Is it possible to export a database from my app bubble to another app bubble in another account?
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It is - sort of 
- via a couple of approaches. You can export CSV data files, and then import them into another app on a table by table basis. I notice the manual is out of date (https://manual.bubble.io/help-guides/working-with-data/managing-data#export) because that works differently by emailing you a link to download the CSV file.
You can convert your app to a template - and then import the template app & database (including data) to a new app.
You could use API’s to create an import-export capability. (surprisingly easy thing to do with Bubble)
But I don’t know of a way where you “dump database”, “import database” old-school style.
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Thanks for the help, I really wanted to export the general data to import my file into another bubble account, but I don’t think it works the same way as importing an entire application 
How many tables, of what size. How frequently do you want to copy the data from App A to App B?
I’m just wondering if there was an easy approach using the Bubble App Connector. …
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It would be only once, but with all my current database, and in this case APP B would be in another bubble account, is there such a possibility? 
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You can set up the Bubble API connector between accounts. There is a bit of a learning curve to do that, and even when connected you’d need to create some API workflows to read from AppA into AppB. But it’s feasible.
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I’d love to know to!
Is there a way to export it all at once as i have about 45 tables and i want to export it every week to be bale to have backup
One option for scheduled automated backups is Plan B https://planbbackups.io - you can export all your data off and download in a single zip file.
Looks interesting - what about workflows?
You can backup your whole application (not the database data just the workflows etc) by exporting (https://manual.bubble.io/account-and-marketplace/application-and-data-ownership) it from the Editor. Conceptually you can to think of the data and the app as separate things. Bubble has built in backup capabilities for the app and data (point in time).
Plan B on “worries” about the data.
Perhaps skim this for all the options https://planbbackups.io/how_to_backup_a_bubble_app
Thanks for the quick response - i assume this backup is really only for re-deploying to Bubble? (and not useable elsewhere)
There are multiple backups you could be referring to.
I suspect you are looking for a way to take your Bubble app and “export” it to be hosted elsewhere. This is not possible. Bubble apps can only run on Bubble.
If you mean the data - you can export the data as CSV files and then you can import those CSV files to another database. Many more options but this is in simple terms.
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