# Export-Item

Exports (serializes) the Sitecore item to the filesystem.

## Syntax

Export-Item \[-Entry \<IncludeEntry>] \[-Recurse] \[-ItemPathsAbsolute] \[-Root \<String>]

Export-Item \[-Item] \<Item> \[-Recurse] \[-ItemPathsAbsolute] \[-Root \<String>]

Export-Item \[-Path] \<String> \[-Recurse] \[-ItemPathsAbsolute] \[-Root \<String>]

Export-Item -Id \<String> \[-Database \<String>] \[-Recurse] \[-ItemPathsAbsolute] \[-Root \<String>]

## Detailed Description

The Export-Item command serializes Sitecore items to the filesystem. The alias for the command is Serialize-Item. The simplest command syntax is: Export-Item -path "master:\content"

or

Get-Item "master:\content" | Export-Item

Both of them will serialize the content item in the master database. In first case we pass the path to the item as a parameter, in second case we serialize the items which come from the pipeline. You can send more items from the pipeline to the Export-Item command, e.g. if you need to serialize all the descendants of the home item created by sitecore\admin, you can use:

Get-Childitem "master:\content\home" -recurse | Where-Object { $\_."\_\_Created By" -eq "sitecore\admin" } | Export-Item

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## Aliases

The following abbreviations are aliases for this cmdlet:

* Serialize-Item

## Parameters

### -Entry \<IncludeEntry>

Serialization preset to be serialized. Obtain the preset through the use of Get-Preset command.

| Aliases                     |                                |
| --------------------------- | ------------------------------ |
| Required?                   | false                          |
| Position?                   | named                          |
| Default Value               |                                |
| Accept Pipeline Input?      | true (ByValue, ByPropertyName) |
| Accept Wildcard Characters? | false                          |

### -Recurse \<SwitchParameter>

Process the item and all of its children - switch which decides if serialization concerns only the single item or the whole tree below the item, e.g.

Export-Item -path "master:\content\articles" -recurse

Root - directory where the serialized files should be saved, e.g. Export-Item -path "master:\content" -Root "c:\tmp"

| Aliases                     |       |
| --------------------------- | ----- |
| Required?                   | false |
| Position?                   | named |
| Default Value               |       |
| Accept Pipeline Input?      | false |
| Accept Wildcard Characters? | false |

### -ItemPathsAbsolute \<SwitchParameter>

Works only with Root parameter and decides if folder structure starting from "sitecore\content" should be created, e.g. if you want to serialize articles item in directory c:\tmp\sitecore\content you can use. For example: Export-Item -Path "master:\content\articles" -ItemPathsAbsolute -Root "c:\tmp"

| Aliases                     |       |
| --------------------------- | ----- |
| Required?                   | false |
| Position?                   | named |
| Default Value               |       |
| Accept Pipeline Input?      | false |
| Accept Wildcard Characters? | false |

### -Root \<String>

Directory where the serialized files should be saved, e.g.

Export-Item -Path "master:\content" -Root "c:\tmp"

| Aliases                     |       |
| --------------------------- | ----- |
| Required?                   | false |
| Position?                   | named |
| Default Value               |       |
| Accept Pipeline Input?      | false |
| Accept Wildcard Characters? | false |

### -Item \<Item>

The item to be serialized.

| Aliases                     |                                |
| --------------------------- | ------------------------------ |
| Required?                   | true                           |
| Position?                   | 1                              |
| Default Value               |                                |
| Accept Pipeline Input?      | true (ByValue, ByPropertyName) |
| Accept Wildcard Characters? | false                          |

### -Path \<String>

Path to the item to be processed - can work with Language parameter to narrow the publication scope.

| Aliases                     |       |
| --------------------------- | ----- |
| Required?                   | true  |
| Position?                   | 1     |
| Default Value               |       |
| Accept Pipeline Input?      | false |
| Accept Wildcard Characters? | false |

### -Id \<String>

You can pass the id of serialized item instead of path, e.g. Export-Item -id "{0DE95AE4-41AB-4D01-9EB0-67441B7C2450}"

| Aliases                     |       |
| --------------------------- | ----- |
| Required?                   | true  |
| Position?                   | named |
| Default Value               |       |
| Accept Pipeline Input?      | false |
| Accept Wildcard Characters? | false |

### -Database \<String>

| Aliases                     |       |
| --------------------------- | ----- |
| Required?                   | false |
| Position?                   | named |
| Default Value               |       |
| Accept Pipeline Input?      | false |
| Accept Wildcard Characters? | false |

## Inputs

The input type is the type of the objects that you can pipe to the cmdlet.

* Sitecore.Data.Items.Item

## Notes

Help Author: Marek Musielak, Adam Najmanowicz, Michael West

## Examples

### EXAMPLE

```powershell
PS master:\> Export-Item -Path master:\content\home
```

## Related Topics

* <https://github.com/SitecorePowerShell/Console/>
* [Get-Preset](https://github.com/SitecorePowerShell/Book/blob/master/appendix/common/get-preset.md)
* [Import-Item](https://doc.sitecorepowershell.com/appendix/packaging/export-item)
* <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60BGRDNONo0&list=PLph7ZchYd_nCypVZSNkudGwPFRqf1na0b&index=7>
* <https://gist.github.com/AdamNaj/6c86f61510dc3d2d8b2f>
* <https://stackoverflow.com/questions/20266841/sitecore-powershell-deserialization>
* <https://stackoverflow.com/questions/20195718/sitecore-serialization-powershell>
* <https://stackoverflow.com/questions/20283438/sitecore-powershell-deserialization-core-db>