Import and export apps

Learn how to import and export Retool apps.

You can import and export apps to share them across your organization. Importing and exporting is also useful for copying apps between cloud and self-hosted Retool instances and for bulk renaming components or queries in an app.

The export of an app contains its queries, components, and modules. It does not contain any resources. After importing an app, check the queries and their resources are correctly configured. If you intend to import an app into a different Retool organization, you must create those resources separately.

An app can be exported as either a single JSON file or a Toolscript archive of many files.

Import apps

To import an app from an existing app, in the App actions menu, click Import app from JSON/ZIP. This replaces the current app with the imported app.

To import an app from the homepage, on the Apps tab, click Create new > From JSON/ZIP. This creates a new app.

Export apps

When you export an app, the JSON file or Toolscript archive for the app downloads to your browser.

To export an app from the App IDE, in the App actions menu, click Export to JSON or Export to Toolscript ZIP.

To export an app from the homepage, on the Apps tab, select the ... menu on the app and click Export to JSON or Export to Toolscript ZIP.