---
title: "Export the current board position as a FEN-style setup string, in the form the variant's own frontmatter declares its starting position. Card, tile and dice games have no board position to export."
method: POST
path: "/api/tools/play_export_fen"
---

# Export the current board position as a FEN-style setup string, in the form the variant's own frontmatter declares its starting position. Card, tile and dice games have no board position to export.

`POST /api/tools/play_export_fen`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://tools.moddable.games`
- URL: `https://tools.moddable.games/api/tools/play_export_fen`
- Auth: none declared

## Request body

- object
  - `state` object, required: Game state object from play_create_game or play_apply_move

## Response `200`

Tool result

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