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vip import media

Import media files to a production environment from an archived file at a local path or a publicly accessible remote URL.

Usage

vip import media [options]

Options

OptionDescription
-a, --app [value] Target an application. Accepts a string value for the application name or an integer for the application ID.
-e, --env [value] Target an environment. Accepts a string value for the environment type.
-f, --force Skip confirmation. (default: false)
-h, --help Retrieve a description, examples, and available options for a (sub)command. (default: false)
-v, --version Retrieve the version number of VIP-CLI currently installed on the local machine. (default: false)
-d, --debug [value] Generate verbose output during command execution to help identify or fix errors or bugs. –exportFileErrorsToJson [value] Format the error log in JSON. Default is TXT.
-s, --saveErrorLog [value] Skip the confirmation prompt and download an error log for the import automatically.
-o, --overwriteExistingFiles Overwrite existing files with the imported files if they have the same path and file name. (default: false)
-i, --importIntermediateImages Include intermediate image files in the import. (default: false)

Examples

- Import the archived file "uploads.zip" from the user's local machine to a production environment.
$ vip @example-app.production import media /path/to/uploads.zip

- Import the archived file "uploads.tar.gz" from a publicly accessible URL to a production environment.
$ vip @example-app.production import media https://example.com/uploads.tar.gz

- Overwrite existing files with the imported files if they have the same file path and name, and format the error log for the import in JSON.
$ vip @example-app.production import media https://example.com/uploads.tgz --overwriteExistingFiles --exportFileErrorsToJson

- Check the status of the most recent media import.
$ vip @example-app.production import media status

- Abort the currently running media import.
$ vip @example-app.production import media abort

Subcommands

NameDescription
status Check the status of a currently running media import or retrieve an error log of the most recent media import.
abort Abort the media import currently in progress.

Last updated: July 07, 2026