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REST API endpoints for source imports |
Source endpoints |
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Use the REST API to start an import from a Git source repository. |
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rest |
Warning
Due to very low levels of usage and available alternatives, the Source Imports API has been {% data variables.release-phases.retired %}. For more details and alternatives, see the changelog.
{% data variables.migrations.source_imports_intro %} A typical source import would start the import and then (optionally) update the authors and/or update the preference for using Git LFS if large files exist in the import. You can also create a webhook that listens for the RepositoryImportEvent to find out the status of the import.
{% data reusables.user-settings.imports-api-classic-pat-only %}
The following diagram provides a more detailed example:
+---------+ +--------+ +---------------------+
| Tooling | | GitHub | | Original Repository |
+---------+ +--------+ +---------------------+
| | |
| Start import | |
|----------------------------->| |
| | |
| | Download source data |
| |--------------------------------------------->|
| | Begin streaming data |
| |<---------------------------------------------|
| | |
| Get import progress | |
|----------------------------->| |
| "status": "importing" | |
|<-----------------------------| |
| | |
| Get commit authors | |
|----------------------------->| |
| | |
| Map a commit author | |
|----------------------------->| |
| | |
| | |
| | Finish streaming data |
| |<---------------------------------------------|
| | |
| | Rewrite commits with mapped authors |
| |------+ |
| | | |
| |<-----+ |
| | |
| | Update repository on GitHub |
| |------+ |
| | | |
| |<-----+ |
| | |
| Map a commit author | |
|----------------------------->| |
| | Rewrite commits with mapped authors |
| |------+ |
| | | |
| |<-----+ |
| | |
| | Update repository on GitHub |
| |------+ |
| | | |
| |<-----+ |
| | |
| Get large files | |
|----------------------------->| |
| | |
| opt_in to Git LFS | |
|----------------------------->| |
| | Rewrite commits for large files |
| |------+ |
| | | |
| |<-----+ |
| | |
| | Update repository on GitHub |
| |------+ |
| | | |
| |<-----+ |
| | |
| Get import progress | |
|----------------------------->| |
| "status": "complete" | |
|<-----------------------------| |
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