POST commands
On this page you'll find instructions on how to use the import tool's POST commands to import data. This page assumes you're self-hosting the CSV import tool, although these commands also work when using Docker.
Info
The POST commands only work when you're using a Personal Access Token to authenticate.
Uploading files and importing them
You can upload a CSV file and a JSON file to the CSV importer to have it imported into your Firefly III installation automatically. To illustrate how this works, here's a CURL request that works.
The CSV file and the JSON file must both be uploaded, after which the result will be a log of import attempt.
curl --location --request POST 'https://your-csv-importer.example.com/autoupload' \
--header 'Accept: application/json' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer ey....' \
--form 'csv=@"/path/to/csv.csv"' \
--form 'json=@"/path/to/json.json"'
Importing a local directory
This POST command allows you to import from a local directory, where you have a CSV file and a JSON configuration ready to go. For example, you have a directory called /my/bank/files/ where bank.csv and bank.json are ready to go. In that case, you could do the following:
POST https://your-csv-importer.example.com/autoimport?directory=/my/bank/files
The CSV importer would then scroll through everything in the /my/bank/files directory and import whatever is there. In other words, the POST command can trigger the import of files already present somewhere in a place where the CSV importer can read them.
Warning
If PHP can read from the directory you point it to, it will try to do so. Although it will search for non-executable pairs of files (ie. CSV and JSON) it will pick up whatever is there. This is a security risk, so make sure nobody else can access your CSV importer.