---
title: "Export an app 🔒"
method: POST
path: "/applications/{appId}/export"
tags: ["applications"]
deprecated: true
---

# Export an app 🔒

`POST /applications/{appId}/export`

> **Deprecated.**

This endpoint is only available on a business or enterprise license.

## Path parameters

- `appId` string, required

## Request body

- AppExport
  - `encryptPassword` string, required — An optional password used to encrypt the export.
  - `excludeRows` boolean, required — Set whether the internal table rows should be excluded from the export.

## Response `200`

A gzip tarball containing the app export, encrypted if password provided.

## Changes

- **2025-08-12** `2431a329027e` — 1 info
  - endpoint deprecated
- **2025-08-12** `59512e56a896` — 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2025-08-12** `0338e46ff4d9` — 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation
- **2023-09-22** `e96859aecbca` — 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2023-03-06** `7de0ab0187e0` — 1 info
  - api path removed with deprecation

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/budibase/apis/budibase-api/changes/applications/:appId/export/post.md)

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