# How to backup all my visualization and dashboard using version control like GIT?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-backup-all-my-visualization-and-dashboard-using-version-control-like-git/94914>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [July 28, 2017, 7:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-backup-all-my-visualization-and-dashboard-using-version-control-like-git/94914 "2017-07-28T07:48:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![sadiesh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/sadiesh/32/38868_2.png) [@sadiesh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sadiesh)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2017, 7:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-backup-all-my-visualization-and-dashboard-using-version-control-like-git/94914/1 "2017-07-28T07:48:07Z")

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How to backup all my visualization and dashboard using version control like GIT?

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**Author:** ![thomasneirynck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/thomasneirynck/32/23313_2.png) [@thomasneirynck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/thomasneirynck)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2017, 3:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-backup-all-my-visualization-and-dashboard-using-version-control-like-git/94914/2 "2017-07-28T15:36:44Z")

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hi @sadiesh

You can export all your saved objects (visualizations, dashboards, ...) to a file using the "export" button under "Management". You can also import such files. So you can put those files under version control.

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**Author:** ![sadiesh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/sadiesh/32/38868_2.png) [@sadiesh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sadiesh)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2017, 3:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-backup-all-my-visualization-and-dashboard-using-version-control-like-git/94914/3 "2017-07-28T15:46:48Z")

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Thanks Thomas. We are planning to automate the process rather than doing manually. There will some folder storing all viz and dashboard info in kibana or es. Thought of pushing those info into a git repo.

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**Author:** ![thomasneirynck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/thomasneirynck/32/23313_2.png) [@thomasneirynck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/thomasneirynck)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2017, 6:12pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-backup-all-my-visualization-and-dashboard-using-version-control-like-git/94914/4 "2017-07-28T18:12:40Z")

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For more automated way, you could export the relevant objects from the `.kibana` index (visualizations, dashboards, ...). But you'll be relying more on implementation details of Kibana, and they can change over time. So for now, I'd use the export-functionality if possible.

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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 25, 2017, 6:12pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-backup-all-my-visualization-and-dashboard-using-version-control-like-git/94914/5 "2017-08-25T18:12:46Z")

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