# Export and Import Projects

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## **Project Overview Panel**

At the top-left of the screen, you'll find a panel showing your current project (e.g., `Proj: Gaio Doc`) along with key metadata:

* Application ID (`app:31`)
* Data bucket name (`bucket_31`)
* Number of flows, dashboards, forms, and other technical components

This panel also includes the main actions to **export and import** your project.

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## **How to Export an Application**

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You can export your current application — including flows, parameters, forms, APIs, AI dashboards, and tables — into a single **`.zip` file containing multiple `.json` files**. This is ideal for:

* Creating backups
* Sharing with teammates
* Migrating between environments (e.g., dev → prod)
* Reusing the structure in new applications

### &#x20;Step-by-step:

1. Click the **Export** button in the bottom section of the project panel.
2. A new window will open with tabs such as:
   * `Flow`: SQL and visual flows
   * `Params`: parameters used across the app
   * `Forms`: custom user input forms
   * `Discovery`: AI-enabled searches, insights, and tables
   * `API`, `Maps`, and more
3. Select the items you wish to include by ticking their checkboxes.
4. Click the **Export** button in the top-right corner.
5. A `.zip` file will be generated containing your app's structure and logic.

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### View Exported Files

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After exporting, go to the **Files** panel (folder icon in the sidebar). Your uploaded `.zip` file will appear under the `backups` folder. From there, you can:

* View the file
* Download it
* Delete it

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## **How to Import an Application**

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Importing allows you to fully or partially restore a project from a previously exported `.zip` file.

### Step-by-step:

1. Click the **Import** button in the project panel.
2. A new screen will prompt you to upload your `.zip` file:
   * Drag and drop the file
   * Or click **“Browse Files”** to select it
3. Click **Import**.
4. Gaio will process the contents and restore:
   * Flows
   * Parameters
   * Forms
   * Discovery insights and AI-related items
   * APIs and additional elements

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### Best Practices

* Always export a backup before making critical changes
* Use the import/export feature to replicate applications across buckets or environments


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