diff --git a/doc/api/import.md b/doc/api/import.md
index 261340e6924ec6cd3a60f8cc52c57c0f9ead2fe1..7a045ee8b30702c94630a4509015ac38cb6983c1 100644
--- a/doc/api/import.md
+++ b/doc/api/import.md
@@ -223,6 +223,46 @@ curl --request POST \
 }'
 ```
 
+## Import a repository from Gitea
+
+> - [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/442717) in GitLab 16.11.
+
+Import your projects from Gitea Server to GitLab using the API.
+
+Prerequisites:
+
+- [Prerequisites for Gitea importer](../user/project/import/gitea.md#prerequisites).
+- The namespace set in `target_namespace` must exist.
+- The namespace can be your user namespace or an existing group that you have at least the Maintainer role for.
+
+```plaintext
+POST /import/gitea
+```
+
+| Attribute                  | Type    | Required | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
+|----------------------------|---------|----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| `personal_access_token`    | string  | yes      | Gitea personal access token                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
+| `repo_id`                  | integer | yes      | Gitea repository ID                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
+| `new_name`                 | string  | no       | New repository name                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
+| `target_namespace`         | string  | yes      | Namespace to import repository into. Supports subgroups like `/namespace/subgroup`. Must not be blank                                                                                                                                                      |
+| `gitea_host_url`          | string  | no  | Gitea host URL                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
+| `optional_stages`          | object  | no  | [Additional items to import](../user/project/import/github.md#select-additional-items-to-import).                                                                      |
+| `timeout_strategy`          | string | no  | Strategy for handling import timeouts. Valid values are `optimistic` (continue to next stage of import) or `pessimistic` (fail immediately). Defaults to `pessimistic`. |
+
+```shell
+curl --request POST \
+  --url "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/import/gitea" \
+  --header "content-type: application/json" \
+  --header "Authorization: Bearer <your_access_token>" \
+  --data '{
+    "personal_access_token": "aBc123abC12aBc123abC12abC123+_A/c123",
+    "repo_id": "12345",
+    "target_namespace": "group/subgroup",
+    "new_name": "NEW-NAME",
+    "gitea_host_url": "https://mygitea.example.com"
+}'
+```
+
 ## Related topics
 
 - [Group migration by direct transfer API](bulk_imports.md).
diff --git a/lib/api/api.rb b/lib/api/api.rb
index cecb0d9001ebed0f73fce3ea6270f996143883e8..9a9309224310c72c5790b0f30774755a2ddeb74a 100644
--- a/lib/api/api.rb
+++ b/lib/api/api.rb
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@ def initialize(location_url)
         mount ::API::HelmPackages
         mount ::API::ImportBitbucketServer
         mount ::API::ImportGithub
+        mount ::API::ImportGitea
         mount ::API::Integrations
         mount ::API::Integrations::Slack::Events
         mount ::API::Integrations::Slack::Interactions
diff --git a/lib/api/helpers/import_gitea_helpers.rb b/lib/api/helpers/import_gitea_helpers.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..014c4611cbd45a443edddeaa680fa8aba979ee59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/api/helpers/import_gitea_helpers.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module API
+  module Helpers
+    module ImportGiteaHelpers
+      def client
+        @client ||= Gitlab::LegacyGithubImport::Client.new(params[:personal_access_token], **client_options)
+      end
+
+      def access_params
+        {
+          github_access_token: params[:personal_access_token]
+        }
+      end
+
+      def provider
+        :gitea
+      end
+
+      def provider_name
+        :gitea
+      end
+
+      def provider_url
+        params[:gitea_host_url]
+      end
+
+      def client_options
+        verified_url, provider_hostname = verify_blocked_uri
+
+        {
+          host: verified_url.scheme == 'https' ? provider_url : verified_url.to_s,
+          api_version: 'v1',
+          hostname: provider_hostname
+        }
+      end
+
+      def verify_blocked_uri
+        @verify_blocked_uri ||= Gitlab::UrlBlocker.validate!(
+          provider_url,
+          allow_localhost: allow_local_requests?,
+          allow_local_network: allow_local_requests?,
+          schemes: %w[http https]
+        )
+      rescue Gitlab::HTTP_V2::UrlBlocker::BlockedUrlError => e
+        error!(format(s_('Specified URL cannot be used: "%{reason}"'), reason: e.message), 403)
+      end
+
+      def allow_local_requests?
+        Gitlab::CurrentSettings.allow_local_requests_from_web_hooks_and_services?
+      end
+
+      def provider_unauthorized
+        error!("Access denied to your #{Gitlab::ImportSources.title(provider.to_s)} account.", 401)
+      end
+
+      def too_many_requests
+        error!('Too Many Requests', 429)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/api/import_gitea.rb b/lib/api/import_gitea.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..1d55dbb9fd76dc1e0d8eb1c518a9a70e2476f32c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/api/import_gitea.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module API
+  class ImportGitea < ::API::ImportGithub
+    extend ::Gitlab::Utils::Override
+    before { authenticate! }
+
+    helpers ::API::Helpers::ImportGiteaHelpers
+
+    desc 'Import a Gitea project' do
+      detail 'This feature is experimental'
+      success code: 201, model: ::ProjectEntity
+      failure [
+        { code: 400, message: 'Bad request' },
+        { code: 401, message: 'Unauthorized' },
+        { code: 403, message: 'Forbidden' },
+        { code: 422, message: 'Unprocessable entity' },
+        { code: 503, message: 'Service unavailable' }
+      ]
+      tags ['project_import_gitea']
+    end
+    params do
+      requires :personal_access_token, type: String, desc: 'Gitea personal access token'
+      requires :repo_id, type: Integer, desc: 'Gitea repository ID'
+      optional :new_name, type: String, desc: 'New repo name'
+      requires :target_namespace, type: String, allow_blank: false, desc: 'Namespace or group to import repository into'
+      optional :gitea_host_url, type: String, desc: 'Gitea Host url'
+      optional :optional_stages, type: Hash, desc: 'Optional stages of import to be performed'
+      optional :timeout_strategy, type: String, values: ::ProjectImportData::TIMEOUT_STRATEGIES,
+        desc: 'Strategy for behavior on timeouts'
+    end
+    post 'import/gitea' do
+      result = Import::GithubService.new(client, current_user, params).execute(access_params, provider)
+
+      if result[:status] == :success
+        present ProjectSerializer.new.represent(result[:project])
+      else
+        status result[:http_status]
+        { errors: result[:message] }
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end