---
title: "POST /backup/export"
method: POST
path: "/backup/export"
tags: ["backup"]
---

# POST /backup/export

`POST /backup/export`

Export a database backup to file

## Request body

- BackupConfig
  - `collections` string[]
  - `filepath` string
  - `format` string
  - `pretty` boolean

## Response `200`

ok

## Other responses

- `400` — error

## Changes

- **2026-03-02** `8c167ee47363` — 1 info
  - api operation id `backup_export` removed and replaced with `export_backup`
- **2025-06-02** `60812f5416c5` — 1 info
  - api operation id `export_backup` removed and replaced with `backup_export`

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/sourcenetwork/apis/defradb-api/changes/backup/export/post.md)

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