---
search:
  tags:
    - Ingestion Rules
    - POST
seo:
  description: >-
    Ingest the files GET /<rule_id>/existing-files… Reference for the POST
    /v1/ingestion-rules/{rule_id}/existing-files/ingest endpoint in the Roboto
    REST API.
sidebar:
  label: Ingest existing files
  badge: POST
title: Ingest existing files
type: openapi-operation
---
Ingest the files ``GET /<rule_id>/existing-files`` counts, in the background.

### Access control
 - requires_org
 - Restricted tokens need the API scope `api.everything_else`

`POST /v1/ingestion-rules/{rule_id}/existing-files/ingest`