--- stage: Manage group: Import info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/ux/technical-writing/#assignments --- # Group migration by direct transfer API **(FREE)** > [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/64335) in GitLab 14.1. With the group migration by direct transfer API, you can start and view the progress of migrations initiated with [group migration by direct transfer](../user/group/import/index.md#migrate-groups-by-direct-transfer-recommended). ## Start a new group migration > [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/66353) in GitLab 14.2. ```plaintext POST /bulk_imports ``` | Attribute | Type | Required | Description | | --------------------------------- | ------ | -------- | ----------- | | `configuration` | Hash | yes | The source GitLab instance configuration. | | `configuration[url]` | String | yes | Source GitLab instance URL. | | `configuration[access_token]` | String | yes | Access token to the source GitLab instance. | | `entities` | Array | yes | List of entities to import. | | `entities[source_type]` | String | yes | Source entity type (only `group_entity` is supported). | | `entities[source_full_path]` | String | yes | Source full path of the entity to import. | | `entities[destination_name]` | String | yes | Deprecated: Use :destination_slug instead. Destination slug for the entity. | | `entities[destination_slug]` | String | yes | Destination slug for the entity. | | `entities[destination_namespace]` | String | yes | Destination namespace for the entity. | ```shell curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: " "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/bulk_imports" \ --header "Content-Type: application/json" \ --data '{ "configuration": { "url": "http://gitlab.example/", "access_token": "access_token" }, "entities": [ { "source_full_path": "source/full/path", "source_type": "group_entity", "destination_slug": "destination_slug", "destination_namespace": "destination/namespace/path" } ] }' ``` ```json { "id": 1, "status": "created", "source_type": "gitlab", "created_at": "2021-06-18T09:45:55.358Z", "updated_at": "2021-06-18T09:46:27.003Z" } ``` ## List all group migrations ```plaintext GET /bulk_imports ``` | Attribute | Type | Required | Description | |:-----------|:--------|:---------|:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | `per_page` | integer | no | Number of records to return per page. | | `page` | integer | no | Page to retrieve. | | `sort` | string | no | Return GitLab migration sorted in `asc` or `desc` order by creation date. Default is `desc` | | `status` | string | no | Import status. | The status can be one of the following: - `created` - `started` - `finished` - `failed` ```shell curl --request GET --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: " "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/bulk_imports?per_page=2&page=1" ``` ```json [ { "id": 1, "status": "finished", "source_type": "gitlab", "created_at": "2021-06-18T09:45:55.358Z", "updated_at": "2021-06-18T09:46:27.003Z" }, { "id": 2, "status": "started", "source_type": "gitlab", "created_at": "2021-06-18T09:47:36.581Z", "updated_at": "2021-06-18T09:47:58.286Z" } ] ``` ## List all group migrations' entities ```plaintext GET /bulk_imports/entities ``` | Attribute | Type | Required | Description | |:-----------|:--------|:---------|:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | `per_page` | integer | no | Number of records to return per page. | | `page` | integer | no | Page to retrieve. | | `sort` | string | no | Return GitLab migration entities sorted in `asc` or `desc` order by creation date. Default is `desc` | | `status` | string | no | Import status. | The status can be one of the following: - `created` - `started` - `finished` - `failed` ```shell curl --request GET --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: " "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/bulk_imports/entities?per_page=2&page=1&status=started" ``` ```json [ { "id": 1, "bulk_import_id": 1, "status": "finished", "source_full_path": "source_group", "destination_slug": "destination_slug", "destination_namespace": "destination_path", "parent_id": null, "namespace_id": 1, "project_id": null, "created_at": "2021-06-18T09:47:37.390Z", "updated_at": "2021-06-18T09:47:51.867Z", "failures": [] }, { "id": 2, "bulk_import_id": 2, "status": "failed", "source_full_path": "another_group", "destination_slug": "another_slug", "destination_namespace": "another_namespace", "parent_id": null, "namespace_id": null, "project_id": null, "created_at": "2021-06-24T10:40:20.110Z", "updated_at": "2021-06-24T10:40:46.590Z", "failures": [ { "relation": "group", "step": "extractor", "exception_message": "Error!", "exception_class": "Exception", "correlation_id_value": "dfcf583058ed4508e4c7c617bd7f0edd", "created_at": "2021-06-24T10:40:46.495Z", "pipeline_class": "BulkImports::Groups::Pipelines::GroupPipeline", "pipeline_step": "extractor" } ] } ] ``` ## Get group migration details ```plaintext GET /bulk_imports/:id ``` ```shell curl --request GET --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: " "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/bulk_imports/1" ``` ```json { "id": 1, "status": "finished", "source_type": "gitlab", "created_at": "2021-06-18T09:45:55.358Z", "updated_at": "2021-06-18T09:46:27.003Z" } ``` ## List group migration entities ```plaintext GET /bulk_imports/:id/entities ``` | Attribute | Type | Required | Description | |:-----------|:--------|:---------|:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | `per_page` | integer | no | Number of records to return per page. | | `page` | integer | no | Page to retrieve. | | `sort` | string | no | Return GitLab migration sorted in `asc` or `desc` order by creation date. Default is `desc` | | `status` | string | no | Import status. | The status can be one of the following: - `created` - `started` - `finished` - `failed` ```shell curl --request GET --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: " "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/bulk_imports/1/entities?per_page=2&page=1&status=finished" ``` ```json [ { "id": 1, "status": "finished", "source_type": "gitlab", "created_at": "2021-06-18T09:45:55.358Z", "updated_at": "2021-06-18T09:46:27.003Z" } ] ``` ## Get group migration entity details ```plaintext GET /bulk_imports/:id/entities/:entity_id ``` ```shell curl --request GET --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: " "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/bulk_imports/1/entities/2" ``` ```json { "id": 1, "status": "finished", "source_type": "gitlab", "created_at": "2021-06-18T09:45:55.358Z", "updated_at": "2021-06-18T09:46:27.003Z" } ```