# Importing and Exporting data from Slash GraphQL - Slash graphql

**URL:** <https://discuss.dgraph.io/t/importing-and-exporting-data-from-slash-graphql-slash-graphql/9822>\
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**Created:** [August 28, 2020, 6:39pm UTC](https://discuss.dgraph.io/t/importing-and-exporting-data-from-slash-graphql-slash-graphql/9822 "2020-08-28T18:39:45Z")\
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It is possible to export your data from one slash backend, and then import this data back into another Dgraph instance or Slash Backend.

## Exporting Data

It is possible to export your data via a JSON format. In order to do this, call the `export` mutation on `/admin/slash`. As an example, if your graphql endpoint is `https://frozen-mango-42.us-west-2.aws.cloud.dgraph.io/graphql`, then the admin endpoint for schema will be at `https://frozen-mango.us-west-2.aws.cloud.dgraph.io/admin/slash`.

Please note that this endpoint requires [Authentication](https://dgraph.io/docs/slash-graphql/admin/authentication).

Below is a sample GraphQL body to export data to JSON.

```
mutation {
  export {
    response { code message }
    signedUrls
  }
}

```

The `signedUrls` output field contains a list of URLs which can be downloaded. The URLs will expire after 48 hours.

Export will usually return 3 files: \* g01.gql\_schema.gz - The GraphQL schema file. This file can be reimported via the [Schema APIs](https://dgraph.io/docs/slash-graphql/admin/schema) \* g01.json.gz - the data from your instance, which can be imported via live loader \* g01.schema.gz - This file is the internal Dgraph schema. If you have set up your backend with a GraphQL schema, then you should be able to ignore this file.

## Importing data with Live Loader

It is possible to import data into a Slash GraphQL backend using [live loader](https://dgraph.io/docs/deploy/#live-loader). In order to import data, do the following steps

1. First import your schema into your Slash GraphQL backend, using either the [Schema API](https://dgraph.io/docs/slash-graphql/admin/schema) or via [the Schema Page](https://slash.dgraph.io/_/schema).
2. Find the gRPC endpoint for your cluster, as described in the [advanced queries](https://dgraph.io/docs/slash-graphql/advanced-queries) section. This will look like frozen-mango-42.grpc.us-west-1.aws.cloud.dgraph.io:443
3. Run the live loader as follows. Do note that running this via docker requires you to use an unreleased tag (either master or v20.07-slash)

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This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at [https://dgraph.io/docs/slash-graphql/admin/import-export/](https://dgraph.io/docs/slash-graphql/admin/import-export/)