> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://api-docs.voicecheap.ai/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Import glossary entries

> Import glossary rows without clearing existing entries. Merge updates matching terms; ignore preserves them.

Import glossary rows without clearing existing entries. Merge updates matching terms; ignore preserves them.

```http theme={null}
POST https://api.voicecheap.ai/v1/actions/glossary_import
```

## Authentication and permissions

<ParamField header="x-api-key" type="string" required>
  Send a VoiceCheap API key in this header. Authorization: Bearer with the same API key is also supported. OAuth access tokens are accepted only by
  MCP, not by this REST endpoint.
</ParamField>

Required permissions: `glossary:write`.

An active paid subscription is required. Permissions do not change team roles, resource ownership, media credits, or plan limits.

## Parameters

<ParamField body="requestId" type="string">
  Optional at the transport boundary: the server injects an identifier before validation when omitted. Supply your own stable UUID v4 to recover safely from a lost response.

  Format: "uuid". Pattern: `^[0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-4[0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[89abAB][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}$`.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="sourceLanguage" type="string" required>
  Text value.

  Minimum length: 2. Maximum length: 64.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="importMode" type="string">
  Text value.

  Allowed values: "merge", "replace", "ignore". Default: "merge".
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="rows" type="array" required>
  List of values. See the complete input schema for its item structure.

  Minimum items: 1. Maximum items: 500.
</ParamField>

<Accordion title="Complete input schema">
  The JSON Schema below preserves the exact field names, nested types, defaults, bounds, and accepted values exposed by discovery. Additional cross-field rules are listed in the operation notes.

  ```json theme={null}
  {
    "type": "object",
    "properties": {
      "requestId": {
        "type": "string",
        "format": "uuid",
        "pattern": "^[0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-4[0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[89abAB][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}$",
        "description": "UUID v4 for this action. Reuse the same ID with identical arguments on retries."
      },
      "sourceLanguage": {
        "type": "string",
        "minLength": 2,
        "maxLength": 64
      },
      "importMode": {
        "default": "merge",
        "type": "string",
        "enum": ["merge", "replace", "ignore"]
      },
      "rows": {
        "minItems": 1,
        "maxItems": 500,
        "type": "array",
        "items": {
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
            "rowNumber": {
              "type": "integer",
              "minimum": 1,
              "maximum": 9007199254740991
            },
            "sourceText": {
              "type": "string",
              "minLength": 1,
              "maxLength": 500
            },
            "targets": {
              "type": "object",
              "propertyNames": {
                "type": "string",
                "minLength": 2,
                "maxLength": 64
              },
              "additionalProperties": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                  "text": {
                    "type": "string",
                    "maxLength": 2000
                  },
                  "mode": {
                    "type": "string",
                    "enum": ["translate", "keep"]
                  },
                  "applicationMode": {
                    "type": "string",
                    "enum": ["smart", "strict"]
                  }
                },
                "required": ["text", "mode"],
                "additionalProperties": false
              }
            }
          },
          "required": ["rowNumber", "sourceText", "targets"],
          "additionalProperties": false
        }
      }
    },
    "required": ["sourceLanguage", "rows"],
    "additionalProperties": false
  }
  ```
</Accordion>

## Idempotency

Use a UUID v4 in requestId or the Idempotency-Key HTTP header for each mutation. Reuse the same identifier and identical arguments after a network failure. If both are supplied, they must match. Replaying a saved request does not repeat the operation or charge another monthly call. Failed or interrupted requests are not restarted automatically.

Every mutation can return HTTP 202 when a retry finds the same request still running, even when its first execution is normally synchronous. If execution completed but resultStored is false, a retry returns HTTP 200 with saved request state instead of the original result. Retrieve the output through its domain history, result, or download action.

## Request examples

Replace example resource identifiers and media keys with values returned for your account. Keep the request identifier stable when retrying the same mutation.

<RequestExample>
  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  curl --request POST 'https://api.voicecheap.ai/v1/actions/glossary_import' \
    --header "x-api-key: $VOICECHEAP_API_KEY" \
    --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    --data '{"requestId":"58d5bb53-00d0-4692-bdaf-c6650ee87e30","sourceLanguage":"english","importMode":"merge","rows":[{"rowNumber":1,"sourceText":"Product","targets":{"french":{"text":"Produit","mode":"translate","applicationMode":"smart"}}}]}'
  ```

  ```javascript JavaScript theme={null}
  const input = {
    requestId: '58d5bb53-00d0-4692-bdaf-c6650ee87e30',
    sourceLanguage: 'english',
    importMode: 'merge',
    rows: [
      {
        rowNumber: 1,
        sourceText: 'Product',
        targets: {
          french: {
            text: 'Produit',
            mode: 'translate',
            applicationMode: 'smart',
          },
        },
      },
    ],
  };
  const response = await fetch('https://api.voicecheap.ai/v1/actions/glossary_import', {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: {
      'x-api-key': process.env.VOICECHEAP_API_KEY,
      'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    },
    body: JSON.stringify(input),
  });
  const body = await response.json();
  if (!response.ok) throw new Error(body.code + ': ' + body.message);
  console.log(body);
  ```

  ```python Python theme={null}
  import os
  import requests

  response = requests.post(
      "https://api.voicecheap.ai/v1/actions/glossary_import",
      headers={"x-api-key": os.environ["VOICECHEAP_API_KEY"]},
      json={"requestId": "58d5bb53-00d0-4692-bdaf-c6650ee87e30", "sourceLanguage": "english", "importMode": "merge", "rows": [{"rowNumber": 1, "sourceText": "Product", "targets": {"french": {"text": "Produit", "mode": "translate", "applicationMode": "smart"}}}]},
      timeout=120,
  )
  body = response.json()
  if not response.ok:
      raise RuntimeError(f"{body.get('code')}: {body.get('message')}")
  print(body)
  ```
</RequestExample>

## Response

A successful first execution returns HTTP 200 with the operation result under data. A replay may return saved request state instead. The example shows one supported response, not every optional field.

Returns the import summary with imported row count, resulting entry count, and invalid or skipped rows.

<ResponseExample>
  ```json HTTP 200 theme={null}
  {
    "data": {
      "glossaryId": "user_123__english",
      "sourceLanguage": "english",
      "importedCount": 1,
      "entryCount": 1,
      "invalidRows": [],
      "importMode": "merge"
    },
    "requestId": "58d5bb53-00d0-4692-bdaf-c6650ee87e30"
  }
  ```

  ```json HTTP 202 replay_running theme={null}
  {
    "data": {
      "requestId": "58d5bb53-00d0-4692-bdaf-c6650ee87e30",
      "operation": "glossary_import",
      "createdAt": 1792144800000,
      "updatedAt": 1792144820000,
      "status": "running",
      "pollAfterSeconds": 5
    },
    "requestId": "58d5bb53-00d0-4692-bdaf-c6650ee87e30"
  }
  ```

  ```json HTTP 200 replay_completed_without_result theme={null}
  {
    "data": {
      "requestId": "58d5bb53-00d0-4692-bdaf-c6650ee87e30",
      "operation": "glossary_import",
      "createdAt": 1792144800000,
      "updatedAt": 1792144820000,
      "status": "completed",
      "resultStored": false,
      "message": "The action completed. Retrieve its output from the corresponding history or resource action."
    },
    "requestId": "58d5bb53-00d0-4692-bdaf-c6650ee87e30"
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>

## Result fields

| Field | Description |
| - | - |
| `data.glossaryId` | Imported glossary identifier. |
| `data.sourceLanguage` | Normalized source language. |
| `data.importedCount` | Number of valid rows passed to the import save operation. |
| `data.entryCount` | Total saved entries in the glossary after import. |
| `data.invalidRows` | Invalid or skipped rows with rowNumber, optional sourceText, and reason. |
| `data.invalidRows[].rowNumber` | Row identifier from the submitted payload. |
| `data.invalidRows[].sourceText` | Source term when available. |
| `data.invalidRows[].reason` | Reason the row was invalid or skipped. |
| `data.importMode` | Requested mode, defaulting to merge. |

## Recover and poll this request

Use the same identifier even after a lost connection. If resultStored is false, retrieve the output through the corresponding history, result, or download action. Never start a second generation merely to check progress.

```bash theme={null}
curl --request POST 'https://api.voicecheap.ai/v1/actions/action_request_get' \
  --header "x-api-key: $VOICECHEAP_API_KEY" \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{"requestId":"58d5bb53-00d0-4692-bdaf-c6650ee87e30","operation":"glossary_import"}'
```

```json HTTP 200 theme={null}
{
  "data": {
    "requestId": "58d5bb53-00d0-4692-bdaf-c6650ee87e30",
    "operation": "glossary_import",
    "status": "completed",
    "createdAt": 1792144800000,
    "updatedAt": 1792144820000,
    "resultStored": true,
    "result": {
      "glossaryId": "user_123__english",
      "sourceLanguage": "english",
      "importedCount": 1,
      "entryCount": 1,
      "invalidRows": [],
      "importMode": "merge"
    }
  }
}
```

## Operation notes

* Accepts 1–500 structured rows with 1–200 target languages per row. Each target object requires text and mode.
* merge is the default. ignore skips source terms already present and reports them in invalidRows.
* The current implementation accepts replace but saves through the same merge operation; it does not remove entries omitted from the payload. Do not rely on replace to clear an existing glossary.
* Duplicate source terms and unknown target languages are reported as invalid rows. The request fails if no valid rows remain.
* When a row target omits applicationMode, the import currently assigns strict to that target. Supply smart or strict explicitly when the desired mode matters.

## Usage

Each successful invocation consumes one monthly API/MCP call. Media credits and the operation's own generation allowances also apply.

## Errors

| HTTP status | Code | Meaning or recovery |
| - | - | - |
| 400 | `BAD_REQUEST` | No valid glossary rows remain after validation. |
| 400 | `CREDENTIAL_IN_QUERY` | Credentials were supplied in an access\_token or api\_key query parameter. Send credentials in headers. |
| 400 | `GLOSSARY_IMPORT_UNKNOWN_LANGUAGE` | The import source language is unsupported. |
| 400 | `IDEMPOTENCY_CONFLICT` | The Idempotency-Key header and requestId body field must match. |
| 400 | `INVALID_REQUEST_ID` | Supply a UUID v4 requestId or Idempotency-Key. |
| 400 | `VALIDATION_ERROR` | The JSON object contains an unsupported field, an invalid value, or a missing required argument. |
| 401 | `API_KEY_EXPIRED` | The API key has expired. |
| 401 | `INVALID_API_KEY` | Provide a valid, unexpired API key. |
| 401 | `INVALID_CREDENTIAL` | The Authorization header is malformed or conflicts with x-api-key. |
| 401 | `MISSING_CREDENTIAL` | No usable header credential was supplied, or it exceeded 4096 characters. |
| 401 | `USER_NOT_FOUND` | The credential's account no longer exists. |
| 403 | `ACCOUNT_UNAVAILABLE` | The acting or billing account is unavailable or being deleted. |
| 403 | `AMBIGUOUS_TEAM_API_KEY` | The credential's user belongs to more than one team, so the billing context is ambiguous. |
| 403 | `FORBIDDEN` | Only the paid workspace’s owner can edit its glossary. Team members have read access only. |
| 403 | `INSUFFICIENT_SCOPE` | Grant every required permission or choose another credential. |
| 403 | `INTEGRATION_PLAN_UNSUPPORTED` | The account's integration limits could not be verified. |
| 403 | `SUBSCRIPTION_REQUIRED` | Use an active paid subscription. |
| 403 | `TEAM_MEMBERSHIP_INVALID` | The account’s current team membership does not match this connection’s workspace. Refresh the membership and reconnect. |
| 403 | `TEAM_OWNER_NOT_FOUND` | The effective team owner account could not be found. |
| 404 | `ACCOUNT_NOT_FOUND` | The account or active workspace account could not be found. |
| 409 | `CONCURRENT_ACTION_LIMIT_REACHED` | This account already has 10 integration actions running. Poll an existing request before starting another. |
| 409 | `IDEMPOTENCY_CONFLICT` | Reuse an identifier only with the same operation and arguments. |
| 429 | `INTEGRATION_MONTHLY_LIMIT_REACHED` | Wait for the monthly reset or change plan. |
| 429 | `INTEGRATION_RATE_LIMIT_REACHED` | Wait for Retry-After when present and use backoff. |
| 500 | `INTERNAL_ERROR` | Check saved request state and resource history before deciding to retry a mutation. |
| 503 | `ACTION_RESULT_UNAVAILABLE` | The action ran but its result could not be saved. Inspect saved request state and resource history before starting a new generation. |
| 503 | `SERVER_RESTARTING` | The server is restarting. Retry shortly and keep the same request identifier for a mutation. |

```json theme={null}
{
  "code": "INSUFFICIENT_SCOPE",
  "message": "This credential does not permit the requested action.",
  "status": 403,
  "details": {
    "requiredScopes": ["glossary:write"]
  }
}
```


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