# Exporting & Importing Saved objects across different kibana versions

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/exporting-importing-saved-objects-across-different-kibana-versions/281968>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [August 19, 2021, 1:10pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/exporting-importing-saved-objects-across-different-kibana-versions/281968 "2021-08-19T13:10:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sandeep\_Raju](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8797f3/32.png) [@Sandeep\_Raju](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sandeep_Raju)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2021, 1:10pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/exporting-importing-saved-objects-across-different-kibana-versions/281968/1 "2021-08-19T13:10:15Z")

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Hi all,

I'm trying to export saved objects from 7.10 to kibana 7.9 version.  
But it is giving error saying 🤔  
**" Sorry, there was an error  
The file could not be processed."**  
Someone told that we cannot import saved objects from newer kibana version to older kibana version.  
I cannot upgrade for various reasons.  
Any workaround for this? 🤔

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**Author:** ![azasypkin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/azasypkin/32/42216_2.png) [@azasypkin](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/azasypkin)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2021, 2:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/exporting-importing-saved-objects-across-different-kibana-versions/281968/2 "2021-08-19T14:53:20Z")

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> [@Sandeep\_Raju](#):
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> Someone told that we cannot import saved objects from newer kibana version to older kibana version.

Yeah, that's true, this scenario isn't supported. Here is the doc about that: [Import objects API | Kibana Guide [master] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/master/saved-objects-api-import.html#_compatibility_across_versions_2)

Best,  
Oleg

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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:** [September 16, 2021, 2:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/exporting-importing-saved-objects-across-different-kibana-versions/281968/3 "2021-09-16T14:53:52Z")

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