Export workflows

Server: https://{kibana_url}

POST /api/workflows/export
POST /s/{space_id}/api/workflows/export

Refer to Spaces for more information.

Export one or more workflows as JSON with YAML content and metadata.

[Required authorization] Route required privileges: workflowsManagement:read OR workflowsManagement:managed:read.

Request

ids [] string · min: 1 · max: 500 required: Array of workflow IDs to export.

Response

200

JSON containing exported workflow YAML entries and manifest metadata

application/json

Examples

Example request to export workflows

Request Console 1 / 2 languages

Console Kibana Dev Tools

POST kbn://api/workflows/export
{
  "ids": ["workflow-a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890", "workflow-b2c3d4e5-f6a7-8901-bcde-f12345678901"]
}

curl Shell

curl \
  -X POST "${KIBANA_URL}/api/workflows/export" \
  -H "Authorization: ApiKey ${API_KEY}" \
  -H "kbn-xsrf: true" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "ids": ["workflow-a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890", "workflow-b2c3d4e5-f6a7-8901-bcde-f12345678901"]
  }'

Response

{
  "entries": [
    {
      "id": "workflow-a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890",
      "yaml": "name: My Workflow\nsteps:\n  - type: http.request\n    with:\n      url: https://example.com"
    },
    {
      "id": "workflow-b2c3d4e5-f6a7-8901-bcde-f12345678901",
      "yaml": "name: Another Workflow\nsteps:\n  - type: http.request\n    with:\n      url: https://example.com"
    }
  ],
  "manifest": {
    "exportedAt": "2026-03-26T12:00:00.000Z",
    "exportedCount": 2,
    "version": "1"
  }
}