diff --git a/api/s5/s5.go b/api/s5/s5.go
index dc318ff..7cebed9 100644
--- a/api/s5/s5.go
+++ b/api/s5/s5.go
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	_import "git.lumeweb.com/LumeWeb/portal/import"
+
 	"git.lumeweb.com/LumeWeb/portal/api/router"
 	"git.lumeweb.com/LumeWeb/portal/bao"
 	"git.lumeweb.com/LumeWeb/portal/renter"
@@ -88,6 +90,7 @@ type S5API struct {
 	logger     *zap.Logger
 	tusHandler *s5.TusHandler
 	cron       *cron.CronServiceDefault
+	_import    _import.ImportService
 }
 
 type APIParams struct {
@@ -102,6 +105,7 @@ type APIParams struct {
 	Logger     *zap.Logger
 	TusHandler *s5.TusHandler
 	Cron       *cron.CronServiceDefault
+	Import     _import.ImportService
 }
 
 type S5ApiResult struct {
@@ -122,6 +126,7 @@ func NewS5(params APIParams) (S5ApiResult, error) {
 		logger:     params.Logger,
 		tusHandler: params.TusHandler,
 		cron:       params.Cron,
+		_import:    params.Import,
 	}
 	return S5ApiResult{
 		API:   api,
@@ -224,8 +229,9 @@ func (s *S5API) Routes() (*httprouter.Router, error) {
 		"OPTIONS /s5/download/:cid": middleware.ApplyMiddlewares(corsOptionsHandler, middleware.ProxyMiddleware, defaultCors.Handler),
 
 		// Pins API
-		"POST /s5/pin/:cid":      middleware.ApplyMiddlewares(s.accountPin, middleware.ProxyMiddleware, authMw),
-		"DELETE /s5/delete/:cid": middleware.ApplyMiddlewares(s.accountPinDelete, middleware.ProxyMiddleware, authMw),
+		"POST /s5/pin/:cid":       middleware.ApplyMiddlewares(s.accountPin, middleware.ProxyMiddleware, authMw),
+		"GET /s5/pin/:cid/status": middleware.ApplyMiddlewares(s.accountPinStatus, middleware.ProxyMiddleware, authMw),
+		"DELETE /s5/delete/:cid":  middleware.ApplyMiddlewares(s.accountPinDelete, middleware.ProxyMiddleware, authMw),
 
 		// Debug API
 		"GET /s5/debug/download_urls/:cid":      middleware.ApplyMiddlewares(s.debugDownloadUrls, middleware.ProxyMiddleware, debugCors.Handler),
@@ -1010,7 +1016,7 @@ func (s *S5API) accountPinManifest(jc jape.Context, userId uint, cid *encoding.C
 					error:   nil,
 					cid:     cid,
 				}
-				err := s.pinEntity(ctx, userId, cid)
+				err := s.pinEntity(ctx, userId, jc.Request.RemoteAddr, cid)
 				if err != nil {
 					s.logger.Error("Error pinning entity", zap.Error(err))
 					ret.success = false
@@ -1103,7 +1109,7 @@ func (s *S5API) accountPin(jc jape.Context) {
 			s.accountPinManifest(jc, userID, decodedCid, true)
 			return
 		} else {
-			err = s.pinEntity(jc.Request.Context(), userID, decodedCid)
+			err = s.pinEntity(jc.Request.Context(), userID, jc.Request.RemoteAddr, decodedCid)
 			if err != nil {
 				s.sendErrorResponse(jc, NewS5Error(ErrKeyStorageOperationFailed, err))
 				return
@@ -1122,7 +1128,7 @@ func (s *S5API) accountPin(jc jape.Context) {
 					s.sendErrorResponse(jc, NewS5Error(ErrKeyStorageOperationFailed, err))
 					return
 				}
-				err := s.pinEntity(jc.Request.Context(), userID, cid)
+				err := s.pinEntity(jc.Request.Context(), userID, jc.Request.RemoteAddr, cid)
 				if err != nil {
 					s.sendErrorResponse(jc, NewS5Error(ErrKeyStorageOperationFailed, err))
 					return
@@ -1134,7 +1140,11 @@ func (s *S5API) accountPin(jc jape.Context) {
 	jc.ResponseWriter.WriteHeader(http.StatusNoContent)
 }
 
-func (s *S5API) pinEntity(ctx context.Context, userId uint, cid *encoding.CID) error {
+func (s *S5API) accountPinStatus(jc jape.Context) {
+
+}
+
+func (s *S5API) pinEntity(ctx context.Context, userId uint, userIp string, cid *encoding.CID) error {
 	found := true
 
 	if err := s.accounts.PinByHash(cid.Hash.HashBytes(), userId); err != nil {
@@ -1253,6 +1263,17 @@ func (s *S5API) pinEntity(ctx context.Context, userId uint, cid *encoding.CID) e
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil
 		}
+
+		err = s._import.SaveImport(ctx, _import.ImportMetadata{
+			UserID:     userId,
+			Hash:       cid.Hash.HashBytes(),
+			Protocol:   s5.GetStorageProtocol(s.protocol).Name(),
+			ImporterIP: userIp,
+		}, true)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -1970,6 +1991,7 @@ func (s *S5API) newFile(params FileParams) *S5File {
 
 func (s *S5API) pinImportCronJob(cid string, url string, proofUrl string, userId uint) error {
 	ctx := context.Background()
+	totalStages := 3
 
 	// Parse CID early to avoid unnecessary operations if it fails.
 	parsedCid, err := encoding.CIDFromString(cid)
@@ -1978,6 +2000,18 @@ func (s *S5API) pinImportCronJob(cid string, url string, proofUrl string, userId
 		return err
 	}
 
+	__import, err := s._import.GetImport(ctx, parsedCid.Hash.HashBytes())
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	__import.Status = models.ImportStatusProcessing
+
+	err = s._import.SaveImport(ctx, __import, true)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	// Function to streamline error handling and closing of response body.
 	closeBody := func(body io.ReadCloser) {
 		if err := body.Close(); err != nil {
@@ -1998,7 +2032,10 @@ func (s *S5API) pinImportCronJob(cid string, url string, proofUrl string, userId
 			s.logger.Error("error executing request", zap.Error(err))
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		defer closeBody(res.Body)
+
+		importReader := _import.NewImportReader(s._import, __import, res.Body, parsedCid.Size, 1, totalStages)
+
+		defer closeBody(importReader)
 
 		if res.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
 			errMsg := "error fetching URL: " + fetchUrl
@@ -2006,7 +2043,7 @@ func (s *S5API) pinImportCronJob(cid string, url string, proofUrl string, userId
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf(errMsg+" with status: %s", res.Status)
 		}
 
-		data, err := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
+		data, err := io.ReadAll(importReader)
 		if err != nil {
 			s.logger.Error("error reading response body", zap.Error(err))
 			return nil, err
@@ -2020,7 +2057,12 @@ func (s *S5API) pinImportCronJob(cid string, url string, proofUrl string, userId
 			return err
 		}
 
-		if err := s.accounts.PinByHash(parsedCid.Hash.HashBytes(), userId); err != nil {
+		if err := s.accounts.PinByHash(upload.Hash, userId); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		err = s._import.DeleteImport(ctx, upload.Hash)
+		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
@@ -2043,7 +2085,9 @@ func (s *S5API) pinImportCronJob(cid string, url string, proofUrl string, userId
 			return fmt.Errorf("hash mismatch")
 		}
 
-		upload, err := s.storage.UploadObject(ctx, s5.GetStorageProtocol(s.protocol), bytes.NewReader(fileData), nil, hash)
+		importReader := _import.NewImportReader(s._import, __import, bytes.NewReader(fileData), parsedCid.Size, 2, totalStages)
+
+		upload, err := s.storage.UploadObject(ctx, s5.GetStorageProtocol(s.protocol), importReader, nil, hash)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -2096,11 +2140,13 @@ func (s *S5API) pinImportCronJob(cid string, url string, proofUrl string, userId
 
 	}(verifier)
 
+	importReader := _import.NewImportReader(s._import, __import, verifier, parsedCid.Size, 2, totalStages)
+
 	if parsedCid.Size < storage.S3_MULTIPART_MIN_PART_SIZE {
 		_, err = client.PutObject(ctx, &s3.PutObjectInput{
 			Bucket:        aws.String(s.config.Config().Core.Storage.S3.BufferBucket),
 			Key:           aws.String(cid),
-			Body:          verifier,
+			Body:          importReader,
 			ContentLength: aws.Int64(int64(parsedCid.Size)),
 		})
 		if err != nil {
@@ -2108,13 +2154,15 @@ func (s *S5API) pinImportCronJob(cid string, url string, proofUrl string, userId
 			return err
 		}
 	} else {
-		err := s.storage.S3MultipartUpload(ctx, verifier, s.config.Config().Core.Storage.S3.BufferBucket, cid, parsedCid.Size)
+		err := s.storage.S3MultipartUpload(ctx, importReader, s.config.Config().Core.Storage.S3.BufferBucket, cid, parsedCid.Size)
 		if err != nil {
 			s.logger.Error("error uploading object", zap.Error(err))
 			return err
 		}
 	}
 
+	importReader = _import.NewImportReader(s._import, __import, res.Body, parsedCid.Size, 3, totalStages)
+
 	upload, err := s.storage.UploadObject(ctx, s5.GetStorageProtocol(s.protocol), nil, &renter.MultiPartUploadParams{
 		ReaderFactory: func(start uint, end uint) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
 			rangeHeader := "bytes=%d-"
@@ -2134,6 +2182,11 @@ func (s *S5API) pinImportCronJob(cid string, url string, proofUrl string, userId
 				return nil, err
 			}
 
+			err = importReader.ReadBytes(int(end - start))
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+
 			return object.Body, nil
 		},
 		Bucket:          s.config.Config().Core.Storage.S3.BufferBucket,