name : start-user-import-job.rst **To start an import job** The following ``start-user-import-job`` example starts the requested import job in the requested user pool. :: aws cognito-idp start-user-import-job \ --user-pool-id us-west-2_EXAMPLE \ --job-id import-mAgUtd8PMm Output:: { "UserImportJob": { "CloudWatchLogsRoleArn": "arn:aws:iam::123456789012:role/example-cloudwatch-logs-role", "CreationDate": 1736442975.904, "FailedUsers": 0, "ImportedUsers": 0, "JobId": "import-mAgUtd8PMm", "JobName": "Customer import", "PreSignedUrl": "https://aws-cognito-idp-user-import-pdx.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/123456789012/us-west-2_EXAMPLE/import-mAgUtd8PMm?X-Amz-Security-Token=[token]&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Date=20241226T193341Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host%3Bx-amz-server-side-encryption&X-Amz-Expires=899&X-Amz-Credential=[credential]&X-Amz-Signature=[signature]", "SkippedUsers": 0, "StartDate": 1736443020.081, "Status": "Pending", "UserPoolId": "us-west-2_EXAMPLE" } } For more information, see `Importing users into a user pool <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cognito/latest/developerguide/cognito-user-pools-using-import-tool.html>`__ in the *Amazon Cognito Developer Guide*.