Exporting an API
In this task you export a single API from API details page.
To export a single API
2. In the actions bar for the API, click Export. The Export dialog shows the selected API.
3. Expand the Advanced Settings to display the additional export options.
4. If the selected API contains references to other APIs, then choose the Include assets referenced by selected assets option to include the referenced APIs also in the export set. This selection process is repeated recursively until all API references are satisfied.
5. After you have selected the export options, click Apply Settings. The Export Preview page is displayed.
6. The Export Preview page displays the selected API and its dependent objects.
The checkbox beside each object indicates whether or not the object should be included in the export set. By default, all displayed objects are included in the export set.
If you want to remove an object from the export set, unmark its checkbox. This removes the object and all of its dependent objects (if any) from the export set.
7. Click Export to start the export operation.
If the Include assets referenced by selected assets option is not selected for export, then the Export button is disabled.
8. An Export Inprogress popup will display the export progress bar.
9. Click Download if you wish to download the export archive file. This starts the creation of the archive file.
Note that the Download button will be disabled until the entire export operation is completed.
Important: | The default location to which the archive file is downloaded is My Documents\Downloads. |