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Import, export & self-hosting — found from sitemap — BookStack
Checked for BookStack on 1 Nov 2026
- Page
- https://www.bookstackapp.com/docs/user/export-import/
- Checked
- 1 Nov 2026, 09:02 UTC
- How we may use it
- Public page, crawling permitted
Technical details
- type
- page
- http status
- 200
- content hash
- sha256:99d3ee349747626e666aea4d0e077c24fb7eb6c4c3d4f0edca51e42f7f12cb47
- permission
- robots_ok
- screenshot
- Screenshot on file (internal exhibit, not published)
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Facts read from this source
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Export formats Report an error
“you can export books, chapters or pages in the following formats: Contained Web File A “.html” file, with images embedded where possible, which can be opened in a web browser.”
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Export permission required Report an error
“if you have the required “Export content” role permission, you can export books, chapters or pages”
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Export pdf quality Report an error
“The output of this can sometimes be inaccurate or lack certain features compared to how its represented in BookStack.”
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Markdown export behavior Report an error
“If the page was written using the Markdown editor, then that original content will be provided otherwise this export will attempt a conversion to Markdown. The resulting markdown may still use HTML for some content types.”
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Zip export reimportable Report an error
“A compressed “.zip” file containing data, attachment and image files. This can be re-imported to BookStack instances as mentioned below.”
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Browser print export Report an error
“care is taken in BookStack to ensure that pages display well via browser printing options. This allows you to print to paper, or often to PDF, via your browser’s print action as another form of export.”
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Export rest API Report an error
“For developers, many of these export options can also be accessed over the BookStack REST API”
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Import zip only Report an error
“you can import “Portable ZIP” files (as mentioned in the exporting section above) via the “Import” action seen when viewing the top-level “Books” view, or by going to the /import URL path of your instance”
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Import permission required Report an error
“if you have the required “Import content” role permission, you can import “Portable ZIP” files”
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Import flow Report an error
“Here you’ll be able to upload a new ZIP file for import, or continue a previously uploaded pending import. Before the import runs, you’ll be provided a preview of what’s due to be imported. When ran, the content will be imported into BookStack, and the original uploaded ZIP file will be deleted.”
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Import rest API Report an error
“you could also consider the BookStack REST API as an option for import.”
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Not backup tool Report an error
“Note that these options are not intended for backup or restore, for which you can find relevant documentation here.”
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