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title: Importing and exporting Chronograf dashboards
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description: A step-by-step guide that walks through both exporting and importing Chrongraf dashboards.
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weight: 120
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parent: Administration
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Chronograf makes it easy to both export and import dashboards.
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Dashboard exports are simple JSON files that can be shared and imported into other Chronograf instances.
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This allows you to recreate robust dashboards without having to manually configure them from the ground up.
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[Exporting a dashboard](#exporting-a-dashboard)
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[Importing a dashboard](#importing-a-dashboard)
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[Required user roles](#required-user-roles)
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## Exporting a dashboard
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1. Go to your "Dashboards" landing page.
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2. Hover over the dashboard you would like to export and click the "Export"
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button that appears to the right.
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<img src="/img/chronograf/1-6-dashboard-export.png" alt="Exporting a Chronograf dashboard" style="width:100%;max-width:912px"/>
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This downloads a JSON file containing dashboard information including template variables,
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cells and cell information such as the query, cell-sizing, color scheme, visualization type, etc.
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> No time series data is exported with a dashboard.
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> Exports include only dashboard-related information as mentioned above.
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## Importing a dashboard
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1. On your "Dashboards" landing page, click the "Import Dashboard" button.
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2. Either drag and drop or select the JSON export file to import.
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3. Click the "Upload Dashboard" button.
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The newly imported dashboard will be included in your list of dashboards.
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### Reconciling unmatched sources
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If the data sources defined in the imported dashboard JSON file do not match any of your local sources,
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you will have to reconcile each of the unmatched sources during the import process.
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## Required user roles
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Depending on the role of your user, there are some restrictions on importing and exporting dashboards:
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| Task vs Role | Admin | Editor | Viewer |
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| Export Dashboard | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
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| Import Dashboard | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
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