Export workflows

Base URL: 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

Authentication

Header parameters

Request body

Response

200

JSON containing exported workflow YAML entries and manifest metadata

application/json

Base URL: https://{kibana_url}

Examples

Request Console 1 / 2 languages

Example request to export workflows

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

Workflow entries with YAML content and export manifest

{
  "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"
  }
}

Required authorization

Authentication

Header parameters

Request body { }

Response

Request body