This endpoint imports a media file from a given URL. The import is processed asynchronously and will return a background_job_status object rather than the typical Media response object. You can poll the background job status endpoint to check on the progress of the import.

If no folder_id is provided, a new folder called "Untitled Folder" will be created and the imported media will be placed there.

The URL must be publicly accessible — Wistia's servers need to be able to fetch the file directly.

Note: imports from certain domains (e.g. vimeo.com, wistia.com) are not permitted.

Requires api token with one of the following permissions

Read, update & delete anything