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# POST /export

> Export the graph in canonical binary format.

<ParamField path="method" type="POST">
  `/export`
</ParamField>

**Authentication:** Required (if enabled)

Export the entire graph as base64-encoded canonical binary data with a checksum for verification.

<Info>
  Export works for both in-memory and persistent (redb) backends. For persistent backends, a snapshot is built by iterating all nodes and edges.
</Info>

## Response

<CodeGroup>
  ```json 200 OK — Success theme={null}
  {
    "success": true,
    "data": "S1JFWA...",
    "checksum": 12345678,
    "error": null
  }
  ```

  ```json 500 Internal Server Error — Failure theme={null}
  {
    "success": false,
    "data": null,
    "checksum": null,
    "error": "Failed to build graph snapshot: ..."
  }
  ```
</CodeGroup>

| Field      | Type                  | Description                              |
| ---------- | --------------------- | ---------------------------------------- |
| `success`  | boolean               | Whether export succeeded.                |
| `data`     | string or null        | Base64-encoded graph data.               |
| `checksum` | integer (u64) or null | Deterministic checksum for verification. |
| `error`    | string or null        | Error message (if failed).               |

## Example

```bash theme={null}
curl -X POST http://localhost:8080/export \
     -H "Authorization: Bearer your-api-key"
```