How to export a Bubble app

Navigate to your Bubble editor and click the Data tab in the left sidebar. Select the App data sub-tab. You will see a list of your Data Types on the left. Click the Data Type you want to export. In the upper-right area of the data table, click the Export button. Bubble will generate a CSV file containing all records for that Data Type. Repeat this for each Data Type you need. Note that linked records export as Unique IDs, not the full related data.

Go to your Bubble dashboard at bubble.io/home. Find the app you want to back up. Click the three-dot menu icon on the app card and select Copy app. Give the copy a descriptive name like MyApp-Backup-2026-03. Bubble will clone the entire app including all pages, workflows, data types, styles, and plugins. Note that live database data is NOT copied — only the app structure.

In your Bubble editor, go to Settings in the left sidebar, then click the API tab. Check the box labeled Enable Data API. Below that, you will see a list of your Data Types with checkboxes. Enable the ones you want to access via API. Each enabled Data Type gets a REST endpoint at https://yourapp.bubbleapps.io/api/1.1/obj/datatype. You can use this endpoint from tools like Postman or a simple script to pull all records as JSON.

1GET https://yourapp.bubbleapps.io/api/1.1/obj/user
2Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN
3
4Response:
5{
6  "response": {
7    "cursor": 0,
8    "results": [
9      {
10        "_id": "1234567890x1234",
11        "Created Date": "2026-01-15T10:30:00.000Z",
12        "email": "user@example.com"
13      }
14    ],
15    "remaining": 0,
16    "count": 1
17  }
18}

In the Data tab, click File manager in the left sub-menu. This shows all files uploaded to your app including images, documents, and videos. You can click each file to open it in a new tab and save it. For bulk downloads, the file URLs follow a predictable pattern. Extract them from your CSV export — any Image or File field contains the full URL — and use a browser download manager to save them all at once.

Since Bubble does not export workflows or page logic as code, you should document them manually. Go to the Workflow tab and screenshot or note down each workflow, its trigger, and its actions. Use the Search tool (magnifying glass icon in the top toolbar) to find all references to key Data Types and elements. This documentation is essential if you ever need to rebuild the app on another platform.