How to Export a Gravity Forms Form

Save any Gravity Forms form as a .json file in a few clicks, so you can share it with our support team or move it to another site.

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When you contact us about a problem with a form, the quickest way for us to reproduce it is to load your exact form on our test site. Gravity Forms can save any form as a small .json file, and this guide shows you how to create one.

The export file holds only the form's setup: its fields, settings, conditional logic, notifications and confirmations. It does not include any entries or submitted data, so it's safe to send to us.

You'll need: access to your WordPress dashboard as an administrator.

Step 1: Open the Export Forms screen

  1. In your WordPress dashboard, go to Forms → Import/Export.
  2. Click the Export Forms tab.

The Gravity Forms Import/Export screen, with the Import/Export menu item and the Export Forms tab highlighted

Step 2: Choose the form and download the file

  1. Tick the checkbox next to the form you want to export. To export several forms into one file, tick each of them, or use Select All to export every form.
  2. Click Download Export File.

The Export Forms panel with the

Your browser downloads a file named something like gravityforms-export-YYYY-MM-DD.json. Check your Downloads folder if you don't see a prompt.

Step 3: Send the file to us

Attach the .json file to your support ticket or email reply. If your mail service blocks .json attachments, put it in a .zip archive first.

Moving a form to another site

The same file works for copying a form between sites. On the other site, go to Forms → Import/Export → Import Forms, choose the .json file and click Import. Remember that only the form is copied, not its entries, and any add-on feeds (payment, email marketing and so on) may need to be reconnected on the new site.

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