diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/components/import_data_modal/index.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/components/import_data_modal/index.tsx
index 038c116c9fc8c..65dcdf8a6f9cb 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/components/import_data_modal/index.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/components/import_data_modal/index.tsx
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ import React, { useCallback, useState } from 'react';
 import {
   ImportDataResponse,
   ImportDataProps,
+  ImportRulesResponseError,
+  ImportResponseError,
 } from '../../../detections/containers/detection_engine/rules';
 import {
   displayErrorToast,
@@ -48,6 +50,12 @@ interface ImportDataModalProps {
   title: string;
 }
 
+const isImportRulesResponseError = (
+  error: ImportRulesResponseError | ImportResponseError
+): error is ImportRulesResponseError => {
+  return (error as ImportRulesResponseError).rule_id !== undefined;
+};
+
 /**
  * Modal component for importing Rules from a json file
  */
@@ -96,7 +104,11 @@ export const ImportDataModalComponent = ({
         }
         if (importResponse.errors.length > 0) {
           const formattedErrors = importResponse.errors.map((e) =>
-            failedDetailed(e.rule_id, e.error.status_code, e.error.message)
+            failedDetailed(
+              isImportRulesResponseError(e) ? e.rule_id : e.id,
+              e.error.status_code,
+              e.error.message
+            )
           );
           displayErrorToast(errorMessage, formattedErrors, dispatchToaster);
         }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/detections/containers/detection_engine/rules/types.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/detections/containers/detection_engine/rules/types.ts
index 78d2e2a5b0c2f..a5bbc0465ccc1 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/detections/containers/detection_engine/rules/types.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/detections/containers/detection_engine/rules/types.ts
@@ -234,10 +234,18 @@ export interface ImportRulesResponseError {
   };
 }
 
+export interface ImportResponseError {
+  id: string;
+  error: {
+    status_code: number;
+    message: string;
+  };
+}
+
 export interface ImportDataResponse {
   success: boolean;
   success_count: number;
-  errors: ImportRulesResponseError[];
+  errors: Array<ImportRulesResponseError | ImportResponseError>;
 }
 
 export interface ExportDocumentsProps {