# Exporting the knowledge base

Your knowledge base is a significant asset. It represents how your organisation
has decided to describe its security posture, built up over every questionnaire
you have answered — and it stays valuable whether or not you continue using
ResponseHub.

So your content is yours. It is fully exportable at any time, in a format you can
use elsewhere.

## Export to CSV

1. Go to **Knowledge Base** and select **Import / Export**.

2. Select **Export as CSV**.

The file downloads with every item in your knowledge base.

## What the export contains

The export carries more than an import accepts, so it is a complete record rather
than only the fields you can bring back in:

| Column | Contains |
|---|---|
| `question` | The question |
| `answer` | The approved answer |
| `explanation` | The explanation, where one exists |
| `auto_answer` | `yes` or `no` — the item's [sync](/knowledge-base/writing-and-updating/#sync) setting |
| `framework` | The framework the question came from, if recorded |
| `code` | The framework's code for the question, if recorded |
| `category_name`, `category_code` | The item's category — see [how items are categorised](/knowledge-base/categorisation/) |
| `area_name`, `area_code` | The item's area |
| `created_at`, `updated_at` | When the item was created and last changed |

The first six columns match the
[CSV import format](/knowledge-base/importing-from-csv/), so an export can be
edited and imported back in.

## Next steps

- [Importing from CSV](/knowledge-base/importing-from-csv/)
- [How items are categorised](/knowledge-base/categorisation/)