Export feature flags from an environment

POST <your-unleash-url>/api/admin/features-batch/export

Authorization

name: Authorizationtype: apiKeyin: headerdescription: API key needed to access this API

Exports all features listed in the features property from the environment specified in the request body. If set to true, the downloadFile property will let you download a file with the exported data. Otherwise, the export data is returned directly as JSON. Refer to the documentation for more information about Unleash's export functionality.

Request

application/json

Body

required

exportQuerySchema

anyOf

MOD1
MOD2
MOD3

environment string required

The environment to export from

downloadFile boolean

Whether to return a downloadable file

features string[] required

Possible values: non-empty

Selects features to export by name. If the list is empty all features are returned.

Responses

exportResultSchema

application/json

Schema
Example (from schema)

Schema

features object[]required
All the exported features.
Array [
name string required
Unique feature name
type string
Type of the flag e.g. experiment, kill-switch, release, operational, permission
description string nullable
Detailed description of the feature
archived boolean
true if the feature is archived
project string
Name of the project the feature belongs to
enabled boolean
true if the feature is enabled, otherwise false.
stale boolean
true if the feature is stale based on the age and feature type, otherwise false.
favorite boolean
true if the feature was favorited, otherwise false.
impressionData boolean
true if the impression data collection is enabled for the feature, otherwise false.
createdAt date-time nullable
The date the feature was created
createdBy object
User who created the feature flag
id integer required
The user id
name string required
Name of the user
imageUrl string required
URL used for the user profile image
archivedAt date-time nullable
The date the feature was archived
lastSeenAt date-time nullable deprecated
The date when metrics where last collected for the feature. This field was deprecated in v5, use the one in featureEnvironmentSchema
environments object[]
The list of environments where the feature can be used
Array [
name string required
The name of the environment
featureName string
The name of the feature
environment string
The name of the environment
type string
The type of the environment
enabled boolean required
true if the feature is enabled for the environment, otherwise false.
sortOrder number
The sort order of the feature environment in the feature environments list
variantCount number
The number of defined variants
strategies object[]
A list of activation strategies for the feature environment
Array [
id string
A uuid for the feature strategy
name string required
The name or type of strategy
title string nullable
A descriptive title for the strategy
disabled boolean nullable
A toggle to disable the strategy. defaults to false. Disabled strategies are not evaluated or returned to the SDKs
featureName string
The name or feature the strategy is attached to
sortOrder number
The order of the strategy in the list
segments number[]
A list of segment ids attached to the strategy
constraints object[]
A list of the constraints attached to the strategy. See https://docs.getunleash.io/reference/strategy-constraints
Array [
contextName string required
The name of the context field that this constraint should apply to.
operator string required
Possible values: [NOT_IN, IN, STR_ENDS_WITH, STR_STARTS_WITH, STR_CONTAINS, NUM_EQ, NUM_GT, NUM_GTE, NUM_LT, NUM_LTE, DATE_AFTER, DATE_BEFORE, SEMVER_EQ, SEMVER_GT, SEMVER_LT]
The operator to use when evaluating this constraint. For more information about the various operators, refer to the strategy constraint operator documentation.
caseInsensitive boolean
Default value: false
Whether the operator should be case sensitive or not. Defaults to false (being case sensitive).
inverted boolean
Default value: false
Whether the result should be negated or not. If true, will turn a true result into a false result and vice versa.
values string[]
The context values that should be used for constraint evaluation. Use this property instead of value for properties that accept multiple values.
value string
The context value that should be used for constraint evaluation. Use this property instead of values for properties that only accept single values.
]
variants object[]
Strategy level variants
Array [
name string required
The variant name. Must be unique for this feature flag
weight integer required
Possible values: <= 1000
The weight is the likelihood of any one user getting this variant. It is an integer between 0 and 1000. See the section on variant weights for more information
weightType string required
Possible values: [variable, fix]
Set to fix if this variant must have exactly the weight allocated to it. If the type is variable, the weight will adjust so that the total weight of all variants adds up to 1000. Refer to the variant weight documentation.
stickiness string required
The stickiness to use for distribution of this variant. Stickiness is how Unleash guarantees that the same user gets the same variant every time
payload object
Extra data configured for this variant
type string required
Possible values: [json, csv, string, number]
The type of the value. Commonly used types are string, number, json and csv.
value string required
The actual value of payload
]
parameters object
A list of parameters for a strategy
property name* string
]
variants object[]
A list of variants for the feature environment
Array [
name string required
The variants name. Is unique for this feature flag
weight number required
Possible values: <= 1000
The weight is the likelihood of any one user getting this variant. It is a number between 0 and 1000. See the section on variant weights for more information
weightType string
Possible values: [variable, fix]
Set to fix if this variant must have exactly the weight allocated to it. If the type is variable, the weight will adjust so that the total weight of all variants adds up to 1000
stickiness string
Stickiness is how Unleash guarantees that the same user gets the same variant every time
payload object
Extra data configured for this variant
type string required
Possible values: [json, csv, string, number]
The type of the value. Commonly used types are string, number, json and csv.
value string required
The actual value of payload
overrides object[]
Overrides assigning specific variants to specific users. The weighting system automatically assigns users to specific groups for you, but any overrides in this list will take precedence.
Array [
contextName string required
The name of the context field used to determine overrides
values string[] required
Which values that should be overriden
]
]
lastSeenAt date-time nullable
The date when metrics where last collected for the feature environment
hasStrategies boolean
Whether the feature has any strategies defined.
hasEnabledStrategies boolean
Whether the feature has any enabled strategies defined.
]
variants object[]deprecated
The list of feature variants
Array [
name string required
The variants name. Is unique for this feature flag
weight number required
Possible values: <= 1000
The weight is the likelihood of any one user getting this variant. It is a number between 0 and 1000. See the section on variant weights for more information
weightType string
Possible values: [variable, fix]
Set to fix if this variant must have exactly the weight allocated to it. If the type is variable, the weight will adjust so that the total weight of all variants adds up to 1000
stickiness string
Stickiness is how Unleash guarantees that the same user gets the same variant every time
payload object
Extra data configured for this variant
type string required
Possible values: [json, csv, string, number]
The type of the value. Commonly used types are string, number, json and csv.
value string required
The actual value of payload
overrides object[]
Overrides assigning specific variants to specific users. The weighting system automatically assigns users to specific groups for you, but any overrides in this list will take precedence.
Array [
contextName string required
The name of the context field used to determine overrides
values string[] required
Which values that should be overriden
]
]
strategies object[] deprecated
This was deprecated in v5 and will be removed in a future major version
tags object[]nullable
The list of feature tags
Array [
value string required
Possible values: >= 2 characters and <= 50 characters
The value of the tag.
type string required
Possible values: >= 2 characters and <= 50 characters
The type of the tag
]
children string[]
The list of child feature names. This is an experimental field and may change.
lifecycle object
Current lifecycle stage of the feature
stage string required
Possible values: [initial, pre-live, live, completed, archived]
The name of the current lifecycle stage
enteredStageAt date-time required
When the feature entered this stage
dependencies object[]
The list of parent dependencies. This is an experimental field and may change.
Array [
feature string required
The name of the parent feature
enabled boolean
Whether the parent feature is enabled or not
variants string[]
The list of variants the parent feature should resolve to. Only valid when feature is enabled.
]
collaborators object
Information related to users who have made changes to this feature flage.
users object[]required
Users who have made any changes to this feature flags. The list is sorted in reverse chronological order (most recent changes first)
Array [
id integer required
The user's id
name string required
The user's name, username, or email (prioritized in that order). If none of those are present, this property will be set to the string unknown
imageUrl string required
The URL to the user's profile image
]
]
featureStrategies object[]required
All strategy instances that are used by the exported features in the features list.
Array [
id string
A uuid for the feature strategy
name string required
The name or type of strategy
title string nullable
A descriptive title for the strategy
disabled boolean nullable
A toggle to disable the strategy. defaults to false. Disabled strategies are not evaluated or returned to the SDKs
featureName string
The name or feature the strategy is attached to
sortOrder number
The order of the strategy in the list
segments number[]
A list of segment ids attached to the strategy
constraints object[]
A list of the constraints attached to the strategy. See https://docs.getunleash.io/reference/strategy-constraints
Array [
contextName string required
The name of the context field that this constraint should apply to.
operator string required
Possible values: [NOT_IN, IN, STR_ENDS_WITH, STR_STARTS_WITH, STR_CONTAINS, NUM_EQ, NUM_GT, NUM_GTE, NUM_LT, NUM_LTE, DATE_AFTER, DATE_BEFORE, SEMVER_EQ, SEMVER_GT, SEMVER_LT]
The operator to use when evaluating this constraint. For more information about the various operators, refer to the strategy constraint operator documentation.
caseInsensitive boolean
Default value: false
Whether the operator should be case sensitive or not. Defaults to false (being case sensitive).
inverted boolean
Default value: false
Whether the result should be negated or not. If true, will turn a true result into a false result and vice versa.
values string[]
The context values that should be used for constraint evaluation. Use this property instead of value for properties that accept multiple values.
value string
The context value that should be used for constraint evaluation. Use this property instead of values for properties that only accept single values.
]
variants object[]
Strategy level variants
Array [
name string required
The variant name. Must be unique for this feature flag
weight integer required
Possible values: <= 1000
The weight is the likelihood of any one user getting this variant. It is an integer between 0 and 1000. See the section on variant weights for more information
weightType string required
Possible values: [variable, fix]
Set to fix if this variant must have exactly the weight allocated to it. If the type is variable, the weight will adjust so that the total weight of all variants adds up to 1000. Refer to the variant weight documentation.
stickiness string required
The stickiness to use for distribution of this variant. Stickiness is how Unleash guarantees that the same user gets the same variant every time
payload object
Extra data configured for this variant
type string required
Possible values: [json, csv, string, number]
The type of the value. Commonly used types are string, number, json and csv.
value string required
The actual value of payload
]
parameters object
A list of parameters for a strategy
property name* string
]
featureEnvironments object[]
Environment-specific configuration for all the features in the features list. Includes data such as whether the feature is enabled in the selected export environment, whether there are any variants assigned, etc.
Array [
name string required
The name of the environment
featureName string
The name of the feature
environment string
The name of the environment
type string
The type of the environment
enabled boolean required
true if the feature is enabled for the environment, otherwise false.
sortOrder number
The sort order of the feature environment in the feature environments list
variantCount number
The number of defined variants
strategies object[]
A list of activation strategies for the feature environment
Array [
id string
A uuid for the feature strategy
name string required
The name or type of strategy
title string nullable
A descriptive title for the strategy
disabled boolean nullable
A toggle to disable the strategy. defaults to false. Disabled strategies are not evaluated or returned to the SDKs
featureName string
The name or feature the strategy is attached to
sortOrder number
The order of the strategy in the list
segments number[]
A list of segment ids attached to the strategy
constraints object[]
A list of the constraints attached to the strategy. See https://docs.getunleash.io/reference/strategy-constraints
Array [
contextName string required
The name of the context field that this constraint should apply to.
operator string required
Possible values: [NOT_IN, IN, STR_ENDS_WITH, STR_STARTS_WITH, STR_CONTAINS, NUM_EQ, NUM_GT, NUM_GTE, NUM_LT, NUM_LTE, DATE_AFTER, DATE_BEFORE, SEMVER_EQ, SEMVER_GT, SEMVER_LT]
The operator to use when evaluating this constraint. For more information about the various operators, refer to the strategy constraint operator documentation.
caseInsensitive boolean
Default value: false
Whether the operator should be case sensitive or not. Defaults to false (being case sensitive).
inverted boolean
Default value: false
Whether the result should be negated or not. If true, will turn a true result into a false result and vice versa.
values string[]
The context values that should be used for constraint evaluation. Use this property instead of value for properties that accept multiple values.
value string
The context value that should be used for constraint evaluation. Use this property instead of values for properties that only accept single values.
]
variants object[]
Strategy level variants
Array [
name string required
The variant name. Must be unique for this feature flag
weight integer required
Possible values: <= 1000
The weight is the likelihood of any one user getting this variant. It is an integer between 0 and 1000. See the section on variant weights for more information
weightType string required
Possible values: [variable, fix]
Set to fix if this variant must have exactly the weight allocated to it. If the type is variable, the weight will adjust so that the total weight of all variants adds up to 1000. Refer to the variant weight documentation.
stickiness string required
The stickiness to use for distribution of this variant. Stickiness is how Unleash guarantees that the same user gets the same variant every time
payload object
Extra data configured for this variant
type string required
Possible values: [json, csv, string, number]
The type of the value. Commonly used types are string, number, json and csv.
value string required
The actual value of payload
]
parameters object
A list of parameters for a strategy
property name* string
]
variants object[]
A list of variants for the feature environment
Array [
name string required
The variants name. Is unique for this feature flag
weight number required
Possible values: <= 1000
The weight is the likelihood of any one user getting this variant. It is a number between 0 and 1000. See the section on variant weights for more information
weightType string
Possible values: [variable, fix]
Set to fix if this variant must have exactly the weight allocated to it. If the type is variable, the weight will adjust so that the total weight of all variants adds up to 1000
stickiness string
Stickiness is how Unleash guarantees that the same user gets the same variant every time
payload object
Extra data configured for this variant
type string required
Possible values: [json, csv, string, number]
The type of the value. Commonly used types are string, number, json and csv.
value string required
The actual value of payload
overrides object[]
Overrides assigning specific variants to specific users. The weighting system automatically assigns users to specific groups for you, but any overrides in this list will take precedence.
Array [
contextName string required
The name of the context field used to determine overrides
values string[] required
Which values that should be overriden
]
]
lastSeenAt date-time nullable
The date when metrics where last collected for the feature environment
hasStrategies boolean
Whether the feature has any strategies defined.
hasEnabledStrategies boolean
Whether the feature has any enabled strategies defined.
]
contextFields object[]
A list of all the context fields that are in use by any of the strategies in the featureStrategies list.
Array [
name string required
The name of the context field
description string nullable
The description of the context field.
stickiness boolean
Does this context field support being used for stickiness calculations
sortOrder integer
Used when sorting a list of context fields. Is also used as a tiebreaker if a list of context fields is sorted alphabetically.
createdAt date-time nullable
When this context field was created
usedInFeatures integer nullable
Number of projects where this context field is used in
usedInProjects integer nullable
Number of projects where this context field is used in
legalValues object[]
Allowed values for this context field schema. Can be used to narrow down accepted input
Array [
value string required
The valid value
description string
Describes this specific legal value
]
]
featureTags object[]
A list of all the tags that have been applied to any of the features in the features list.
Array [
featureName string required
The name of the feature this tag is applied to
tagType string
The [type](https://docs.getunleash.io/reference/tags#tag-types tag types) of the tag
tagValue string required
The value of the tag
type string deprecated
The [type](https://docs.getunleash.io/reference/tags#tag-types tag types) of the tag. This property is deprecated and will be removed in a future version of Unleash. Superseded by the tagType property.
value string deprecated
The value of the tag. This property is deprecated and will be removed in a future version of Unleash. Superseded by the tagValue property.
createdByUserId number nullable
The id of the user who created this tag
]
segments object[]
A list of all the segments that are used by the strategies in the featureStrategies list.
Array [
id number required
name string required
]
tagTypes object[]required
A list of all of the tag types that are used in the featureTags list.
Array [
name string required
The name of the tag type.
description string
The description of the tag type.
icon string nullable
The icon of the tag type.
]
dependencies object[]
A list of all the dependencies for features in features list.
Array [
feature string required
The name of the child feature.
dependencies object[]required
List of parent features for the child feature
Array [
feature string required
The name of the feature we depend on.
enabled boolean
Whether the parent feature should be enabled. When false variants are ignored. true by default.
variants string[]
The list of variants the parent feature should resolve to. Leave empty when you only want to check the enabled status.
]
]

{
  "features": [
    {
      "name": "my-feature",
      "description": "best feature ever",
      "type": "release",
      "project": "default",
      "stale": false,
      "impressionData": false,
      "archived": false
    }
  ],
  "featureStrategies": [
    {
      "name": "flexibleRollout",
      "id": "924974d7-8003-43ee-87eb-c5f887c06fd1",
      "featureName": "my-feature",
      "title": "Rollout 50%",
      "parameters": {
        "groupId": "default",
        "rollout": "50",
        "stickiness": "random"
      },
      "constraints": [],
      "disabled": false,
      "segments": [
        1
      ]
    }
  ],
  "featureEnvironments": [
    {
      "enabled": true,
      "featureName": "my-feature",
      "environment": "development",
      "variants": [
        {
          "name": "a",
          "weight": 500,
          "overrides": [],
          "stickiness": "random",
          "weightType": "variable"
        },
        {
          "name": "b",
          "weight": 500,
          "overrides": [],
          "stickiness": "random",
          "weightType": "variable"
        }
      ],
      "name": "variant-testing"
    }
  ],
  "contextFields": [
    {
      "name": "appName",
      "description": "Allows you to constrain on application name",
      "stickiness": false,
      "sortOrder": 2,
      "legalValues": []
    }
  ],
  "featureTags": [
    {
      "featureName": "my-feature",
      "tagType": "simple",
      "tagValue": "user-facing"
    }
  ],
  "segments": [
    {
      "id": 1,
      "name": "new-segment-name"
    }
  ],
  "tagTypes": [
    {
      "name": "simple",
      "description": "Used to simplify filtering of features",
      "icon": "#"
    }
  ],
  "dependencies": [
    {
      "feature": "child_feature",
      "dependencies": [
        {
          "feature": "parent_feature",
          "enabled": false,
          "variants": [
            "variantA",
            "variantB"
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

The requested resource was not found.

application/json

Schema
Example (from schema)

Schema

id string
The ID of the error instance
name string
The name of the error kind
message string
A description of what went wrong.

{
  "id": "9c40958a-daac-400e-98fb-3bb438567008",
  "name": "NotFoundError",
  "message": "Could not find the addon with ID \"12345\"."
}

Authorization

name: Authorizationtype: apiKeyin: headerdescription: API key needed to access this API

Request

Base URL

<your-unleash-url>

Security Scheme

apiKey

Body required

{
  "environment": "development",
  "downloadFile": true,
  "features": [
    "MyAwesomeFeature"
  ]
}

curl / cURL
curl -L -X POST '<your-unleash-url>/api/admin/features-batch/export' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Accept: application/json' \
-H 'Authorization: <API_KEY_VALUE>' \
--data-raw '{
  "environment": "development",
  "downloadFile": true,
  "features": [
    "MyAwesomeFeature"
  ]
}'

python / requests
curl -L -X POST '<your-unleash-url>/api/admin/features-batch/export' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Accept: application/json' \
-H 'Authorization: <API_KEY_VALUE>' \
--data-raw '{
  "environment": "development",
  "downloadFile": true,
  "features": [
    "MyAwesomeFeature"
  ]
}'

go / native
curl -L -X POST '<your-unleash-url>/api/admin/features-batch/export' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Accept: application/json' \
-H 'Authorization: <API_KEY_VALUE>' \
--data-raw '{
  "environment": "development",
  "downloadFile": true,
  "features": [
    "MyAwesomeFeature"
  ]
}'

nodejs / native
curl -L -X POST '<your-unleash-url>/api/admin/features-batch/export' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Accept: application/json' \
-H 'Authorization: <API_KEY_VALUE>' \
--data-raw '{
  "environment": "development",
  "downloadFile": true,
  "features": [
    "MyAwesomeFeature"
  ]
}'

ruby / Net::HTTP
curl -L -X POST '<your-unleash-url>/api/admin/features-batch/export' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Accept: application/json' \
-H 'Authorization: <API_KEY_VALUE>' \
--data-raw '{
  "environment": "development",
  "downloadFile": true,
  "features": [
    "MyAwesomeFeature"
  ]
}'

csharp / httpclient
curl -L -X POST '<your-unleash-url>/api/admin/features-batch/export' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Accept: application/json' \
-H 'Authorization: <API_KEY_VALUE>' \
--data-raw '{
  "environment": "development",
  "downloadFile": true,
  "features": [
    "MyAwesomeFeature"
  ]
}'

php / cURL
curl -L -X POST '<your-unleash-url>/api/admin/features-batch/export' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Accept: application/json' \
-H 'Authorization: <API_KEY_VALUE>' \
--data-raw '{
  "environment": "development",
  "downloadFile": true,
  "features": [
    "MyAwesomeFeature"
  ]
}'

java / OkHttp
curl -L -X POST '<your-unleash-url>/api/admin/features-batch/export' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Accept: application/json' \
-H 'Authorization: <API_KEY_VALUE>' \
--data-raw '{
  "environment": "development",
  "downloadFile": true,
  "features": [
    "MyAwesomeFeature"
  ]
}'

powershell / RestMethod
curl -L -X POST '<your-unleash-url>/api/admin/features-batch/export' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Accept: application/json' \
-H 'Authorization: <API_KEY_VALUE>' \
--data-raw '{
  "environment": "development",
  "downloadFile": true,
  "features": [
    "MyAwesomeFeature"
  ]
}'

Export feature flags from an environment

Authorization

Request​

Body

Authorization

Request

Request