diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v1/imports_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v1/imports_controller.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2b6a5a5af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v1/imports_controller.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,171 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+class Api::V1::ImportsController < Api::V1::BaseController
+  include Pagy::Backend
+
+  # Ensure proper scope authorization
+  before_action :ensure_read_scope, only: [ :index, :show ]
+  before_action :ensure_write_scope, only: [ :create ]
+  before_action :set_import, only: [ :show ]
+
+  def index
+    family = current_resource_owner.family
+    imports_query = family.imports.ordered
+
+    # Apply filters
+    if params[:status].present?
+      imports_query = imports_query.where(status: params[:status])
+    end
+
+    if params[:type].present?
+      imports_query = imports_query.where(type: params[:type])
+    end
+
+    # Pagination
+    @pagy, @imports = pagy(
+      imports_query,
+      page: safe_page_param,
+      limit: safe_per_page_param
+    )
+
+    @per_page = safe_per_page_param
+
+    render :index
+
+  rescue StandardError => e
+    Rails.logger.error "ImportsController#index error: #{e.message}"
+    render json: { error: "internal_server_error", message: e.message }, status: :internal_server_error
+  end
+
+  def show
+    render :show
+  rescue StandardError => e
+    Rails.logger.error "ImportsController#show error: #{e.message}"
+    render json: { error: "internal_server_error", message: e.message }, status: :internal_server_error
+  end
+
+  def create
+    family = current_resource_owner.family
+
+    # 1. Determine type and validate
+    type = params[:type].to_s
+    type = "TransactionImport" unless Import::TYPES.include?(type)
+
+    # 2. Build the import object with permitted config attributes
+    @import = family.imports.build(import_config_params)
+    @import.type = type
+    @import.account_id = params[:account_id] if params[:account_id].present?
+
+    # 3. Attach the uploaded file if present (with validation)
+    if params[:file].present?
+      file = params[:file]
+
+      if file.size > Import::MAX_CSV_SIZE
+        return render json: {
+          error: "file_too_large",
+          message: "File is too large. Maximum size is #{Import::MAX_CSV_SIZE / 1.megabyte}MB."
+        }, status: :unprocessable_entity
+      end
+
+      unless Import::ALLOWED_MIME_TYPES.include?(file.content_type)
+        return render json: {
+          error: "invalid_file_type",
+          message: "Invalid file type. Please upload a CSV file."
+        }, status: :unprocessable_entity
+      end
+
+      @import.raw_file_str = file.read
+    elsif params[:raw_file_content].present?
+      if params[:raw_file_content].bytesize > Import::MAX_CSV_SIZE
+        return render json: {
+          error: "content_too_large",
+          message: "Content is too large. Maximum size is #{Import::MAX_CSV_SIZE / 1.megabyte}MB."
+        }, status: :unprocessable_entity
+      end
+
+      @import.raw_file_str = params[:raw_file_content]
+    end
+
+    # 4. Save and Process
+    if @import.save
+      # Generate rows if file content was provided
+      if @import.uploaded?
+        begin
+          @import.generate_rows_from_csv
+          @import.reload
+        rescue StandardError => e
+          Rails.logger.error "Row generation failed for import #{@import.id}: #{e.message}"
+        end
+      end
+
+      # If the import is configured (has rows), we can try to auto-publish or just leave it as pending
+      # For API simplicity, if enough info is provided, we might want to trigger processing
+
+      if @import.configured? && params[:publish] == "true"
+        @import.publish_later
+      end
+
+      render :show, status: :created
+    else
+      render json: {
+        error: "validation_failed",
+        message: "Import could not be created",
+        errors: @import.errors.full_messages
+      }, status: :unprocessable_entity
+    end
+
+  rescue StandardError => e
+    Rails.logger.error "ImportsController#create error: #{e.message}"
+    render json: { error: "internal_server_error", message: e.message }, status: :internal_server_error
+  end
+
+  private
+
+    def set_import
+      @import = current_resource_owner.family.imports.includes(:rows).find(params[:id])
+    rescue ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound
+      render json: { error: "not_found", message: "Import not found" }, status: :not_found
+    end
+
+    def ensure_read_scope
+      authorize_scope!(:read)
+    end
+
+    def ensure_write_scope
+      authorize_scope!(:write)
+    end
+
+    def import_config_params
+      params.permit(
+        :date_col_label,
+        :amount_col_label,
+        :name_col_label,
+        :category_col_label,
+        :tags_col_label,
+        :notes_col_label,
+        :account_col_label,
+        :qty_col_label,
+        :ticker_col_label,
+        :price_col_label,
+        :entity_type_col_label,
+        :currency_col_label,
+        :exchange_operating_mic_col_label,
+        :date_format,
+        :number_format,
+        :signage_convention,
+        :col_sep,
+        :amount_type_strategy,
+        :amount_type_inflow_value
+      )
+    end
+
+    def safe_page_param
+      page = params[:page].to_i
+      page > 0 ? page : 1
+    end
+
+    def safe_per_page_param
+      per_page = params[:per_page].to_i
+      (1..100).include?(per_page) ? per_page : 25
+    end
+end
diff --git a/app/controllers/imports_controller.rb b/app/controllers/imports_controller.rb
index 7b6040743..50891d323 100644
--- a/app/controllers/imports_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/imports_controller.rb
@@ -26,14 +26,38 @@ class ImportsController < ApplicationController
   end
 
   def create
+    type = params.dig(:import, :type).to_s
+    type = "TransactionImport" unless Import::TYPES.include?(type)
+
     account = Current.family.accounts.find_by(id: params.dig(:import, :account_id))
     import = Current.family.imports.create!(
-      type: import_params[:type],
+      type: type,
       account: account,
       date_format: Current.family.date_format,
     )
 
-    redirect_to import_upload_path(import)
+    if import_params[:csv_file].present?
+      file = import_params[:csv_file]
+
+      if file.size > Import::MAX_CSV_SIZE
+        import.destroy
+        redirect_to new_import_path, alert: "File is too large. Maximum size is #{Import::MAX_CSV_SIZE / 1.megabyte}MB."
+        return
+      end
+
+      unless Import::ALLOWED_MIME_TYPES.include?(file.content_type)
+        import.destroy
+        redirect_to new_import_path, alert: "Invalid file type. Please upload a CSV file."
+        return
+      end
+
+      # Stream reading is not fully applicable here as we store the raw string in the DB,
+      # but we have validated size beforehand to prevent memory exhaustion from massive files.
+      import.update!(raw_file_str: file.read)
+      redirect_to import_configuration_path(import), notice: "CSV uploaded successfully."
+    else
+      redirect_to import_upload_path(import)
+    end
   end
 
   def show
@@ -70,6 +94,6 @@ class ImportsController < ApplicationController
     end
 
     def import_params
-      params.require(:import).permit(:type)
+      params.require(:import).permit(:csv_file)
     end
 end
diff --git a/app/javascript/controllers/drag_and_drop_import_controller.js b/app/javascript/controllers/drag_and_drop_import_controller.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8b8332ac2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/javascript/controllers/drag_and_drop_import_controller.js
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+import { Controller } from "@hotwired/stimulus"
+
+export default class extends Controller {
+  static targets = ["input", "form", "overlay"]
+
+  dragDepth = 0
+
+  connect() {
+    this.boundDragOver = this.dragOver.bind(this)
+    this.boundDragEnter = this.dragEnter.bind(this)
+    this.boundDragLeave = this.dragLeave.bind(this)
+    this.boundDrop = this.drop.bind(this)
+
+    // Listen on the document to catch drags anywhere
+    document.addEventListener("dragover", this.boundDragOver)
+    document.addEventListener("dragenter", this.boundDragEnter)
+    document.addEventListener("dragleave", this.boundDragLeave)
+    document.addEventListener("drop", this.boundDrop)
+  }
+
+  disconnect() {
+    document.removeEventListener("dragover", this.boundDragOver)
+    document.removeEventListener("dragenter", this.boundDragEnter)
+    document.removeEventListener("dragleave", this.boundDragLeave)
+    document.removeEventListener("drop", this.boundDrop)
+  }
+
+  dragEnter(event) {
+    event.preventDefault()
+    this.dragDepth++
+    if (this.dragDepth === 1) {
+      this.overlayTarget.classList.remove("hidden")
+    }
+  }
+
+  dragOver(event) {
+    event.preventDefault()
+  }
+
+  dragLeave(event) {
+    event.preventDefault()
+    this.dragDepth--
+    if (this.dragDepth <= 0) {
+      this.dragDepth = 0
+      this.overlayTarget.classList.add("hidden")
+    }
+  }
+
+  drop(event) {
+    event.preventDefault()
+    this.dragDepth = 0
+    this.overlayTarget.classList.add("hidden")
+
+    if (event.dataTransfer.files.length > 0) {
+      const file = event.dataTransfer.files[0]
+      // Simple validation
+      if (file.type === "text/csv" || file.name.toLowerCase().endsWith(".csv")) {
+        this.inputTarget.files = event.dataTransfer.files
+        this.formTarget.requestSubmit()
+      } else {
+        alert("Please upload a valid CSV file.")
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/app/models/account_import.rb b/app/models/account_import.rb
index 0ffdcec4c..f5b790a09 100644
--- a/app/models/account_import.rb
+++ b/app/models/account_import.rb
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class AccountImport < Import
 
   def dry_run
     {
-      accounts: rows.count
+      accounts: rows_count
     }
   end
 
diff --git a/app/models/category_import.rb b/app/models/category_import.rb
index a862bb77d..59f8095f4 100644
--- a/app/models/category_import.rb
+++ b/app/models/category_import.rb
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class CategoryImport < Import
   end
 
   def dry_run
-    { categories: rows.count }
+    { categories: rows_count }
   end
 
   def csv_template
diff --git a/app/models/import.rb b/app/models/import.rb
index 536209371..05b426573 100644
--- a/app/models/import.rb
+++ b/app/models/import.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ class Import < ApplicationRecord
   MaxRowCountExceededError = Class.new(StandardError)
   MappingError = Class.new(StandardError)
 
+  MAX_CSV_SIZE = 10.megabytes
+  ALLOWED_MIME_TYPES = %w[text/csv text/plain application/vnd.ms-excel application/csv].freeze
+
   TYPES = %w[TransactionImport TradeImport AccountImport MintImport CategoryImport RuleImport].freeze
   SIGNAGE_CONVENTIONS = %w[inflows_positive inflows_negative]
   SEPARATORS = [ [ "Comma (,)", "," ], [ "Semicolon (;)", ";" ] ].freeze
@@ -36,6 +39,7 @@ class Import < ApplicationRecord
   validates :col_sep, inclusion: { in: SEPARATORS.map(&:last) }
   validates :signage_convention, inclusion: { in: SIGNAGE_CONVENTIONS }, allow_nil: true
   validates :number_format, presence: true, inclusion: { in: NUMBER_FORMATS.keys }
+  validate :account_belongs_to_family
 
   has_many :rows, dependent: :destroy
   has_many :mappings, dependent: :destroy
@@ -110,7 +114,7 @@ class Import < ApplicationRecord
 
   def dry_run
     mappings = {
-      transactions: rows.count,
+      transactions: rows_count,
       categories: Import::CategoryMapping.for_import(self).creational.count,
       tags: Import::TagMapping.for_import(self).creational.count
     }
@@ -152,6 +156,7 @@ class Import < ApplicationRecord
     end
 
     rows.insert_all!(mapped_rows)
+    update_column(:rows_count, rows.count)
   end
 
   def sync_mappings
@@ -181,7 +186,7 @@ class Import < ApplicationRecord
   end
 
   def configured?
-    uploaded? && rows.any?
+    uploaded? && rows_count > 0
   end
 
   def cleaned?
@@ -232,7 +237,7 @@ class Import < ApplicationRecord
 
   private
     def row_count_exceeded?
-      rows.count > max_row_count
+      rows_count > max_row_count
     end
 
     def import!
@@ -288,4 +293,11 @@ class Import < ApplicationRecord
     def set_default_number_format
       self.number_format ||= "1,234.56" # Default to US/UK format
     end
+
+    def account_belongs_to_family
+      return if account.nil?
+      return if account.family_id == family_id
+
+      errors.add(:account, "must belong to your family")
+    end
 end
diff --git a/app/models/import/row.rb b/app/models/import/row.rb
index ef16d26e5..26525b6f4 100644
--- a/app/models/import/row.rb
+++ b/app/models/import/row.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 class Import::Row < ApplicationRecord
-  belongs_to :import
+  belongs_to :import, counter_cache: true
 
   validates :amount, numericality: true, allow_blank: true
   validates :currency, presence: true
diff --git a/app/models/mint_import.rb b/app/models/mint_import.rb
index d62da471d..932353d8a 100644
--- a/app/models/mint_import.rb
+++ b/app/models/mint_import.rb
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ class MintImport < Import
     end
 
     rows.insert_all!(mapped_rows)
+    update_column(:rows_count, rows.count)
   end
 
   def import!
diff --git a/app/models/rule_import.rb b/app/models/rule_import.rb
index e214481aa..d2a2d07ca 100644
--- a/app/models/rule_import.rb
+++ b/app/models/rule_import.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class RuleImport < Import
   end
 
   def dry_run
-    { rules: rows.count }
+    { rules: rows_count }
   end
 
   def csv_template
diff --git a/app/models/trade_import.rb b/app/models/trade_import.rb
index 99e7eb205..40387dfbf 100644
--- a/app/models/trade_import.rb
+++ b/app/models/trade_import.rb
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class TradeImport < Import
   end
 
   def dry_run
-    mappings = { transactions: rows.count }
+    mappings = { transactions: rows_count }
 
     mappings.merge(
       accounts: Import::AccountMapping.for_import(self).creational.count
diff --git a/app/views/api/v1/imports/index.json.jbuilder b/app/views/api/v1/imports/index.json.jbuilder
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..eff1c6414
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/api/v1/imports/index.json.jbuilder
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+json.data do
+  json.array! @imports do |import|
+    json.id import.id
+    json.type import.type
+    json.status import.status
+    json.created_at import.created_at
+    json.updated_at import.updated_at
+    json.account_id import.account_id
+    json.rows_count import.rows_count
+    json.error import.error if import.error.present?
+  end
+end
+
+json.meta do
+  json.current_page @pagy.page
+  json.next_page @pagy.next
+  json.prev_page @pagy.prev
+  json.total_pages @pagy.pages
+  json.total_count @pagy.count
+  json.per_page @per_page
+end
diff --git a/app/views/api/v1/imports/show.json.jbuilder b/app/views/api/v1/imports/show.json.jbuilder
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..18509062e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/api/v1/imports/show.json.jbuilder
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+json.data do
+  json.id @import.id
+  json.type @import.type
+  json.status @import.status
+  json.created_at @import.created_at
+  json.updated_at @import.updated_at
+  json.account_id @import.account_id
+  json.error @import.error if @import.error.present?
+
+  json.configuration do
+    json.date_col_label @import.date_col_label
+    json.amount_col_label @import.amount_col_label
+    json.name_col_label @import.name_col_label
+    json.category_col_label @import.category_col_label
+    json.tags_col_label @import.tags_col_label
+    json.notes_col_label @import.notes_col_label
+    json.account_col_label @import.account_col_label
+    json.date_format @import.date_format
+    json.number_format @import.number_format
+    json.signage_convention @import.signage_convention
+  end
+
+  json.stats do
+    json.rows_count @import.rows_count
+    json.valid_rows_count @import.rows.select(&:valid?).count if @import.rows.loaded?
+  end
+
+  # Only show a subset of rows for preview if needed, or link to a separate rows endpoint
+  # json.sample_rows @import.rows.limit(5)
+end
diff --git a/app/views/import/uploads/show.html.erb b/app/views/import/uploads/show.html.erb
index 1115382ec..7227ff352 100644
--- a/app/views/import/uploads/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/import/uploads/show.html.erb
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@
 
 <%= content_for :previous_path, imports_path %>
 
-<div class="space-y-4">
+<div class="space-y-4" data-controller="drag-and-drop-import">
+  <!-- Overlay -->
+  <%= render "imports/drag_drop_overlay", title: "Drop CSV to upload", subtitle: "Your file will be uploaded automatically" %>
+
   <div class="space-y-4 mx-auto max-w-md">
     <div class="text-center space-y-2">
       <h1 class="text-3xl text-primary font-medium"><%= t(".title") %></h1>
@@ -18,7 +21,7 @@
       <% end %>
 
       <% tabs.with_panel(tab_id: "csv-upload") do %>
-        <%= styled_form_with model: @import, scope: :import, url: import_upload_path(@import), multipart: true, class: "space-y-2" do |form| %>
+        <%= styled_form_with model: @import, scope: :import, url: import_upload_path(@import), multipart: true, class: "space-y-2", data: { drag_and_drop_import_target: "form" } do |form| %>
           <%= form.select :col_sep, Import::SEPARATORS, label: true %>
 
           <% if @import.type == "TransactionImport" || @import.type == "TradeImport" %>
@@ -41,7 +44,7 @@
                 <p class="text-md font-medium text-primary"></p>
               </div>
 
-              <%= form.file_field :csv_file, class: "hidden", "data-auto-submit-form-target": "auto", "data-file-upload-target": "input" %>
+              <%= form.file_field :csv_file, class: "hidden", "data-auto-submit-form-target": "auto", "data-file-upload-target": "input", "data-drag-and-drop-import-target": "input" %>
             </div>
           </div>
 
diff --git a/app/views/imports/_drag_drop_overlay.html.erb b/app/views/imports/_drag_drop_overlay.html.erb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..504920a86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/imports/_drag_drop_overlay.html.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<div data-drag-and-drop-import-target="overlay" class="fixed inset-0 bg-primary/20 backdrop-blur-sm z-50 hidden flex items-center justify-center pointer-events-none">
+  <div class="text-center p-8 bg-container rounded-xl shadow-2xl border-2 border-dashed border-primary animate-in fade-in zoom-in duration-200">
+    <%= icon("upload", size: "xl", class: "text-primary mb-4 mx-auto w-16 h-16") %>
+    <h3 class="text-2xl font-semibold text-primary mb-2"><%= title %></h3>
+    <p class="text-secondary text-base"><%= subtitle %></p>
+  </div>
+</div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/views/transactions/index.html.erb b/app/views/transactions/index.html.erb
index 7251c4c0a..ead305941 100644
--- a/app/views/transactions/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/transactions/index.html.erb
@@ -46,10 +46,18 @@
   <%= render "summary", totals: @search.totals %>
 
   <div id="transactions"
-       data-controller="bulk-select checkbox-toggle"
+       data-controller="bulk-select checkbox-toggle drag-and-drop-import"
        data-bulk-select-singular-label-value="<%= t(".transaction") %>"
        data-bulk-select-plural-label-value="<%= t(".transactions") %>"
-       class="flex flex-col bg-container rounded-xl shadow-border-xs px-3 py-4 lg:p-4">
+       class="flex flex-col bg-container rounded-xl shadow-border-xs px-3 py-4 lg:p-4 relative group">
+
+    <%= form_with url: imports_path, method: :post, class: "hidden", data: { drag_and_drop_import_target: "form" } do |f| %>
+      <%= f.hidden_field "import[type]", value: "TransactionImport" %>
+      <%= f.file_field "import[csv_file]", class: "hidden", data: { drag_and_drop_import_target: "input" }, accept: ".csv" %>
+    <% end %>
+
+    <%= render "imports/drag_drop_overlay", title: "Drop CSV to import", subtitle: "Upload transactions directly" %>
+
     <%= render "transactions/searches/search" %>
 
     <div id="entry-selection-bar" data-bulk-select-target="selectionBar" class="flex justify-center hidden">
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index b7b89b1ae..615cd1314 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -285,11 +285,12 @@ Rails.application.routes.draw do
       post "auth/refresh", to: "auth#refresh"
 
       # Production API endpoints
-      resources :accounts, only: [ :index ]
+      resources :accounts, only: [ :index, :show ]
       resources :categories, only: [ :index, :show ]
       resources :transactions, only: [ :index, :show, :create, :update, :destroy ]
-      resource :usage, only: [ :show ], controller: "usage"
-      resource :sync, only: [ :create ], controller: "sync"
+      resources :imports, only: [ :index, :show, :create ]
+      resource :usage, only: [ :show ], controller: :usage
+      post :sync, to: "sync#create"
 
       resources :chats, only: [ :index, :show, :create, :update, :destroy ] do
         resources :messages, only: [ :create ] do
diff --git a/db/migrate/20251224215026_add_rows_count_to_imports.rb b/db/migrate/20251224215026_add_rows_count_to_imports.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..20566c99f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20251224215026_add_rows_count_to_imports.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+class AddRowsCountToImports < ActiveRecord::Migration[7.2]
+  def up
+    add_column :imports, :rows_count, :integer, default: 0, null: false
+
+    say_with_time "Backfilling rows_count for imports" do
+      Import.reset_column_information
+      Import.find_each do |import|
+        Import.reset_counters(import.id, :rows)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  def down
+    remove_column :imports, :rows_count
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/schema.rb b/db/schema.rb
index b73b0e6ae..6465a2c16 100644
--- a/db/schema.rb
+++ b/db/schema.rb
@@ -588,6 +588,7 @@ ActiveRecord::Schema[7.2].define(version: 2026_01_10_122603) do
     t.string "exchange_operating_mic_col_label"
     t.string "amount_type_strategy", default: "signed_amount"
     t.string "amount_type_inflow_value"
+    t.integer "rows_count", default: 0, null: false
     t.index ["family_id"], name: "index_imports_on_family_id"
   end
 
diff --git a/docs/api/imports.md b/docs/api/imports.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f8f824148
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/api/imports.md
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+# Imports API Documentation
+
+The Imports API allows external applications to programmatically upload and process financial data from CSV files. This API supports creating transaction imports, configuring column mappings, and triggering the import process.
+
+## Authentication requirements
+
+All import endpoints require an OAuth2 access token or API key that grants the appropriate scope (`read` or `read_write`).
+
+## Available endpoints
+
+| Endpoint | Scope | Description |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| `GET /api/v1/imports` | `read` | List imports with filtering and pagination. |
+| `GET /api/v1/imports/{id}` | `read` | Retrieve a single import with configuration and statistics. |
+| `POST /api/v1/imports` | `read_write` | Create a new import and optionally trigger processing. |
+
+## Filtering options
+
+The `GET /api/v1/imports` endpoint supports the following query parameters:
+
+| Parameter | Type | Description |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| `page` | integer | Page number (default: 1) |
+| `per_page` | integer | Items per page (default: 25, max: 100) |
+| `status` | string | Filter by status: `pending`, `importing`, `complete`, `failed`, `reverting`, `revert_failed` |
+| `type` | string | Filter by import type: `TransactionImport`, `TradeImport`, etc. |
+
+## Import object
+
+An import response includes configuration and processing statistics:
+
+```json
+{
+  "data": {
+    "id": "uuid",
+    "type": "TransactionImport",
+    "status": "pending",
+    "created_at": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z",
+    "updated_at": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z",
+    "account_id": "uuid",
+    "configuration": {
+      "date_col_label": "date",
+      "amount_col_label": "amount",
+      "name_col_label": "name",
+      "category_col_label": "category",
+      "tags_col_label": "tags",
+      "notes_col_label": "notes",
+      "account_col_label": null,
+      "date_format": "%m/%d/%Y",
+      "number_format": "1,234.56",
+      "signage_convention": "inflows_positive"
+    },
+    "stats": {
+      "rows_count": 150,
+      "valid_rows_count": 150
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
+## Creating an import
+
+When creating an import, you must provide the file content and the column mappings.
+
+### Parameters
+
+| Parameter | Type | Description |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| `raw_file_content` | string | The raw CSV content as a string. |
+| `file` | file | Alternatively, the CSV file can be uploaded as a multipart form-data part. |
+| `account_id` | uuid | Optional. The ID of the account to import into. |
+| `date_col_label` | string | The header name for the date column. |
+| `amount_col_label` | string | The header name for the amount column. |
+| `name_col_label` | string | The header name for the transaction name column. |
+| `publish` | boolean | If `true`, the import will be automatically queued for processing if configuration is valid. |
+
+Example request body:
+
+```json
+{
+  "raw_file_content": "date,amount,name\n01/01/2024,10.00,Test",
+  "date_col_label": "date",
+  "amount_col_label": "amount",
+  "name_col_label": "name",
+  "account_id": "uuid",
+  "publish": "true"
+}
+```
+
+## Error responses
+
+Errors conform to the shared `ErrorResponse` schema:
+
+```json
+{
+  "error": "error_code",
+  "message": "Human readable error message",
+  "errors": ["Optional array of validation errors"]
+}
+```
+
diff --git a/test/controllers/api/v1/imports_controller_test.rb b/test/controllers/api/v1/imports_controller_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ec01ca7ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/controllers/api/v1/imports_controller_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,206 @@
+require "test_helper"
+
+class Api::V1::ImportsControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
+  setup do
+    @family = families(:dylan_family)
+    @user = users(:family_admin)
+    @account = accounts(:depository)
+    @import = imports(:transaction)
+    @token = valid_token_for(@user)
+  end
+
+  test "should list imports" do
+    get api_v1_imports_url, headers: { Authorization: "Bearer #{@token}" }
+    assert_response :success
+
+    json_response = JSON.parse(response.body)
+    assert_not_empty json_response["data"]
+    assert_equal @family.imports.count, json_response["meta"]["total_count"]
+  end
+
+  test "should show import" do
+    get api_v1_import_url(@import), headers: { Authorization: "Bearer #{@token}" }
+    assert_response :success
+
+    json_response = JSON.parse(response.body)
+    assert_equal @import.id, json_response["data"]["id"]
+    assert_equal @import.status, json_response["data"]["status"]
+  end
+
+  test "should create import with raw content" do
+    csv_content = "date,amount,name\n2023-01-01,-10.00,Test Transaction"
+
+    assert_difference("Import.count") do
+      post api_v1_imports_url,
+           params: {
+             raw_file_content: csv_content,
+             date_col_label: "date",
+             amount_col_label: "amount",
+             name_col_label: "name",
+             account_id: @account.id
+           },
+           headers: { Authorization: "Bearer #{@token}" }
+    end
+
+    assert_response :created
+    json_response = JSON.parse(response.body)
+    assert_equal "pending", json_response["data"]["status"]
+
+    created_import = Import.find(json_response["data"]["id"])
+    assert_equal csv_content, created_import.raw_file_str
+  end
+
+  test "should create import and generate rows when configured" do
+    csv_content = "date,amount,name\n2023-01-01,-10.00,Test Transaction"
+
+    assert_difference([ "Import.count", "Import::Row.count" ], 1) do
+      post api_v1_imports_url,
+           params: {
+             raw_file_content: csv_content,
+             date_col_label: "date",
+             amount_col_label: "amount",
+             name_col_label: "name",
+             account_id: @account.id
+           },
+           headers: { Authorization: "Bearer #{@token}" }
+    end
+
+    assert_response :created
+    json_response = JSON.parse(response.body)
+
+    import = Import.find(json_response["data"]["id"])
+    assert_equal 1, import.rows_count
+    assert_equal "Test Transaction", import.rows.first.name
+    assert_equal "-10.00", import.rows.first.amount # Normalized
+  end
+
+  test "should create import and auto-publish when configured and requested" do
+    csv_content = "date,amount,name\n2023-01-01,-10.00,Test Transaction"
+
+    assert_enqueued_with(job: ImportJob) do
+      post api_v1_imports_url,
+           params: {
+             raw_file_content: csv_content,
+             date_col_label: "date",
+             amount_col_label: "amount",
+             name_col_label: "name",
+             account_id: @account.id,
+             date_format: "%Y-%m-%d",
+             publish: "true"
+           },
+           headers: { Authorization: "Bearer #{@token}" }
+    end
+
+    assert_response :created
+    json_response = JSON.parse(response.body)
+    assert_equal "importing", json_response["data"]["status"]
+  end
+
+  test "should not create import for account in another family" do
+    other_family = Family.create!(name: "Other Family", currency: "USD", locale: "en")
+    other_depository = Depository.create!(subtype: "checking")
+    other_account = Account.create!(family: other_family, name: "Other Account", currency: "USD", classification: "asset", accountable: other_depository, balance: 0)
+
+    csv_content = "date,amount,name\n2023-01-01,-10.00,Test Transaction"
+
+    post api_v1_imports_url,
+          params: {
+            raw_file_content: csv_content,
+            account_id: other_account.id
+          },
+          headers: { Authorization: "Bearer #{@token}" }
+
+    assert_response :unprocessable_entity
+    json_response = JSON.parse(response.body)
+    assert_includes json_response["errors"], "Account must belong to your family"
+  end
+
+  test "should reject file upload exceeding max size" do
+    large_file = Rack::Test::UploadedFile.new(
+      StringIO.new("x" * (Import::MAX_CSV_SIZE + 1)),
+      "text/csv",
+      original_filename: "large.csv"
+    )
+
+    assert_no_difference("Import.count") do
+      post api_v1_imports_url,
+           params: { file: large_file },
+           headers: { Authorization: "Bearer #{@token}" }
+    end
+
+    assert_response :unprocessable_entity
+    json_response = JSON.parse(response.body)
+    assert_equal "file_too_large", json_response["error"]
+  end
+
+  test "should reject file upload with invalid mime type" do
+    invalid_file = Rack::Test::UploadedFile.new(
+      StringIO.new("not a csv"),
+      "application/pdf",
+      original_filename: "document.pdf"
+    )
+
+    assert_no_difference("Import.count") do
+      post api_v1_imports_url,
+           params: { file: invalid_file },
+           headers: { Authorization: "Bearer #{@token}" }
+    end
+
+    assert_response :unprocessable_entity
+    json_response = JSON.parse(response.body)
+    assert_equal "invalid_file_type", json_response["error"]
+  end
+
+  test "should reject raw content exceeding max size" do
+    # Use a small test limit to avoid Rack request size limits
+    test_limit = 1.kilobyte
+    large_content = "x" * (test_limit + 1)
+
+    original_value = Import::MAX_CSV_SIZE
+    Import.send(:remove_const, :MAX_CSV_SIZE)
+    Import.const_set(:MAX_CSV_SIZE, test_limit)
+
+    assert_no_difference("Import.count") do
+      post api_v1_imports_url,
+           params: { raw_file_content: large_content },
+           headers: { Authorization: "Bearer #{@token}" }
+    end
+
+    assert_response :unprocessable_entity
+    json_response = JSON.parse(response.body)
+    assert_equal "content_too_large", json_response["error"]
+  ensure
+    Import.send(:remove_const, :MAX_CSV_SIZE)
+    Import.const_set(:MAX_CSV_SIZE, original_value)
+  end
+
+  test "should accept file upload with valid csv mime type" do
+    csv_content = "date,amount,name\n2023-01-01,-10.00,Test Transaction"
+    valid_file = Rack::Test::UploadedFile.new(
+      StringIO.new(csv_content),
+      "text/csv",
+      original_filename: "transactions.csv"
+    )
+
+    assert_difference("Import.count") do
+      post api_v1_imports_url,
+           params: {
+             file: valid_file,
+             date_col_label: "date",
+             amount_col_label: "amount",
+             name_col_label: "name",
+             account_id: @account.id
+           },
+           headers: { Authorization: "Bearer #{@token}" }
+    end
+
+    assert_response :created
+  end
+
+  private
+
+    def valid_token_for(user)
+      application = Doorkeeper::Application.create!(name: "Test App", redirect_uri: "urn:ietf:wg:oauth:2.0:oob", scopes: "read read_write")
+      Doorkeeper::AccessToken.create!(application: application, resource_owner_id: user.id, scopes: "read read_write").token
+    end
+end
diff --git a/test/models/transaction_import_test.rb b/test/models/transaction_import_test.rb
index c3e505d2e..8e9c8261f 100644
--- a/test/models/transaction_import_test.rb
+++ b/test/models/transaction_import_test.rb
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ class TransactionImportTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
 
   test "configured? if uploaded and rows are generated" do
     @import.expects(:uploaded?).returns(true).once
+    @import.expects(:rows_count).returns(1).once
     assert @import.configured?
   end
 
diff --git a/test/system/drag_and_drop_import_test.rb b/test/system/drag_and_drop_import_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6a2b94e9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/system/drag_and_drop_import_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+require "application_system_test_case"
+
+class DragAndDropImportTest < ApplicationSystemTestCase
+  setup do
+    sign_in users(:family_admin)
+  end
+
+  test "upload csv via hidden input on transactions index" do
+    visit transactions_path
+
+    assert_selector "#transactions[data-controller*='drag-and-drop-import']"
+
+    # We can't easily simulate a true native drag-and-drop in headless chrome via Capybara without complex JS.
+    # However, we can verify that the hidden form exists and works when a file is "dropped" (input populated).
+    # The Stimulus controller's job is just to transfer the dropped file to the input and submit.
+
+    file_path = file_fixture("imports/transactions.csv")
+
+    # Manually make form and input visible
+    execute_script("
+      var form = document.querySelector('form[action=\"#{imports_path}\"]');
+      form.classList.remove('hidden');
+      var input = document.querySelector('input[name=\"import[csv_file]\"]');
+      input.classList.remove('hidden');
+      input.style.display = 'block';
+    ")
+
+    attach_file "import[csv_file]", file_path
+
+    # Submit the form manually since we bypassed the 'drop' event listener which triggers submit
+    find("form[action='#{imports_path}']").evaluate_script("this.requestSubmit()")
+
+    assert_text "CSV uploaded successfully"
+    assert_text "Configure your import"
+  end
+end