---
title: pricebook.importPrices | Doing Work API
description: Import dated prices into the price book from CSV text (owner or office, needs see_prices, and see_costs when the file has a cost). Columns: sku or name, pr
url: https://doingwork.work/docs/reference/pricebook-importprices/
---

# pricebook.importPrices

Import dated prices into the price book from CSV text (owner or office, needs see_prices, and see_costs when the file has a cost). Columns: sku or name, price, and optionally cost and effective_date (defaults to the shop's today). A supplier list (sku, description, unit cost) needs markup_percent from the shop, which turns unit cost into the price. Matches an existing item by sku (the task code), then by exact name. create_missing adds a service item when a named row matches nothing. dry_run defaults to true and writes nothing. A real run keeps every earlier price and sets the item's price only when the date is today or earlier.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Who | Agents can call this |
| REST | `POST /v1/pricebook/prices/import` |
| MCP tool | `pricebook_importPrices` |
| Writes | yes, send an Idempotency-Key |
| Area | [Quotes (unlimited)](https://doingwork.work/docs/reference/#quotes-unlimited) |

## When to use it

Import dated prices into the price book from CSV text (owner or office, needs see_prices, and see_costs when the file has a cost). Columns: sku or name, price, and optionally cost and effective_date (defaults to the shop's today).

## What to tell the owner

Say what you did in plain words and what happens next.

## Input

| Field | Type | Required |
|---|---|---|
| `shop_id` | string (uuid) | yes |
| `csv` | string | yes |
| `source` | string | yes |
| `markup_percent` | number | no |
| `create_missing` | boolean | no |
| `dry_run` | boolean | no |

## Example

```http
POST https://doingwork.work/v1/pricebook/prices/import
content-type: application/json
Idempotency-Key: 3f1c...

{
  "shop_id": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000000",
  "csv": "...",
  "source": "..."
}
```

## Output

JSON. The response shape isn't published yet; read the fields you need and ignore the rest. Errors are `{code, message, status}`.

## Errors

| Code | Status | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| `invalid_input`, `invalid_token`, `rate_limited` |  | Can happen on any call. See [errors](https://doingwork.work/docs/errors/). |