Bulk API Patterns

Quality score: 70/100 · Category: General · Sub-category: general-misc

Use when implementing Bulk API 2.0 REST calls, choosing between Bulk API 2.0 and legacy Bulk API v1, handling CSV format requirements for bulk ingest, paginating query job results with locators, or constructing multipart job requests. Triggers: bulk api 2.0 endpoint, ingest job REST call, query job locator, bulk CSV format, hard delete bulk, v1 vs v2 bulk api. NOT for Data Loader UI steps (use data-import-and-management), NOT for strategic load-size decisions or concurrency mode selection (use bulk-api-and-large-data-loads).

What this skill does

Bulk API Patterns is a production-ready Claude Code skill (quality score 70/100) in the general-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/bulk-api-patterns/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when implementing Bulk API 2.0 REST calls, choosing between Bulk API 2.

Who uses this skill

The Bulk API Patterns skill is built for Claude Code users and developers across all disciplines looking for general-purpose AI assistance. It is part of the open ClaudSkills registry, a community-curated catalog of 15,000+ capabilities you can install for Claude Code — the Claude CLI agent.

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/bulk-api-patterns
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/bulk-api-patterns/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/bulk-api-patterns/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/bulk-api-patterns/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/bulk-api-patterns/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\bulk-api-patterns\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

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