---
title: "Run import staging cleanup REST API | HitKeep"
description: "Reference for the HitKeep REST API operation Run import staging cleanup, including request parameters, responses, and authentication notes."
canonical: "https://hitkeep.com/api/operations/apiadminsystemimport-stage-cleanuprun/"
---

# Run import staging cleanup REST API

POST

/api/admin/system/import-stage-cleanup/run

FetchcURL

```
const url = 'http://127.0.0.1:25737/api/admin/system/import-stage-cleanup/run';
const options = {method: 'POST', headers: {cookie: 'hk_token=<hk_token>'}};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```
curl --request POST \
  --url http://127.0.0.1:25737/api/admin/system/import-stage-cleanup/run \
  --cookie hk_token=<hk_token>
```

-

Removes stale staged import upload files immediately and writes an instance audit log entry with the actor and outcome.

## Authorizations

- **[cookieAuth](https://hitkeep.com/api/#cookieauth)**

## Responses

### 200

Import staging cleanup result

application/json

object

**message**

string

**result**

object

**bytes_cleaned**

integer format: int64

**errors**

Array<string>

**files_cleaned**

integer

**imports_cleaned**

integer

**imports_marked_failed**

integer

**status**

string

##### Examplegenerated

```
{
  "message": "example",
  "result": {
    "bytes_cleaned": 1,
    "errors": [
      "example"
    ],
    "files_cleaned": 1,
    "imports_cleaned": 1,
    "imports_marked_failed": 1
  },
  "status": "example"
}
```

### 409

Cleanup disabled

application/json

object

**message**

string

##### Examplegenerated

```
{
  "message": "example"
}
```

### 500

Cleanup failed

application/json

object

**message**

string

**result**

object

**bytes_cleaned**

integer format: int64

**errors**

Array<string>

**files_cleaned**

integer

**imports_cleaned**

integer

**imports_marked_failed**

integer

**status**

string

##### Examplegenerated

```
{
  "message": "example",
  "result": {
    "bytes_cleaned": 1,
    "errors": [
      "example"
    ],
    "files_cleaned": 1,
    "imports_cleaned": 1,
    "imports_marked_failed": 1
  },
  "status": "example"
}
```

### 503

Store not available

application/json

object

**message**

string

##### Examplegenerated

```
{
  "message": "example"
}
```

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