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# Export Data

Permissions:

* `inventory_export` for inventory export.
* `firewall_export` for firewall event export.
* `report_export` for PDF reports.
* SuperAdmin for database backup and restore.

API equivalents:

* `GET /api/v1/exports/inventory`
* `GET /api/v1/exports/firewall`
* `GET /api/v1/exports/report.pdf`
* `GET /api/v1/exports/backup`

## What This Does

Exports let you take NetMap data into other tools, create reports, archive evidence, and back up application state.

## Export Types

| Export     | Purpose                                             |
| ---------- | --------------------------------------------------- |
| Inventory  | Device records for spreadsheets or automation       |
| Firewall   | Syslog/firewall events for investigation or archive |
| PDF report | Human-readable network report                       |
| Backup     | Database backup for recovery                        |

## Example

```bash
API_URL="https://netmap.example.com"
API_KEY="<inventory-export-api-key>"

curl --fail-with-body \
  --url "${API_URL}/api/v1/exports/inventory" \
  --header "X-API-Key: ${API_KEY}" \
  --output inventory-export
```

## Common Problems

| Symptom               | Likely cause              | Fix                                    |
| --------------------- | ------------------------- | -------------------------------------- |
| `403`                 | missing export permission | update role permissions                |
| empty firewall export | no matching events        | widen filters or confirm syslog ingest |
| backup denied         | not SuperAdmin            | use a SuperAdmin account/key           |

## Related Pages

* [Exports](/using-netmap/exports.md)
* [Backups](/operations/backups.md)
* [API Authentication](/api/authentication.md)


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