Export Bicep files from the Azure portal

Author: mumian

articles/azure-resource-manager/bicep/export-bicep-portal.md

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+---
+title: Export Bicep files in Azure portal
+description: Use Azure portal to export a Bicep file from resources in your subscription.
+ms.topic: how-to
+ms.custom: devx-track-arm-template
+ms.date: 02/12/2025
+---
+
+# Use Azure portal to export a template
+
+[!INCLUDE [Export template intro](../../../includes/resource-manager-export-template-intro.md)]
+
+This article shows how to export templates through the **portal**. For other options, see:
+
+* [Export template with Azure CLI](export-template-cli.md)
+* [Export template with Azure PowerShell](export-template-powershell.md)
+* [REST API export from resource group](/rest/api/resources/resourcegroups/exporttemplate) and [REST API export from deployment history](/rest/api/resources/deployments/export-template).
+
+[!INCLUDE [Export template choose option](../../../includes/resource-manager-export-template-choose-option.md)]
+
+[!INCLUDE [Export template limitations](../../../includes/resource-manager-export-template-limitations.md)]
+
+## Export template from a resource group
+
+To export one or more resources from a resource group:
+
+1. Select the resource group that contains the resources you want to export.
+
+1. Select one or more resources by selecting the checkboxes. To select all, select the checkbox on the left of **Name**. The **Export template** from the top menu only becomes enabled after you've selected at least one resource.
+
+   :::image type="content" source="./media/export-template-portal/select-all-resources.png" alt-text="Screenshot of selecting all resources for export in Azure portal.":::
+
+1. Select **Export template** from the top menu. The **Export template** from the left menu exports all the resources in the group to a template.
+
+1. The exported template is displayed, and is available to download and deploy.
+
+   :::image type="content" source="./media/export-template-portal/show-template.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the displayed exported template in Azure portal.":::
+
+   **Include parameters** is selected by default.  When selected, all template parameters are included when the template is generated. If you’d like to author your own parameters, toggle this checkbox to not include them.
+
+## Export template from a resource
+
+To export one resource:
+
+1. Select the resource group containing the resource you want to export.
+
+1. Select the resource that you want to export to open the resource.
+
+1. For that resource, select **Export template** in the left pane.
+
+   :::image type="content" source="./media/export-template-portal/export-single-resource.png" alt-text="Screenshot of exporting a single resource in Azure portal.":::
+
+1. The exported template is displayed, and is available to download and deploy. The template only contains the single resource. **Include parameters** is selected by default.  When selected, all template parameters are included when the template is generated. If you’d like to author your own parameters, toggle this checkbox to not include them.
+
+## Export template after deployment
+
+You can export the template that was used to deploy existing resources. The template you get is exactly the one that was used for deployment.
+
+1. Select the resource group you want to export.
+
+1. Select the link under **Deployments**.
+
+   :::image type="content" source="./media/export-template-portal/select-deployment-history.png" alt-text="Screenshot of selecting deployment history in Azure portal.":::
+
+1. Select one of the deployments from the deployment history.
+
+   :::image type="content" source="./media/export-template-portal/select-details.png" alt-text="Screenshot of selecting a specific deployment from deployment history in Azure portal.":::
+
+1. Select **Template**. The template used for this deployment is displayed, and is available for download.
+
+   :::image type="content" source="./media/export-template-portal/show-template-from-history.png" alt-text="Screenshot of selecting the template used for a specific deployment in Azure portal.":::
+
+## Next steps
+
+* Learn how to export templates with [Azure CLI](export-template-cli.md), [Azure PowerShell](export-template-powershell.md), or [REST API](/rest/api/resources/resourcegroups/exporttemplate).
+* To learn the Resource Manager template syntax, see [Understand the structure and syntax of Azure Resource Manager templates](./syntax.md).
+* To learn how to develop templates, see the [step-by-step tutorials](../index.yml).

articles/azure-resource-manager/bicep/toc.yml

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       href: deploy-powershell.md
     - name: Deploy - Cloud Shell
       href: deploy-cloud-shell.md
+  - name: Export 
+    items:
+    - name: Portal
+      href: export-bicep-portal.md
   - name: Configure settings
     items:
     - name: Bicep config file