# Exporting a database from the cloud to create a template for other cloud users
**URL:** https://community.baserow.io/t/exporting-a-database-from-the-cloud-to-create-a-template-for-other-cloud-users/3617
**Category:** Templates
**Created:** [October 20, 2023, 1:11pm UTC](https://community.baserow.io/t/exporting-a-database-from-the-cloud-to-create-a-template-for-other-cloud-users/3617 "2023-10-20T13:11:59Z")
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### Author:  [@Commonly](https://community.baserow.io/u/Commonly)
#### Post date: [October 20, 2023, 1:11pm UTC](https://community.baserow.io/t/exporting-a-database-from-the-cloud-to-create-a-template-for-other-cloud-users/3617/1 "2023-10-20T13:11:59Z")
Hi there,
We are hoping to build an equivalent template on Baserow which we have released via Airtable called [AirRegister](https://air-register.co.uk). It’s a share register for co-operatives to manage their members and investments.
We are building it on the cloud version of Baserow and are hoping to have a mechanism to share it with other organisations that will likely use the cloud version of Baserow. I know there is not currently a ‘Template Marketplace’ but wondered if there is an interim process to export / share the database and make it available to other users.
Thanks,
Simon
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### Author:  [@olgatrykush](https://community.baserow.io/u/olgatrykush)
#### Post date: [October 20, 2023, 1:15pm UTC](https://community.baserow.io/t/exporting-a-database-from-the-cloud-to-create-a-template-for-other-cloud-users/3617/2 "2023-10-20T13:15:50Z")
Hello @Commonly, welcome to the Baserow community! 👋
@HiramFromTheChi and @frederikdc, could you help Simon here?
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### Author:  [@HiramFromTheChi](https://community.baserow.io/u/HiramFromTheChi)
#### Post date: [October 20, 2023, 7:00pm UTC](https://community.baserow.io/t/exporting-a-database-from-the-cloud-to-create-a-template-for-other-cloud-users/3617/3 "2023-10-20T19:00:23Z")
Hey Simon @Commonly 👋
This is a great use case. Unfortunately, not having a dedicated template marketplace makes our process for sharing and duplicating templates kinda tricky at the moment.
I’ve tried to solve this problem myself in the past (with a personal use case), and here’s what I came up with:
1. Create an export of every table inside the database. (I usually like working with the JSON format in cases like these.)
2. Create a compressed (.zip) file of all the tables.
3. Share the exported tables with your users.
4. Draft and share documentation of each field and the field types that exist so that the users can recreate the template exactly.
Needless to say, this process is not as streamlined as it could be, but it’s what we can work with at the moment until we have duplicate template functionality and a marketplace to go along with it. 🙂
If you want to see how this would work on a practical level, I actually have a real-life product that I built called [Reddit Account Manager](https://redditaccountmanager.hiram.io). Here’s the documentation for the process:
You can also [check out the original doc here](https://doc.clickup.com/2341612/p/h/27eqc-8300/11b3ed37e21c038), which has all the details. I know it may be tricky to see everything on this tall screenshot.
If you find a more streamlined way of doing this in the process, let me know! I’m sure the community would like to learn.
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### Author:  [@frederikdc](https://community.baserow.io/u/frederikdc)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2023, 2:33am UTC](https://community.baserow.io/t/exporting-a-database-from-the-cloud-to-create-a-template-for-other-cloud-users/3617/4 "2023-10-21T02:33:42Z")
Hi Simon @Commonly
A more streamlined approach would be the use of the Baserow API with an automation service like N8N - which is also open source. This allows you to automatically create a new application (database) after your user has authenticated.
Once you have created the new database, you can use the [API endpoints](https://api.baserow.io/api/redoc/#tag/) to create tables, fields, views and import data.
I can try to prepare a demo if this approach looks like a solution to you
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### Author:  [@frederikdc](https://community.baserow.io/u/frederikdc)
#### Post date: [October 22, 2023, 4:12pm UTC](https://community.baserow.io/t/exporting-a-database-from-the-cloud-to-create-a-template-for-other-cloud-users/3617/5 "2023-10-22T16:12:37Z")
> [@Export a database from the SaaS (and import it for another workspace or account)](https://community.baserow.io/t/export-a-database-from-the-saas-and-import-it-for-another-workspace-or-account/3621):
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> Baserow is a great platform. But one of my frustrations from time to time is that it is not possible to create a template database and pass it to other users. A scenario that is very common when using Baserow to teach database and API basics. Luckily, Baserow is a great platform with a [well-documented API](https://api.baserow.io/api/redoc/) that makes almost everything possible. So, I started this weekend project and created an automation with n8n that makes it possible to export an entire database with structure, views and dat…
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### Author:  [@Commonly](https://community.baserow.io/u/Commonly)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2023, 9:51am UTC](https://community.baserow.io/t/exporting-a-database-from-the-cloud-to-create-a-template-for-other-cloud-users/3617/6 "2023-10-23T09:51:32Z")
Thank you @frederikdc - this looks like a great approach. I’ll work through your guide and get in touch if I have any questions.
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### Author:  [@HiramFromTheChi](https://community.baserow.io/u/HiramFromTheChi)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2023, 8:50pm UTC](https://community.baserow.io/t/exporting-a-database-from-the-cloud-to-create-a-template-for-other-cloud-users/3617/7 "2023-10-23T20:50:34Z")
Frederik’s solution seems to be more streamlined, so I’d go with that. 🙂
@frederikdc Q for you: does this require the recipient (the person who wants to clone the database) to also have n8n, or no?
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### Author:  [@frederikdc](https://community.baserow.io/u/frederikdc)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2023, 2:37pm UTC](https://community.baserow.io/t/exporting-a-database-from-the-cloud-to-create-a-template-for-other-cloud-users/3617/8 "2023-10-24T14:37:37Z")
I use my own n8n workspace at the moment which can takes 5000 executions a month. So, non-professional users can use that one.
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### Author:  [@Commonly](https://community.baserow.io/u/Commonly)
#### Post date: [July 10, 2024, 11:28am UTC](https://community.baserow.io/t/exporting-a-database-from-the-cloud-to-create-a-template-for-other-cloud-users/3617/9 "2024-07-10T11:28:40Z")
Hi there, I was just wondering if there was any update on being able to submit and share templates as this would help our use case massively!
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### Author:  [@olgatrykush](https://community.baserow.io/u/olgatrykush)
#### Post date: [July 11, 2024, 9:13am UTC](https://community.baserow.io/t/exporting-a-database-from-the-cloud-to-create-a-template-for-other-cloud-users/3617/10 "2024-07-11T09:13:28Z")
Hey @Commonly, we haven’t built an easy way to add new templates yet, but we plan to have a community templates marketplace in the future. Also, when we add the feature to share a whole database, it’ll simplify the process a lot.
Could you tell us about the template you want to share?
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### Author:  [@Commonly](https://community.baserow.io/u/Commonly)
#### Post date: [July 11, 2024, 4:42pm UTC](https://community.baserow.io/t/exporting-a-database-from-the-cloud-to-create-a-template-for-other-cloud-users/3617/11 "2024-07-11T16:42:09Z")
We have developed a share register template for co-ops in the UK on Airtable [www.air-register.co.uk](http://www.air-register.co.uk) and would like to replicate it on Baserow but we need the ability to easily share the template (application and database) with other co-ops / users.
Do you have a timeframe for the share database feature?
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### Author:  [@olgatrykush](https://community.baserow.io/u/olgatrykush)
#### Post date: [July 12, 2024, 8:05am UTC](https://community.baserow.io/t/exporting-a-database-from-the-cloud-to-create-a-template-for-other-cloud-users/3617/12 "2024-07-12T08:05:37Z")
Hey @Commonly, nice! I’ll check with the team to see which quarter we can expect the shared database feature to be released.
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### Author:  [@Commonly](https://community.baserow.io/u/Commonly)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2024, 2:14pm UTC](https://community.baserow.io/t/exporting-a-database-from-the-cloud-to-create-a-template-for-other-cloud-users/3617/13 "2024-07-18T14:14:56Z")
Hi @olgatrykush,
I wondered if you had any update on timings for the release of database / template sharing?
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### Author:  [@olgatrykush](https://community.baserow.io/u/olgatrykush)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2024, 5:49pm UTC](https://community.baserow.io/t/exporting-a-database-from-the-cloud-to-create-a-template-for-other-cloud-users/3617/14 "2024-07-18T17:49:56Z")
Hey @Commonly, not yet! I’ll keep you posted 🙌
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### Author:  [@olgatrykush](https://community.baserow.io/u/olgatrykush)
#### Post date: [August 8, 2024, 9:43am UTC](https://community.baserow.io/t/exporting-a-database-from-the-cloud-to-create-a-template-for-other-cloud-users/3617/15 "2024-08-08T09:43:53Z")
Hey @Commonly, I’ve checked with the team, and soon we will release a new feature: the ability to export a database into a zip file. This feature will also allow the community to share their databases as templates. It might even be included in the next release. 🙂
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### Author:  [@Commonly](https://community.baserow.io/u/Commonly)
#### Post date: [August 9, 2024, 8:07am UTC](https://community.baserow.io/t/exporting-a-database-from-the-cloud-to-create-a-template-for-other-cloud-users/3617/16 "2024-08-09T08:07:12Z")
That’s great to hear. Do you know whether both an application and its underlying database will be able to be shared via this approach?
Thanks,
Simon
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### Author:  [@olgatrykush](https://community.baserow.io/u/olgatrykush)
#### Post date: [August 9, 2024, 8:56am UTC](https://community.baserow.io/t/exporting-a-database-from-the-cloud-to-create-a-template-for-other-cloud-users/3617/17 "2024-08-09T08:56:44Z")
Hey @Commonly, let me check if this feature will work for the applications too.
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### Author:  [@olgatrykush](https://community.baserow.io/u/olgatrykush)
#### Post date: [August 9, 2024, 8:59am UTC](https://community.baserow.io/t/exporting-a-database-from-the-cloud-to-create-a-template-for-other-cloud-users/3617/18 "2024-08-09T08:59:04Z")
Yes, it will be possible to export both databases and applications 🙂
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### Author:  [@Commonly](https://community.baserow.io/u/Commonly)
#### Post date: [September 9, 2024, 9:40am UTC](https://community.baserow.io/t/exporting-a-database-from-the-cloud-to-create-a-template-for-other-cloud-users/3617/19 "2024-09-09T09:40:47Z")
Hi @olgatrykush - was the export feature included in the latest release?
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### Author:  [@olgatrykush](https://community.baserow.io/u/olgatrykush)
#### Post date: [September 9, 2024, 9:44am UTC](https://community.baserow.io/t/exporting-a-database-from-the-cloud-to-create-a-template-for-other-cloud-users/3617/20 "2024-09-09T09:44:58Z")
Hey @Commonly, unfortunately no, but it’s in progress. 😊