# Export Users/Roles/Dashboards between instances **URL:** \ **Category:** Kibana\ **Created:** [October 9, 2019, 9:19am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/export-users-roles-dashboards-between-instances/202798 "2019-10-09T09:19:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![j\_a\_griffiths](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/j_a_griffiths/32/54323_2.png) [@j\_a\_griffiths](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/j_a_griffiths)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2019, 9:19am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/export-users-roles-dashboards-between-instances/202798/1 "2019-10-09T09:19:51Z")
We are using a dev env to trial user/role/dashboard development and would like to use a CI/CD pipeline to reflect all the changes to another instance of ECE is there any method of exporting the saved objects/users between different instances of kibana? ---
**Author:** ![cjcenizal](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/cjcenizal/32/11216_2.png) [@cjcenizal](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/cjcenizal)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2019, 10:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/export-users-roles-dashboards-between-instances/202798/2 "2019-10-09T22:21:33Z")
Hi Jon, you can use Kibana's [Saved Objects app](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/managing-saved-objects.html) to export and import Dashboards. Note that you will also need to export the Visualizations, Saved Searches, and Index Patterns used by these Dashboards. When automating this work, you can use Kibana's [Import/Export Dashboard API](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/dashboard-import-api.html). You can use Elasticsearch's [Snapshot and Restore APIs](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/modules-snapshots.html) to create a snapshot of your `.security-*` and `.security` indices and restore them on the cluster you want to copy them to. This [guide on the subject](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/master/restore-security-configuration.html) provides more detail. When working with snapshots and repositories manually, Kibana also offers a [Snapshot Restore app](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/snapshot-repositories.html) to make the work easier. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2019, 10:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/export-users-roles-dashboards-between-instances/202798/3 "2019-11-06T22:21:37Z")
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