diff --git a/dist/bundle.es.js b/dist/bundle.es.js
index 21f2290..8b4e319 100644
--- a/dist/bundle.es.js
+++ b/dist/bundle.es.js
@@ -106,6 +106,9 @@ const CREATE_CHANNEL_FAILED = 'CREATE_CHANNEL_FAILED';
 const UPDATE_CHANNEL_STARTED = 'UPDATE_CHANNEL_STARTED';
 const UPDATE_CHANNEL_COMPLETED = 'UPDATE_CHANNEL_COMPLETED';
 const UPDATE_CHANNEL_FAILED = 'UPDATE_CHANNEL_FAILED';
+const IMPORT_CHANNEL_STARTED = 'IMPORT_CHANNEL_STARTED';
+const IMPORT_CHANNEL_COMPLETED = 'IMPORT_CHANNEL_COMPLETED';
+const IMPORT_CHANNEL_FAILED = 'IMPORT_CHANNEL_FAILED';
 const PUBLISH_STARTED = 'PUBLISH_STARTED';
 const PUBLISH_COMPLETED = 'PUBLISH_COMPLETED';
 const PUBLISH_FAILED = 'PUBLISH_FAILED';
@@ -342,6 +345,9 @@ var action_types = /*#__PURE__*/Object.freeze({
   UPDATE_CHANNEL_STARTED: UPDATE_CHANNEL_STARTED,
   UPDATE_CHANNEL_COMPLETED: UPDATE_CHANNEL_COMPLETED,
   UPDATE_CHANNEL_FAILED: UPDATE_CHANNEL_FAILED,
+  IMPORT_CHANNEL_STARTED: IMPORT_CHANNEL_STARTED,
+  IMPORT_CHANNEL_COMPLETED: IMPORT_CHANNEL_COMPLETED,
+  IMPORT_CHANNEL_FAILED: IMPORT_CHANNEL_FAILED,
   PUBLISH_STARTED: PUBLISH_STARTED,
   PUBLISH_COMPLETED: PUBLISH_COMPLETED,
   PUBLISH_FAILED: PUBLISH_FAILED,
@@ -734,6 +740,7 @@ const Lbry = {
   claim_list: params => daemonCallWithResult('claim_list', params),
   channel_create: params => daemonCallWithResult('channel_create', params),
   channel_update: params => daemonCallWithResult('channel_update', params),
+  channel_import: params => daemonCallWithResult('channel_import', params),
   channel_list: params => daemonCallWithResult('channel_list', params),
   stream_abandon: params => daemonCallWithResult('stream_abandon', params),
   channel_abandon: params => daemonCallWithResult('channel_abandon', params),
@@ -1050,6 +1057,18 @@ function buildURI(UrlObj, includeProto = true, protoDefault = 'lbry://') {
         deprecatedParts = _objectWithoutProperties(UrlObj, ['streamName', 'streamClaimId', 'channelName', 'channelClaimId', 'primaryClaimSequence', 'primaryBidPosition', 'secondaryClaimSequence', 'secondaryBidPosition']);
   const { claimId, claimName, contentName } = deprecatedParts;
 
+  {
+    if (claimId) {
+      console.error(__("'claimId' should no longer be used. Use 'streamClaimId' or 'channelClaimId' instead"));
+    }
+    if (claimName) {
+      console.error(__("'claimName' should no longer be used. Use 'streamClaimName' or 'channelClaimName' instead"));
+    }
+    if (contentName) {
+      console.error(__("'contentName' should no longer be used. Use 'streamName' instead"));
+    }
+  }
+
   if (!claimName && !channelName && !streamName) {
     console.error(__("'claimName', 'channelName', and 'streamName' are all empty. One must be present to build a url."));
   }
@@ -1686,6 +1705,8 @@ const selectMyChannelClaims = reselect.createSelector(selectState$2, selectClaim
 
 const selectResolvingUris = reselect.createSelector(selectState$2, state => state.resolvingUris || []);
 
+const selectChannelImportPending = reselect.createSelector(selectState$2, state => state.pendingChannelImport);
+
 const makeSelectIsUriResolving = uri => reselect.createSelector(selectResolvingUris, resolvingUris => resolvingUris && resolvingUris.indexOf(uri) !== -1);
 
 const selectPlayingUri = reselect.createSelector(selectState$2, state => state.playingUri);
@@ -2502,6 +2523,27 @@ function doUpdateChannel(params) {
   };
 }
 
+function doImportChannel(id, certificate) {
+  return dispatch => {
+    dispatch({
+      type: IMPORT_CHANNEL_STARTED,
+      data: id
+    });
+
+    return lbryProxy.channel_import({ channel_data: certificate }).then(result => {
+      dispatch({
+        type: IMPORT_CHANNEL_COMPLETED,
+        data: { result } // "Added channel signing key for @name."
+      });
+    }).catch(error => {
+      dispatch({
+        type: IMPORT_CHANNEL_FAILED,
+        data: error
+      });
+    });
+  };
+}
+
 function doFetchChannelListMine() {
   return dispatch => {
     dispatch({
@@ -3598,7 +3640,8 @@ const defaultState = {
   updateChannelError: '',
   updatingChannel: false,
   creatingChannel: false,
-  createChannelError: undefined
+  createChannelError: undefined,
+  pendingChannelImport: false
 };
 
 function handleClaimAction(state, action) {
@@ -3877,6 +3920,13 @@ reducers[UPDATE_CHANNEL_FAILED] = (state, action) => {
   });
 };
 
+reducers[IMPORT_CHANNEL_STARTED] = (state, action) => {
+  const channelId = action.data.id;
+  return Object.assign({}, state, { pendingChannelImports: channelId });
+};
+
+reducers[IMPORT_CHANNEL_COMPLETED] = state => Object.assign({}, state, { pendingChannelImports: false });
+
 reducers[CLAIM_SEARCH_STARTED] = (state, action) => {
   const fetchingClaimSearchByQuery = Object.assign({}, state.fetchingClaimSearchByQuery);
   fetchingClaimSearchByQuery[action.data.query] = true;
@@ -4961,6 +5011,7 @@ exports.doFileGet = doFileGet;
 exports.doFileList = doFileList;
 exports.doFocusSearchInput = doFocusSearchInput;
 exports.doGetNewAddress = doGetNewAddress;
+exports.doImportChannel = doImportChannel;
 exports.doPopulateSharedUserState = doPopulateSharedUserState;
 exports.doPrepareEdit = doPrepareEdit;
 exports.doPublish = doPublish;
@@ -5061,6 +5112,7 @@ exports.selectBlockedChannels = selectBlockedChannels;
 exports.selectBlockedChannelsCount = selectBlockedChannelsCount;
 exports.selectBlocks = selectBlocks;
 exports.selectChannelClaimCounts = selectChannelClaimCounts;
+exports.selectChannelImportPending = selectChannelImportPending;
 exports.selectChannelIsBlocked = selectChannelIsBlocked;
 exports.selectClaimSearchByQuery = selectClaimSearchByQuery;
 exports.selectClaimSearchByQueryLastPageReached = selectClaimSearchByQueryLastPageReached;
diff --git a/dist/flow-typed/Lbry.js b/dist/flow-typed/Lbry.js
index 73dff71..a6adaca 100644
--- a/dist/flow-typed/Lbry.js
+++ b/dist/flow-typed/Lbry.js
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ declare type LbryTypes = {
   claim_list: (params?: {}) => Promise<ClaimListResponse>,
   channel_create: (params: {}) => Promise<ChannelCreateResponse>,
   channel_update: (params: {}) => Promise<ChannelUpdateResponse>,
+  channel_import: (params: {}) => Promise<string>,
   channel_list: () => Promise<ChannelListResponse>,
   stream_abandon: (params: {}) => Promise<GenericTxResponse>,
   channel_abandon: (params: {}) => Promise<GenericTxResponse>,
diff --git a/flow-typed/Lbry.js b/flow-typed/Lbry.js
index 73dff71..a6adaca 100644
--- a/flow-typed/Lbry.js
+++ b/flow-typed/Lbry.js
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ declare type LbryTypes = {
   claim_list: (params?: {}) => Promise<ClaimListResponse>,
   channel_create: (params: {}) => Promise<ChannelCreateResponse>,
   channel_update: (params: {}) => Promise<ChannelUpdateResponse>,
+  channel_import: (params: {}) => Promise<string>,
   channel_list: () => Promise<ChannelListResponse>,
   stream_abandon: (params: {}) => Promise<GenericTxResponse>,
   channel_abandon: (params: {}) => Promise<GenericTxResponse>,
diff --git a/src/constants/action_types.js b/src/constants/action_types.js
index a852537..a52c756 100644
--- a/src/constants/action_types.js
+++ b/src/constants/action_types.js
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ export const CREATE_CHANNEL_FAILED = 'CREATE_CHANNEL_FAILED';
 export const UPDATE_CHANNEL_STARTED = 'UPDATE_CHANNEL_STARTED';
 export const UPDATE_CHANNEL_COMPLETED = 'UPDATE_CHANNEL_COMPLETED';
 export const UPDATE_CHANNEL_FAILED = 'UPDATE_CHANNEL_FAILED';
+export const IMPORT_CHANNEL_STARTED = 'IMPORT_CHANNEL_STARTED';
+export const IMPORT_CHANNEL_COMPLETED = 'IMPORT_CHANNEL_COMPLETED';
+export const IMPORT_CHANNEL_FAILED = 'IMPORT_CHANNEL_FAILED';
 export const PUBLISH_STARTED = 'PUBLISH_STARTED';
 export const PUBLISH_COMPLETED = 'PUBLISH_COMPLETED';
 export const PUBLISH_FAILED = 'PUBLISH_FAILED';
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 3dc3abe..c26402b 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ export {
   doCreateChannel,
   doUpdateChannel,
   doClaimSearch,
+  doImportChannel,
 } from 'redux/actions/claims';
 
 export { doDeletePurchasedUri, doPurchaseUri, doFileGet } from 'redux/actions/file';
@@ -206,6 +207,7 @@ export {
   selectUpdateChannelError,
   selectCreatingChannel,
   selectCreateChannelError,
+  selectChannelImportPending,
 } from 'redux/selectors/claims';
 
 export { makeSelectCommentsForUri } from 'redux/selectors/comments';
diff --git a/src/lbry.js b/src/lbry.js
index ba47709..4854c75 100644
--- a/src/lbry.js
+++ b/src/lbry.js
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ const Lbry: LbryTypes = {
   claim_list: params => daemonCallWithResult('claim_list', params),
   channel_create: params => daemonCallWithResult('channel_create', params),
   channel_update: params => daemonCallWithResult('channel_update', params),
+  channel_import: params => daemonCallWithResult('channel_import', params),
   channel_list: params => daemonCallWithResult('channel_list', params),
   stream_abandon: params => daemonCallWithResult('stream_abandon', params),
   channel_abandon: params => daemonCallWithResult('channel_abandon', params),
diff --git a/src/redux/actions/claims.js b/src/redux/actions/claims.js
index 215daba..8bd6318 100644
--- a/src/redux/actions/claims.js
+++ b/src/redux/actions/claims.js
@@ -323,6 +323,29 @@ export function doUpdateChannel(params: any) {
   };
 }
 
+export function doImportChannel(id: string, certificate: string) {
+  return (dispatch: Dispatch) => {
+    dispatch({
+      type: ACTIONS.IMPORT_CHANNEL_STARTED,
+      data: id,
+    });
+
+    return Lbry.channel_import({ channel_data: certificate })
+      .then((result: string) => {
+        dispatch({
+          type: ACTIONS.IMPORT_CHANNEL_COMPLETED,
+          data: { result }, // "Added channel signing key for @name."
+        });
+      })
+      .catch(error => {
+        dispatch({
+          type: ACTIONS.IMPORT_CHANNEL_FAILED,
+          data: error,
+        });
+      });
+  };
+}
+
 export function doFetchChannelListMine() {
   return (dispatch: Dispatch) => {
     dispatch({
diff --git a/src/redux/reducers/claims.js b/src/redux/reducers/claims.js
index cdac7d9..f160509 100644
--- a/src/redux/reducers/claims.js
+++ b/src/redux/reducers/claims.js
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ type State = {
   },
   updateChannelError: string,
   updatingChannel: boolean,
+  pendingChannelImport: string | boolean,
 };
 
 const reducers = {};
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ const defaultState = {
   updatingChannel: false,
   creatingChannel: false,
   createChannelError: undefined,
+  pendingChannelImport: false,
 };
 
 function handleClaimAction(state: State, action: any): State {
@@ -348,6 +350,14 @@ reducers[ACTIONS.UPDATE_CHANNEL_FAILED] = (state: State, action: any): State =>
   });
 };
 
+reducers[ACTIONS.IMPORT_CHANNEL_STARTED] = (state: State, action: any): State => {
+  const channelId: string = action.data.id;
+  return Object.assign({}, state, { pendingChannelImports: channelId });
+};
+
+reducers[ACTIONS.IMPORT_CHANNEL_COMPLETED] = (state: State): State =>
+  Object.assign({}, state, { pendingChannelImports: false });
+
 reducers[ACTIONS.CLAIM_SEARCH_STARTED] = (state: State, action: any): State => {
   const fetchingClaimSearchByQuery = Object.assign({}, state.fetchingClaimSearchByQuery);
   fetchingClaimSearchByQuery[action.data.query] = true;
diff --git a/src/redux/selectors/claims.js b/src/redux/selectors/claims.js
index 7cff061..723f8d3 100644
--- a/src/redux/selectors/claims.js
+++ b/src/redux/selectors/claims.js
@@ -240,8 +240,8 @@ export const makeSelectDateForUri = (uri: string) =>
         (claim.value.release_time
           ? claim.value.release_time * 1000
           : claim.meta && claim.meta.creation_timestamp
-            ? claim.meta.creation_timestamp * 1000
-            : null);
+          ? claim.meta.creation_timestamp * 1000
+          : null);
       if (!timestamp) {
         return undefined;
       }
@@ -382,6 +382,11 @@ export const selectResolvingUris = createSelector(
   state => state.resolvingUris || []
 );
 
+export const selectChannelImportPending = createSelector(
+  selectState,
+  state => state.pendingChannelImport
+);
+
 export const makeSelectIsUriResolving = (uri: string) =>
   createSelector(
     selectResolvingUris,