# Exporting and importing Elastic data **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [March 20, 2020, 6:32pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/exporting-and-importing-elastic-data/224470 "2020-03-20T18:32:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Daniel\_Lupisella](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/daniel_lupisella/32/46087_2.png) [@Daniel\_Lupisella](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Daniel_Lupisella)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2020, 6:32pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/exporting-and-importing-elastic-data/224470/1 "2020-03-20T18:32:43Z")
Hello all, I recently was using Elastic to do some testing. I exported the data from my running instance of Elastic using the Save, Share, Generate CSV method. I started up a new instance to continue working at home (the lab I was running it in had to wipe the one I was working on) but when I try to import the data by uploading a CSV, I get an error message about the field \_index or \_id already existing. I am essentially wanting to take the data I exported and re-import it but I cannot find anything on this subject. I want to have the filebeat index pattern applied to the file I want to upload and I cannot seem to figure out how to do that as well. I am sure it something simple but I am stuck. Any help would be greatly appreciated. ---
**Author:** ![Daniel\_Lupisella](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/daniel_lupisella/32/46087_2.png) [@Daniel\_Lupisella](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Daniel_Lupisella)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2020, 1:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/exporting-and-importing-elastic-data/224470/2 "2020-04-05T01:56:03Z")
So, since no one could answer me, I did my own digging. You can't simply export CSV and reupload it. Those fields are generated when you upload data. I ended up using elasticdump (great tool) to export my data and re-import it. ---
**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2020, 6:25am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/exporting-and-importing-elastic-data/224470/3 "2020-04-05T06:25:24Z")
Yeah. There's nothing OOTB to do this. You can use also logstash. I'd probably use instead a json format than CSV. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2020, 6:25am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/exporting-and-importing-elastic-data/224470/4 "2020-05-03T06:25:25Z")
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