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# Importing Schema from .zip

**`POST /schemas/push/{topicId}/import/file`**

Imports a new schema from a zip file into the local database asynchronously. Returns a task ID immediately; poll `GET /tasks/{taskId}` for the result.

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

**Permission:** `Permissions.SCHEMAS_SCHEMA_CREATE`

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## Request

### Path Parameters

| Parameter | Type   | Required | Description                                                         |
| --------- | ------ | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `topicId` | string | Yes      | The Hedera topic ID to import the schema under (e.g. `0.0.4532001`) |

### Request Body

The request body must be the raw binary content of a `.zip` file exported from Guardian.

**Content-Type:** `application/octet-stream`

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## Response

### Success Response

**Status:** `202 Accepted`

```json
{
  "taskId": "63e3e5e8a01b3c001234abcd",
  "expectation": "Import schema file"
}
```

Poll `GET /tasks/{taskId}` to retrieve the result.

### Error Responses

| Status                      | Description               |
| --------------------------- | ------------------------- |
| `401 Unauthorized`          | Missing or invalid token  |
| `403 Forbidden`             | Insufficient permissions  |
| `422 Unprocessable Entity`  | File is missing or empty  |
| `500 Internal Server Error` | Unexpected server failure |