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# ExternalStorageImportInput

> Input object in the GraphQL API.

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| - | - | - | - |
| `provider` | [`String!`](https://veryfront.com/docs/cloud/graphql/types/string) | Yes | Storage provider accessed through the caller's own personal connection. A human caller is required; agent, run, and service-account credentials are refused. |
| `projectReference` | [`String`](https://veryfront.com/docs/cloud/graphql/types/string) | No | Project ID or slug. Requires project.uploads.write and destination upload edit permission; quota and plan limits apply. Uses the caller's own personal provider connection. |
| `fileId` | [`String!`](https://veryfront.com/docs/cloud/graphql/types/string) | Yes | |
| `basePath` | [`String`](https://veryfront.com/docs/cloud/graphql/types/string) | No | |
| `folderPath` | [`String`](https://veryfront.com/docs/cloud/graphql/types/string) | No | Destination folder inside Uploads; the Uploads root when omitted. |
| `timestampPrefix` | [`Boolean`](https://veryfront.com/docs/cloud/graphql/types/boolean) | No | |
| `visibility` | [`UploadFolderVisibility`](https://veryfront.com/docs/cloud/graphql/types/uploadfoldervisibility) | No | Visibility of the new upload; inherited from the destination when omitted. Setting it needs upload admin access on the destination, and public a paid plan. |
| `idempotencyKey` | [`String`](https://veryfront.com/docs/cloud/graphql/types/string) | No | 1-128 characters without whitespace. A retry with the same key and input within 24 hours returns the first import instead of importing again. |

[All GraphQL types](https://veryfront.com/docs/cloud/graphql/schema.md) · [Operations](https://veryfront.com/docs/cloud/graphql.md)


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