Creating a segment from a CSV file

Creates a segment from a file with data. There must be at least 100 entries in the file.

Sample request

POST https://api-audience.yandex.com/v1/management/segments/upload_csv_file
Content-Type: multipart/form-data; boundary=--------------------------5b2a52c5c90f668a
Context-Length: 331

--------------------------5b2a52c5c90f668a
Content-Disposition: form-data; name="file"; filename="data.csv"
Content-Type: application/octet-stream

"email","phone","ext_id","key1","key2"
"abc@inbox.ru","111","1","q","w"
"abc@mail.ru","222","2","q","w"
"bcd@mail.ru","333","3","q","w"
"abc@yandex.ru","444","4","q","w"
"bcd@yandex.ru","555","5","q","w"
"cde@mail.ru","666","6","q","w"
"cde@yandex.ru","777","7","q","w"
"def@mail.ru","888","8","q","w"
"def@yandex.ru","999","9","q","w"
--------------------------5b2a52c5c90f668a--

Request

POST

https://api-audience.yandex.ru/v1/management/segments/upload_csv_file

Body

multipart/form-data

{
  "file": "example"
}

Name

Description

file

Type: string<binary>

File to upload.

Example: example

Responses

200 OK

Body

application/json

{
  "segment": {
    "type": "example",
    "id": 0,
    "name": "example",
    "status": "example",
    "create_time": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z",
    "owner": "example",
    "has_guests": true,
    "guest_quantity": 0,
    "can_create_dependent": true,
    "has_derivatives": true,
    "derivatives": [
      0
    ],
    "cookies_matched_quantity": 0,
    "hashed": true,
    "used_hashing_alg": "example",
    "content_type": "example",
    "source_id": 0,
    "source_name": "example",
    "item_quantity": 0,
    "valid_unique_quantity": 0,
    "valid_unique_percentage": "example",
    "matched_quantity": 0,
    "matched_percentage": "example",
    "counter_id": 0,
    "uploading_last_modify_time": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z",
    "device_matching_type": "example"
  }
}

Name

Description

segment

Type: UploadingSegment

A segment created from a file with user data.

Example

{
  "type": "example",
  "id": 0,
  "name": "example",
  "status": "example",
  "create_time": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z",
  "owner": "example",
  "has_guests": true,
  "guest_quantity": 0,
  "can_create_dependent": true,
  "has_derivatives": true,
  "derivatives": [
    0
  ],
  "cookies_matched_quantity": 0,
  "hashed": true,
  "used_hashing_alg": "example",
  "content_type": "example",
  "source_id": 0,
  "source_name": "example",
  "item_quantity": 0,
  "valid_unique_quantity": 0,
  "valid_unique_percentage": "example",
  "matched_quantity": 0,
  "matched_percentage": "example",
  "counter_id": 0,
  "uploading_last_modify_time": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z",
  "device_matching_type": "example"
}

BaseSegment

The segment description by type.

Name	Description
name	Type: string Segment name. Example: `example`
create_time	Type: string<date-time> The time of segment creation. Example: `2025-01-01T00:00:00Z`
id	Type: integer ID of the segment. Specify this parameter when updating a segment.
owner	Type: string The username of the segment owner. Example: `example`
status	Type: string Status of processing the segment. Acceptable values: `uploaded`: The segment with the user's data has been uploaded. `is_processed`: The segment with the specified parameters is being processed. `processed`: The segment has been uploaded and processed. The segment is ready to use. `processing_failed`: Segment processing has failed. `is_updated`: The segment is updating. `few_data`: The segment has insufficient data. Example: `example`
type	Type: string Segment type. Acceptable values: `uploading`: A segment created from a file with user data. `metrika`: A segment imported from Yandex Metrica. `appmetrica`: A segment imported from AppMetrica. `lookalike`: A segment of users who "look like" one of the client's other segments (uses the "lookalike" technology). `geo`: A segment based on location data for polygons and circles. `pixel`: A segment created using a tracking pixel. Example: `example`

Example

{
  "type": "example",
  "id": 0,
  "name": "example",
  "status": "example",
  "create_time": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z",
  "owner": "example"
}

UploadingSegment

A segment created from a file with user data.

All of 2 types

Type: BaseSegment

The segment description by type.

Example

{
  "type": "example",
  "id": 0,
  "name": "example",
  "status": "example",
  "create_time": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z",
  "owner": "example",
  "has_guests": true,
  "guest_quantity": 0,
  "can_create_dependent": true,
  "has_derivatives": true,
  "derivatives": [
    0
  ],
  "cookies_matched_quantity": 0
}

Type: object

content_type	Type: string Type of file content. Acceptable values: `idfa_gaid`: Device IDs. `mac`: MAC addresses. `crm`: CRM data. Example: `example`
device_matching_type	Type: string Device search mode for the segment. Acceptable values: `CROSS_DEVICE`: The segment includes other devices associated with the uploaded ID and belonging to the same user. This is the default value if no search mode is selected. `IN_DEVICE`: The segment includes only the uploaded devices, without expanding to other devices. Currently, the `IN_DEVICE` mode is available only for `idfa_gaid` segments. Example: `example`
hashed	Type: boolean Whether every string in the uploaded file is hashed. Acceptable values: `true`: Hashed. `false`: Unhashed.
used_hashing_alg	Type: string The hashing algorithm used for the data is sent for `hashed: true`. Acceptable value: `SHA256`. Starting January 2025, uploading new MD5 hashes is no longer supported. To upload new data, use SHA‑256. Example: `example`

Example

{
  "hashed": true,
  "used_hashing_alg": "example",
  "content_type": "example",
  "device_matching_type": "example"
}

Example

{
  "type": "example",
  "id": 0,
  "name": "example",
  "status": "example",
  "create_time": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z",
  "owner": "example",
  "has_guests": true,
  "guest_quantity": 0,
  "can_create_dependent": true,
  "has_derivatives": true,
  "derivatives": [
    0
  ],
  "cookies_matched_quantity": 0,
  "hashed": true,
  "used_hashing_alg": "example",
  "content_type": "example",
  "device_matching_type": "example"
}

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