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# Importing Tool from a Zip file

**`POST /api/v1/tools/import/file-metadata`**

Imports a new tool and all associated artifacts from a multipart zip file upload, with an optional metadata file.

**Authentication:** Bearer token required (`Authorization: Bearer <token>`)

**Permission:** `Permissions.TOOL_MIGRATION_CREATE`

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## Request

**Content-Type:** `multipart/form-data`

| Field      | Type   | Required | Description                                |
| ---------- | ------ | -------- | ------------------------------------------ |
| `file`     | binary | Yes      | ZIP file containing the tool configuration |
| `metadata` | binary | No       | JSON metadata file for the tool migration  |

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## Response

### Success Response

**Status:** `201 Created`

```json
{
  "id": "63e3e5e8a01b3c001234abcd",
  "name": "Imported Tool",
  "description": "Tool imported from zip",
  "status": "DRAFT",
  "creator": "did:hedera:testnet:zHcDLGFNymFAJiMBKnpbHDgjvTn6yZnwkPPeFhtJBECH_0.0.4532001",
  "owner": "did:hedera:testnet:zHcDLGFNymFAJiMBKnpbHDgjvTn6yZnwkPPeFhtJBECH_0.0.4532001",
  "topicId": "0.0.5000001"
}
```

### Error Responses

| Status                      | Description                                                 |
| --------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- |
| `401 Unauthorized`          | Missing or invalid token                                    |
| `403 Forbidden`             | Insufficient permissions                                    |
| `500 Internal Server Error` | Unexpected server failure or missing tool file in form data |


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