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# Export to OpenAPI specification

# Export to OpenAPI specification {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Yokohama
* 
* Updated January 30, 2025
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read

Export a REST API as an OpenAPI specification to import it into another web services tool.

## Before you begin

Role required: web_service_admin, rest_api_explorer, or admin

## Procedure

1. Navigate to AllSystem Web ServicesRESTREST API Explorer.
2. Select the API you want to export.  
   For example, use these choices to select the Table API for export.  
   {#export-openapi-specification__table_nlw_q42_25b__entry__2}

   | Field | Value |
   |-|-|
   | Namespace | now |
   | API Name | Table API |
   | API Version | latest |
   [ ]

   {#export-openapi-specification__table_nlw_q42_25b}
3. Below the list of API methods, select the link for the export format you want to use.

   | Option | Description |
   | Export OpenAPI Specification (YAML) | Format the export in YAML. |
   | Export OpenAPI Specification (JSON) | Format the export in JSON. |
   |-|-|

   {#export-openapi-specification__choicetable_un2_fp2_25b}  
   The browser displays a window to select a download location.
4. Select the download location and file name.
5. Save the file.

## Result

The system downloads the API in the format you selected.

## What to do next

Import the API into a web services tool such as Postman or Insomnia.

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