diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cebdbf1..bd07617 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Set up the Laravel `.env` file and SQLite database:
 composer install
 cp .env.example .env
 php artisan key:generate
-php artisan migrate
+php artisan migrate           # database schema
 ```
 
 Build the CSS with Vite:
@@ -47,6 +47,12 @@ Start the web server:
 php artisan serve
 ```
 
+If you need to process queued jobs (e.g. import bookmarks):
+
+```
+php artisan queue:work -v
+```
+
 ### Laravel Herd
 
 If you have [Laravel Herd](https://herd.laravel.com/) installed, you can clone the repository to one of your Herd
diff --git a/app/Console/Commands/ImportBookmarks.php b/app/Console/Commands/ImportBookmarks.php
index 60eb6e7..53b7f3d 100644
--- a/app/Console/Commands/ImportBookmarks.php
+++ b/app/Console/Commands/ImportBookmarks.php
@@ -2,22 +2,20 @@
 
 namespace App\Console\Commands;
 
-use App\Models\Bookmark;
-use App\Models\BookmarkTag;
-use App\Models\Tag;
-use DateTimeImmutable;
-use DateTimeInterface;
+use App\Jobs\ImportBookmark;
 use Illuminate\Console\Command;
-use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
+use RuntimeException;
 
 class ImportBookmarks extends Command
 {
+    static $perBatch = 100;
+
     /**
      * The name and signature of the console command.
      *
      * @var string
      */
-    protected $signature = 'app:import-bookmarks';
+    protected $signature = 'app:import-bookmarks {json_file}';
 
     /**
      * The console command description.
@@ -31,34 +29,16 @@ class ImportBookmarks extends Command
      */
     public function handle()
     {
-        $json = json_decode(file_get_contents("../pinboard_export.2024.05.24_19.25.json"), true);
-
-        foreach ($json as $bookmark_json) {
-            $created_at = DateTimeImmutable::createFromFormat(DateTimeInterface::ISO8601_EXPANDED, $bookmark_json['time']);
-
-            $bookmark = new Bookmark;
-            $bookmark->href = $bookmark_json['href'];
-            $bookmark->title = $bookmark_json['description'];
-            $bookmark->description = $bookmark_json['extended'];
-            $bookmark->created_at = $created_at;
-            $bookmark->updated_at = $created_at;
-            $bookmark->save();
-
-            $tokens = explode(' ', $bookmark_json['tags']);
-            foreach ($tokens as $tag_raw) {
-                $tag = Tag::firstOrCreate(
-                    [
-                    'name' => $tag_raw,
-                    ]
-                );
-
-                $bookmark_tag = new BookmarkTag;
-                $bookmark_tag->bookmark_id = $bookmark->id;
-                $bookmark_tag->tag_id = $tag->id;
-                $bookmark_tag->save();
-            }
+        $json_file_path = $this->argument('json_file');
+        if (!file_exists($json_file_path)) {
+            throw new RuntimeException('Unable to find JSON file');
         }
 
-        DB::rollBack();
+        $json = file_get_contents($json_file_path);
+        $bookmarks = json_decode($json, true);
+
+        foreach (array_chunk($bookmarks, self::$perBatch) as $bookmarks_json) {
+            ImportBookmark::dispatch(...$bookmarks_json);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/Jobs/ImportBookmark.php b/app/Jobs/ImportBookmark.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..edc4d46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Jobs/ImportBookmark.php
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Jobs;
+
+use App\Models\Bookmark;
+use App\Models\BookmarkTag;
+use App\Models\Tag;
+use DateTimeImmutable;
+use DateTimeInterface;
+use Illuminate\Bus\Queueable;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Queue\ShouldQueue;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Bus\Dispatchable;
+use Illuminate\Queue\InteractsWithQueue;
+use Illuminate\Queue\SerializesModels;
+
+class ImportBookmark implements ShouldQueue
+{
+    use Dispatchable, InteractsWithQueue, Queueable, SerializesModels;
+
+    protected array $bookmarks_json;
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new job instance.
+     */
+    public function __construct(array ...$bookmarks_json)
+    {
+        $this->bookmarks_json = $bookmarks_json;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Execute the job.
+     */
+    public function handle(): void
+    {
+        foreach ($this->bookmarks_json as $bookmark_json) {
+            $created_at = DateTimeImmutable::createFromFormat(DateTimeInterface::ISO8601_EXPANDED, $bookmark_json['time']);
+
+            $bookmark = new Bookmark;
+            $bookmark->href = $bookmark_json['href'];
+            $bookmark->title = $bookmark_json['description'];
+            $bookmark->description = $bookmark_json['extended'];
+            $bookmark->created_at = $created_at;
+            $bookmark->updated_at = $created_at;
+            $bookmark->save();
+
+            $tokens = explode(' ', $bookmark_json['tags']);
+            foreach ($tokens as $tag_raw) {
+                $tag = Tag::firstOrCreate(
+                    [
+                    'name' => $tag_raw,
+                    ]
+                );
+
+                $bookmark_tag = new BookmarkTag;
+                $bookmark_tag->bookmark_id = $bookmark->id;
+                $bookmark_tag->tag_id = $tag->id;
+                $bookmark_tag->save();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}