$import & /fhir/$import
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$import is an implementation of the upcoming FHIR Bulk Import API. This is an asynchronous Operation, which returns url to monitor progress. There are two versions of this operation - /fhir/$import accepts data in FHIR format, /$import works with .
/$import
Required
Not required
/fhir/$import
Required
Not required
Keep in mind that $import does not validate inserted resources for the sake of performance. Pay attention to the structure of data you insert and use the correct URL for your data format, i.e.: use /fhir prefix for FHIR data.
id
Identifier of the import
contentEncoding
Supports gzip or plain (non-gzipped .ndjson files)
inputs
Resources to import
update
Update history for updated resources (false by default)
You can monitor progress by using id you provided in request body.
id
string
Identifier of the import
resourceType
string
Type of resource where the progress of import operation is recorded.
Possible value: BulkImportStatus
meta
object
meta.createdAt
string
Timestamp string at which the resource was created
meta.lastUpdated
string
Timestamp string at which the resource was updated last time
meta.versionId
string
Version id of this resource
contentEncoding
string
gzip or plain
time
object
time.start
string
Timestamp string at which the operation started in ISO format
time.end
string
Timestamp string at which the operation was completed in ISO format. Only present after the entire import operation has been completed
type
string
Data format type to be loaded.
Possible values: aidbox, fhir
inputs
object[]
inputs[].url
string
URL from which load resources
inputs[].resourceType
string
Resource type to be loaded
inputs[].status
string
Load status for each input. Only present after the operation for this input has been completed.
Possible values: finished, failed
inputs[].total
integer
The number of loaded resources. Only present after the operation for this input has been completed successfully
inputs[].ts
string
Timestamp string at which the loading was completed in ISO format. Only present after the operation for this input has been completed
inputs[].duration
integer
Duration of loading in milliseconds. Only present after the operation for this input has been completed successfully
status
string
Load status for all inputs.
Only present after the entire import operation has been completed.
After completed, this value is always finished, regardless of whether each input is finished or failed.
Possible value: finished
For performance reasons $import does raw upsert into the resource table without history update. If you want to store the previous version of resources in history, please set update = true
With this flag, Aidbox will update the history for updated resources. For each resource:
if the resource was not present in DB before the import, the import time will be the same.
if the resource was present in DB before and it's updated during the import, it will double the time importing this resource because of the additional insert operation into the _history table.
In the future, the ability to list and cancel $import operations will be added, as well as detailed progress info on the operation.
Changes in the new $import API:
Executing more than one import with the same id is not possible. Users can omit the `id` field from the request, allowing Aidbox to generate the ID.
The status of the workflow can be accessed with a GET request to /v2/$import/<id> instead of /BulkImportStatus/<id>. The URL for the import status is returned in the content-location header of the $import request.
This feature is not available in Multibox
To start import make a POST request to /v2[/fhir]/$import:
id
Identifier of the import.
If you don't provide this, the id will be auto-generated. You can check it on Content-Location header in the response
contentEncoding
Supports gzip or plain (non-gzipped .ndjson files)
inputs (required)
Resources to import
url - URL from which load resources
resourceType - Resource type to be loaded
update
Update history for updated resources (false by default)
allowedRetryCount
Set the maximum number of import retries for each input (2 by default)
To check the status of the import make a GET request to /v2/$import/<id>:
Sometimes you want to import local file into local Aidbox. Possible solutions for local development:
aidboxone container (not aidboxdb):Improved version of the $import operation, to enhance its reliability and performance. By implementing this operation on top of the , it allows the $import operation to be more reliable, continue work after restarts, and handle errors correctly. The Task API also enables the operation to accept multiple requests and execute them from a queue while simultaneously processing multiple items from the "inputs" field (with a default of two items processed simultaneously). Users can monitor the status of the operation through the .
As the operation is built on top of our workflow engine, the statuses and outcomes of the files and import as a whole are inherited from