Export saved objects

POST /api/saved_objects/_export

Retrieve sets of saved objects that you want to import into Kibana. You must include type or objects in the request body. The output of exporting saved objects must be treated as opaque. Tampering with exported data risks introducing unspecified errors and data loss.

Exported saved objects are not backwards compatible and cannot be imported into an older version of Kibana.

NOTE: The savedObjects.maxImportExportSize configuration setting limits the number of saved objects which may be exported.

Headers

  • kbn-xsrf string Required

    A required header to protect against CSRF attacks

application/json

Body

Responses

  • 200 application/x-ndjson

    Indicates a successfull call.

  • 400 application/json

    Bad request.

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POST /api/saved_objects/_export
curl \
 --request POST 'http://localhost:5601/api/saved_objects/_export' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY" \
 --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
 --header "kbn-xsrf: true" \
 --data '{"objects":[{"id":"de71f4f0-1902-11e9-919b-ffe5949a18d2","type":"map"}],"excludeExportDetails":true,"includeReferencesDeep":false}'
Request example
{
  "objects": [
    {
      "id": "de71f4f0-1902-11e9-919b-ffe5949a18d2",
      "type": "map"
    }
  ],
  "excludeExportDetails": true,
  "includeReferencesDeep": false
}
Response examples (200)
{
  "id": "de71f4f0-1902-11e9-919b-ffe5949a18d2",
  "type": "map",
  "managed": false,
  "version": "WzEzLDFd",
  "attributes": {
    "title": "[Logs] Total Requests and Bytes",
    "description": "",
    "uiStateJSON": "{\"isDarkMode\":false}",
    "mapStateJSON": "{\"zoom\":3.64,\"center\":{\"lon\":-88.92107,\"lat\":42.16337},\"timeFilters\":{\"from\":\"now-7d\",\"to\":\"now\"},\"refreshConfig\":{\"isPaused\":true,\"interval\":0},\"query\":{\"language\":\"kuery\",\"query\":\"\"},\"settings\":{\"autoFitToDataBounds\":false}}",
    "layerListJSON": "[{\"id\":\"0hmz5\",\"alpha\":1,\"sourceDescriptor\":{\"type\":\"EMS_TMS\",\"isAutoSelect\":true,\"lightModeDefault\":\"road_map_desaturated\"},\"visible\":true,\"style\":{},\"type\":\"EMS_VECTOR_TILE\",\"minZoom\":0,\"maxZoom\":24},{\"id\":\"edh66\",\"label\":\"Total Requests by Destination\",\"minZoom\":0,\"maxZoom\":24,\"alpha\":0.5,\"sourceDescriptor\":{\"type\":\"EMS_FILE\",\"id\":\"world_countries\",\"tooltipProperties\":[\"name\",\"iso2\"]},\"visible\":true,\"style\":{\"type\":\"VECTOR\",\"properties\":{\"fillColor\":{\"type\":\"DYNAMIC\",\"options\":{\"field\":{\"name\":\"__kbnjoin__count__673ff994-fc75-4c67-909b-69fcb0e1060e\",\"origin\":\"join\"},\"color\":\"Greys\",\"fieldMetaOptions\":{\"isEnabled\":false,\"sigma\":3}}},\"lineColor\":{\"type\":\"STATIC\",\"options\":{\"color\":\"#FFFFFF\"}},\"lineWidth\":{\"type\":\"STATIC\",\"options\":{\"size\":1}},\"iconSize\":{\"type\":\"STATIC\",\"options\":{\"size\":10}},\"symbolizeAs\":{\"options\":{\"value\":\"circle\"}},\"icon\":{\"type\":\"STATIC\",\"options\":{\"value\":\"marker\"}}}},\"type\":\"GEOJSON_VECTOR\",\"joins\":[{\"leftField\":\"iso2\",\"right\":{\"type\":\"ES_TERM_SOURCE\",\"id\":\"673ff994-fc75-4c67-909b-69fcb0e1060e\",\"indexPatternTitle\":\"kibana_sample_data_logs\",\"term\":\"geo.dest\",\"indexPatternRefName\":\"layer_1_join_0_index_pattern\",\"metrics\":[{\"type\":\"count\",\"label\":\"web logs count\"}],\"applyGlobalQuery\":true}}]},{\"id\":\"gaxya\",\"label\":\"Actual Requests\",\"minZoom\":9,\"maxZoom\":24,\"alpha\":1,\"sourceDescriptor\":{\"id\":\"b7486535-171b-4d3b-bb2e-33c1a0a2854c\",\"type\":\"ES_SEARCH\",\"geoField\":\"geo.coordinates\",\"limit\":2048,\"filterByMapBounds\":true,\"tooltipProperties\":[\"clientip\",\"timestamp\",\"host\",\"request\",\"response\",\"machine.os\",\"agent\",\"bytes\"],\"indexPatternRefName\":\"layer_2_source_index_pattern\",\"applyGlobalQuery\":true,\"scalingType\":\"LIMIT\"},\"visible\":true,\"style\":{\"type\":\"VECTOR\",\"properties\":{\"fillColor\":{\"type\":\"STATIC\",\"options\":{\"color\":\"#2200ff\"}},\"lineColor\":{\"type\":\"STATIC\",\"options\":{\"color\":\"#FFFFFF\"}},\"lineWidth\":{\"type\":\"STATIC\",\"options\":{\"size\":2}},\"iconSize\":{\"type\":\"DYNAMIC\",\"options\":{\"field\":{\"name\":\"bytes\",\"origin\":\"source\"},\"minSize\":1,\"maxSize\":23,\"fieldMetaOptions\":{\"isEnabled\":false,\"sigma\":3}}},\"symbolizeAs\":{\"options\":{\"value\":\"circle\"}},\"icon\":{\"type\":\"STATIC\",\"options\":{\"value\":\"marker\"}}}},\"type\":\"GEOJSON_VECTOR\"},{\"id\":\"tfi3f\",\"label\":\"Total Requests and Bytes\",\"minZoom\":0,\"maxZoom\":9,\"alpha\":1,\"sourceDescriptor\":{\"type\":\"ES_GEO_GRID\",\"resolution\":\"COARSE\",\"id\":\"8aaa65b5-a4e9-448b-9560-c98cb1c5ac5b\",\"geoField\":\"geo.coordinates\",\"requestType\":\"point\",\"metrics\":[{\"type\":\"count\",\"label\":\"web logs count\"},{\"type\":\"sum\",\"field\":\"bytes\"}],\"indexPatternRefName\":\"layer_3_source_index_pattern\",\"applyGlobalQuery\":true},\"visible\":true,\"style\":{\"type\":\"VECTOR\",\"properties\":{\"fillColor\":{\"type\":\"DYNAMIC\",\"options\":{\"field\":{\"name\":\"doc_count\",\"origin\":\"source\"},\"color\":\"Blues\",\"fieldMetaOptions\":{\"isEnabled\":false,\"sigma\":3}}},\"lineColor\":{\"type\":\"STATIC\",\"options\":{\"color\":\"#cccccc\"}},\"lineWidth\":{\"type\":\"STATIC\",\"options\":{\"size\":1}},\"iconSize\":{\"type\":\"DYNAMIC\",\"options\":{\"field\":{\"name\":\"sum_of_bytes\",\"origin\":\"source\"},\"minSize\":7,\"maxSize\":25,\"fieldMetaOptions\":{\"isEnabled\":false,\"sigma\":3}}},\"labelText\":{\"type\":\"DYNAMIC\",\"options\":{\"field\":{\"name\":\"doc_count\",\"origin\":\"source\"},\"fieldMetaOptions\":{\"isEnabled\":false,\"sigma\":3}}},\"labelSize\":{\"type\":\"DYNAMIC\",\"options\":{\"field\":{\"name\":\"doc_count\",\"origin\":\"source\"},\"minSize\":12,\"maxSize\":24,\"fieldMetaOptions\":{\"isEnabled\":false,\"sigma\":3}}},\"symbolizeAs\":{\"options\":{\"value\":\"circle\"}},\"icon\":{\"type\":\"STATIC\",\"options\":{\"value\":\"marker\"}}}},\"type\":\"GEOJSON_VECTOR\"}]"
  },
  "created_at": "2023-08-23T20:03:32.204Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "id": "90943e30-9a47-11e8-b64d-95841ca0b247",
      "name": "layer_1_join_0_index_pattern",
      "type": "index-pattern"
    },
    {
      "id": "90943e30-9a47-11e8-b64d-95841ca0b247",
      "name": "layer_2_source_index_pattern",
      "type": "index-pattern"
    },
    {
      "id": "90943e30-9a47-11e8-b64d-95841ca0b247",
      "name": "layer_3_source_index_pattern",
      "type": "index-pattern"
    }
  ],
  "updated_at": "2023-08-23T20:03:32.204Z",
  "coreMigrationVersion": "8.8.0",
  "typeMigrationVersion": "8.4.0"
}