# Export/Import index settings? **URL:** \ **Category:** Kibana\ **Created:** [May 20, 2015, 7:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/export-import-index-settings/945 "2015-05-20T07:36:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Pieter\_Agenbag](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/pieter_agenbag/32/4562_2.png) [@Pieter\_Agenbag](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Pieter_Agenbag)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2015, 7:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/export-import-index-settings/945/1 "2015-05-20T07:36:48Z")
I know the 4.1 snapshots have Export/Import available for Kibana objects such as visualizations and dashboards. However, is there any way to export/import index settings ? Specifically any scripted fields and field formatting I have applied ? I need to be able to transfer all my settings and objects from a development platform to a test/production environment. ---
**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2015, 7:41am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/export-import-index-settings/945/2 "2015-05-20T07:41:11Z")
You can use the [Snapshot and Restore](http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/modules-snapshots.html#_snapshot) functionality in ES to do this. Not sure if the export/import in 4.1 will include this though, maybe add your thoughts to this [Github issue](https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/2310) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 2:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/export-import-index-settings/945/3 "2017-07-06T14:19:15Z")