---
title: "Build an offline copy"
method: POST
path: "/v1/knowledge-base/exports"
tags: ["Knowledge Center"]
---

# Build an offline copy

`POST /v1/knowledge-base/exports`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.vidocu.ai`
- URL: `https://api.vidocu.ai/v1/knowledge-base/exports`
- Auth: one of:
  - HTTP bearer
  - OAuth 2 (authorization code, authorization URL `https://vidocu.ai/oauth/authorize`, token URL `https://api.vidocu.ai/oauth/token`)

A static ZIP of the help center (branding, sections, articles, images, videos, client-side search). Builds in the background; poll GET /v1/knowledge-base/exports/:id. 409 while another build runs.

**Scope:** `knowledge_base:write`

**Role permission:** `canEditSettings` (OAuth only — API keys carry full workspace permissions)

## Request body

- object
  - `locales` string[]
  - `tagIds` string[]
  - `tagMatch` 'any' | 'all'
  - `includeVideos` boolean
  - `notes` string

## Response `202`

Build started

## Other responses

- `400`: Validation error
- `401`: Invalid or missing credentials
- `403`: Missing scope (`insufficient_scope`), insufficient role (`insufficient_role`), or quota exhausted (`limit_exceeded`)
- `409`: An export is already building
- `429`: Rate limit exceeded (60 req/min)
- `500`: Server error

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/vidocu/apis/vidocu-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/vidocu/apis/vidocu-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/vidocu/apis/vidocu-api/revisions/cc813d2ca5d2?raw)