diff --git a/server/api/collections.js b/server/api/collections.js
index 121ad859..bb3997a1 100644
--- a/server/api/collections.js
+++ b/server/api/collections.js
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 // @flow
 import fs from "fs";
-import os from "os";
-import File from "formidable/lib/file";
 import Router from "koa-router";
-import collectionImporter from "../commands/collectionImporter";
 import { ValidationError } from "../errors";
 import { exportCollections } from "../logistics";
 import auth from "../middlewares/authentication";
@@ -113,34 +110,17 @@ router.post("collections.import", auth(), async (ctx) => {
   const attachment = await Attachment.findByPk(attachmentId);
   authorize(user, "read", attachment);
 
-  const buffer = await attachment.buffer;
-  const tmpDir = os.tmpdir();
-  const tmpFilePath = `${tmpDir}/upload-${attachmentId}`;
-
-  await fs.promises.writeFile(tmpFilePath, buffer);
-  const file = new File({
-    name: attachment.name,
-    type: attachment.type,
-    path: tmpFilePath,
-  });
-
-  const { documents, attachments, collections } = await collectionImporter({
-    file,
-    user,
-    type,
+  await Event.create({
+    name: "collections.import",
+    modelId: attachmentId,
+    teamId: user.teamId,
+    actorId: user.id,
+    data: { type },
     ip: ctx.request.ip,
   });
 
   ctx.body = {
-    data: {
-      attachmentCount: attachments.length,
-      documentCount: documents.length,
-      collectionCount: collections.length,
-      collections: collections.map((collection) =>
-        presentCollection(collection)
-      ),
-    },
-    policies: presentPolicies(user, collections),
+    success: true,
   };
 });
 
diff --git a/server/commands/collectionImporter.js b/server/commands/collectionImporter.js
index 58e6e1da..d073213b 100644
--- a/server/commands/collectionImporter.js
+++ b/server/commands/collectionImporter.js
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export default async function collectionImporter({
           name: item.name,
         },
         defaults: {
-          creatorId: user.id,
+          createdById: user.id,
           private: false,
         },
       });
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export default async function collectionImporter({
         const name = `${item.name} (Imported)`;
         collection = await Collection.create({
           teamId: user.teamId,
-          creatorId: user.id,
+          createdById: user.id,
           name,
           private: false,
         });
diff --git a/server/events.js b/server/events.js
index 0d671f5d..a3d72d9e 100644
--- a/server/events.js
+++ b/server/events.js
@@ -101,6 +101,15 @@ export type RevisionEvent = {
   teamId: string,
 };
 
+export type CollectionImportEvent = {
+  name: "collections.import",
+  modelId: string,
+  teamId: string,
+  actorId: string,
+  data: { type: "outline" },
+  ip: string,
+};
+
 export type CollectionEvent =
   | {
   name: | "collections.create" // eslint-disable-line
@@ -167,6 +176,7 @@ export type Event =
   | UserEvent
   | DocumentEvent
   | CollectionEvent
+  | CollectionImportEvent
   | IntegrationEvent
   | GroupEvent
   | RevisionEvent
diff --git a/server/services/importer.js b/server/services/importer.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3d4f9605
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/services/importer.js
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+// @flow
+import fs from "fs";
+import os from "os";
+import File from "formidable/lib/file";
+import collectionImporter from "../commands/collectionImporter";
+import type { Event } from "../events";
+import { Attachment, User } from "../models";
+
+export default class Importer {
+  async on(event: Event) {
+    switch (event.name) {
+      case "collections.import": {
+        const { type } = event.data;
+        const attachment = await Attachment.findByPk(event.modelId);
+        const user = await User.findByPk(event.actorId);
+
+        const buffer = await attachment.buffer;
+        const tmpDir = os.tmpdir();
+        const tmpFilePath = `${tmpDir}/upload-${event.modelId}`;
+
+        await fs.promises.writeFile(tmpFilePath, buffer);
+        const file = new File({
+          name: attachment.name,
+          type: attachment.type,
+          path: tmpFilePath,
+        });
+
+        await collectionImporter({
+          file,
+          user,
+          type,
+          ip: event.ip,
+        });
+
+        return;
+      }
+      default:
+    }
+  }
+}