Importing new Contract

POST /api/v1/contracts/import

Imports an existing smart contract by its Hedera contract ID. Only Standard Registry users are allowed to make this request.

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

Permission: Permissions.CONTRACTS_CONTRACT_CREATE

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Request

Request Body

{
  "contractId": "0.0.4532001",
  "description": "Imported retire contract"
}

Field	Type	Required	Description
contractId	string	Yes	The Hedera identifier of the contract to import
description	string	No	Human-readable description of the imported contract

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Response

Success Response

Status: 200 OK

{
  "id": "63e3e5e8a01b3c001234abcd",
  "contractId": "0.0.4532001",
  "description": "Imported retire contract",
  "type": "RETIRE",
  "owner": "example_user"
}

Error Responses

Status	Description
401 Unauthorized	Missing or invalid token
403 Forbidden	Insufficient permissions
500 Internal Server Error	Unexpected server failure