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# GetImport
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Gets information about an import job started with the `StartImport` operation.

## Request Syntax
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```
GET /imports/importId HTTP/1.1
```

## URI Request Parameters
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The request uses the following URI parameters.

 ** [importId](#API_GetImport_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="lex-GetImport-request-uri-importId"></a>
The identifier of the import job information to return.  
Required: Yes

## Request Body
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The request does not have a request body.

## Response Syntax
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```
HTTP/1.1 200
Content-type: application/json

{
   "createdDate": number,
   "failureReason": [ "string" ],
   "importId": "string",
   "importStatus": "string",
   "mergeStrategy": "string",
   "name": "string",
   "resourceType": "string"
}
```

## Response Elements
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If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response.

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

 ** [createdDate](#API_GetImport_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="lex-GetImport-response-createdDate"></a>
A timestamp for the date and time that the import job was created.  
Type: Timestamp

 ** [failureReason](#API_GetImport_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="lex-GetImport-response-failureReason"></a>
A string that describes why an import job failed to complete.  
Type: Array of strings

 ** [importId](#API_GetImport_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="lex-GetImport-response-importId"></a>
The identifier for the specific import job.  
Type: String

 ** [importStatus](#API_GetImport_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="lex-GetImport-response-importStatus"></a>
The status of the import job. If the status is `FAILED`, you can get the reason for the failure from the `failureReason` field.  
Type: String  
Valid Values: `IN_PROGRESS | COMPLETE | FAILED` 

 ** [mergeStrategy](#API_GetImport_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="lex-GetImport-response-mergeStrategy"></a>
The action taken when there was a conflict between an existing resource and a resource in the import file.  
Type: String  
Valid Values: `OVERWRITE_LATEST | FAIL_ON_CONFLICT` 

 ** [name](#API_GetImport_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="lex-GetImport-response-name"></a>
The name given to the import job.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 100.  
Pattern: `[a-zA-Z_]+` 

 ** [resourceType](#API_GetImport_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="lex-GetImport-response-resourceType"></a>
The type of resource imported.  
Type: String  
Valid Values: `BOT | INTENT | SLOT_TYPE` 

## Errors
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 ** BadRequestException **   
The request is not well formed. For example, a value is invalid or a required field is missing. Check the field values, and try again.  
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** InternalFailureException **   
An internal Amazon Lex error occurred. Try your request again.  
HTTP Status Code: 500

 ** LimitExceededException **   
The request exceeded a limit. Try your request again.  
HTTP Status Code: 429

 ** NotFoundException **   
The resource specified in the request was not found. Check the resource and try again.  
HTTP Status Code: 404

## 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/lex-models-2017-04-19/GetImport) 
+  [AWS SDK for .NET V4](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/DotNetSDKV4/lex-models-2017-04-19/GetImport) 
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/lex-models-2017-04-19/GetImport) 
+  [AWS SDK for Go v2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForGoV2/lex-models-2017-04-19/GetImport) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/lex-models-2017-04-19/GetImport) 
+  [AWS SDK for JavaScript V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaScriptV3/lex-models-2017-04-19/GetImport) 
+  [AWS SDK for Kotlin](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForKotlin/lex-models-2017-04-19/GetImport) 
+  [AWS SDK for PHP V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForPHPV3/lex-models-2017-04-19/GetImport) 
+  [AWS SDK for Python](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/boto3/lex-models-2017-04-19/GetImport) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/lex-models-2017-04-19/GetImport)