diff --git a/src/key/import.ts b/src/key/import.ts
index f2f5ec5b8..936127b44 100644
--- a/src/key/import.ts
+++ b/src/key/import.ts
@@ -4,16 +4,23 @@ import type { KeyAPI } from './index.js'
 import type { HTTPRPCClient } from '../lib/core.js'
 
 export function createImport (client: HTTPRPCClient): KeyAPI['import'] {
-  return async function importKey (name, pem, password, options = {}) {
+  return async function importKey (name, file, ipnsBase, format, options = {}) {
+    const body = new FormData()
+    body.append('key', file)
+
     const res = await client.post('key/import', {
       signal: options.signal,
       searchParams: toUrlSearchParams({
         arg: name,
-        pem,
-        password,
+        format,
+        'ipns-base': ipnsBase,
         ...options
       }),
-      headers: options.headers
+      body,
+      headers: {
+        ...options.headers,
+        'Content-Type': 'multipart/form-data'
+      }
     })
     const data = await res.json()
 
diff --git a/src/key/index.ts b/src/key/index.ts
index 9c16eee91..186b90b2c 100644
--- a/src/key/index.ts
+++ b/src/key/index.ts
@@ -93,18 +93,23 @@ export interface KeyAPI {
   rename(oldName: string, newName: string, options?: HTTPRPCOptions): Promise<KeyRenameResult>
 
   /**
-   * Remove a key
+   * import a key
+   *
+   * @param name - The name of the key
+   * @param file - The file to import
+   * @param ipnsBase - The base of the IPNS name default is base36, Takes {b58mh|base36|k|base32|b...}
+   * @param format - The format of the key, either  libp2p-protobuf-cleartext or pem-pkcs8-cleartext
    *
    * @example
    * ```js
-   * const key = await ipfs.key.import('clone', pem, 'password')
+   * const key = await ipfs.key.import('clone', new File(['keycontent'], 'test.key', { type: 'text/plain' }))
    *
    * console.log(key)
    * // { id: 'QmQRiays958UM7norGRQUG3tmrLq8pJdmJarwYSk2eLthQ',
    * //   name: 'clone' }
    * ```
    */
-  import(name: string, pem: string, password: string, options?: HTTPRPCOptions): Promise<Key>
+  import(name: string, file: File, ipnsBase?: string, format?: string, options?: HTTPRPCOptions): Promise<Key>
 }
 
 export function createKey (client: HTTPRPCClient): KeyAPI {