# Back up index patterns and scripted fields

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/back-up-index-patterns-and-scripted-fields/142761>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [August 2, 2018, 12:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/back-up-index-patterns-and-scripted-fields/142761 "2018-08-02T12:18:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![vinay.premkumar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b77776/32.png) [@vinay.premkumar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vinay.premkumar)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2018, 12:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/back-up-index-patterns-and-scripted-fields/142761/1 "2018-08-02T12:18:02Z")

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We can backup (Dashboards, Searches and Visualizations) from Management-\> Saved Objects-\> Export everything. Is there a similar way we can back up all indices and scripted fields as well?

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**Author:** ![Stacey\_Gammon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/stacey_gammon/32/14025_2.png) [@Stacey\_Gammon](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Stacey_Gammon)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2018, 6:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/back-up-index-patterns-and-scripted-fields/142761/2 "2018-08-02T18:15:23Z")

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Should be able to export index patterns as well, which includes scripted fields. Or do you mean the actual data in the index, not just the index pattern and meta data?

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**Author:** ![vinay.premkumar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b77776/32.png) [@vinay.premkumar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vinay.premkumar)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2018, 7:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/back-up-index-patterns-and-scripted-fields/142761/3 "2018-08-03T07:38:51Z")

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Just the index patterns I meant, not the data in the index. I dont see the scripted fields being imported on my elk instance.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2018, 7:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/back-up-index-patterns-and-scripted-fields/142761/4 "2018-08-31T07:38:55Z")

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