Importing / Exporting Apache Superset Data Dashboard

Owned by Priya Joshi
Last updated: Dec 18, 2023
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Overview:
Apache Superset provides a feature of dashboard export / import that can be used for:

  1. To copy dashboard from one instance to another.

  2. To take backup of the existing dashboard.

Export a Data Dashboard

  • To export the data dashboards:

  1. Navigate to the dashboard section, and then choose the specific dashboard for which we intend to export.

  2. Click on the export button located next to the dashboard in the action section.

  3. After exporting, you can find a copy of it in your downloads folder. The dashboard is exported in a json file. Keep the json file created safely as the same file needs to be used while importing the dashboard.

Import a Data Dashboard

  • To import the data dashboards:

  1. Navigate to Setting menu. Select the ‘Import Dashboard’ option as shown in below diagram:

  1. The Apache Superset will request for the source file name (json file) from where the dashboard has to be imported. Select the Database where the dashboard has to be imported. Click the 'Upload' to initiate the import process.