** fieldList **   
Validate exception field list.  
 ** reason **   
Validate exception reason.
HTTP Status Code: 400

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS Command Line Interface V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/cli2/mgn-2020-02-26/StartImport) 
+  [AWS SDK for .NET V4](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/DotNetSDKV4/mgn-2020-02-26/StartImport) 
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/mgn-2020-02-26/StartImport) 
+  [AWS SDK for Go v2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForGoV2/mgn-2020-02-26/StartImport) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/mgn-2020-02-26/StartImport) 
+  [AWS SDK for JavaScript V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaScriptV3/mgn-2020-02-26/StartImport) 
+  [AWS SDK for Kotlin](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForKotlin/mgn-2020-02-26/StartImport) 
+  [AWS SDK for PHP V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForPHPV3/mgn-2020-02-26/StartImport) 
+  [AWS SDK for Python](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/boto3/mgn-2020-02-26/StartImport) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/mgn-2020-02-26/StartImport)