n8n-docs/docs/workflows/export-import.md

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Export and import workflows

Export and import workflows

n8n saves workflows in JSON format. You can export your workflows as JSON files or import JSON files into your n8n library.

You can export a workflow as a JSON file in two ways:

• Download: Click the Download button under the Workflow menu in the sidebar. This will download the workflow as a JSON file.
• Copy-Paste: Select all the workflow nodes in the Editor UI, copy them (Ctrl + c or cmd +c), then paste them (Ctrl + v or cmd + v) in your desired file.

To select all nodes, or a group of nodes, click and drag:

You can import JSON files as workflows by copying the JSON workflow to the clipboard (Ctrl + c or cmd +c) and paste it (Ctrl + v or cmd + v) into the Editor UI.