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Get a realm export

GET
/realm-exports/{export_id}
curl --request GET \
  --url http://localhost:8000/realm-exports/2489E9AD-2EE2-8E00-8EC9-32D5F69181C0 \
  --header 'API-Key: <API-Key>' \
  --header 'API-Version: 2026-06-01.beta'

Returns a single realm export. Poll to observe status and progress until the export is completed or failed; when completed, download_url is a presigned link valid until expires_at (bounded by the 24h retention window, so a link fetched late in the window is valid for less time). Fetch it promptly: Skycloak deletes the artifact at expires_at.

Required scope: clusters:exports:read

export_id
required
string format: uuid
API-Version
required
string
Allowed values: 2026-06-01.beta

The request has succeeded.

Media typeapplication/json
object
id
required
string format: uuid
cluster_id
required
string format: uuid
realm
required

The exported realm’s name (Keycloak realm id).

string
scope
required
string
Allowed values: full
status
required
string
Allowed values: pending processing completed failed
progress
required

Percent complete, 0-100.

integer
source_version

Keycloak version that produced the export. An import target must run this version or newer. Only set once status is completed.

string
nullable
sha256_checksum

SHA-256 checksum of the produced encrypted archive (hex). Only set once status is completed.

string
nullable
download_url

Time-limited presigned URL to download the encrypted archive. Only set when status is completed and expires_at is in the future. Skycloak does not retain the artifact past expires_at.

string format: uri
nullable
expires_at

When the archive is deleted from storage (24h after completion).

string format: date-time
nullable
error_message

Failure description. Only set when status is failed.

string
nullable
created_at
required
string format: date-time
completed_at
string format: date-time
nullable

Example

{
  "id": "5fa3e1a0-2c9b-4d2f-9b3a-1e8c4d2f9b3a",
  "cluster_id": "a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890",
  "realm": "cust-brasilia",
  "scope": "full",
  "status": "completed",
  "progress": 100,
  "source_version": "26.6.1",
  "sha256_checksum": "9f86d081884c7d659a2feaa0c55ad015a3bf4f1b2b0b822cd15d6c15b0f00a08",
  "download_url": "https://exports.skycloak.io/.../cust-brasilia.zip.enc?X-Amz-Signature=...",
  "expires_at": "2026-07-20T14:15:00Z",
  "error_message": null,
  "created_at": "2026-07-19T14:00:00Z",
  "completed_at": "2026-07-19T14:12:00Z"
}

Access is unauthorized.

Media typeapplication/problem+json

RFC 9457 Problem Details object.

object
type
required
string format: uri
title
required
string
status
required
integer
detail
required
string
instance
string format: uri

Example generated

{
  "type": "https://example.com",
  "title": "example",
  "status": 1,
  "detail": "example",
  "instance": "https://example.com"
}

Access is forbidden.

Media typeapplication/problem+json

RFC 9457 Problem Details object.

object
type
required
string format: uri
title
required
string
status
required
integer
detail
required
string
instance
string format: uri

Example generated

{
  "type": "https://example.com",
  "title": "example",
  "status": 1,
  "detail": "example",
  "instance": "https://example.com"
}

The server cannot find the requested resource.

Media typeapplication/problem+json

RFC 9457 Problem Details object.

object
type
required
string format: uri
title
required
string
status
required
integer
detail
required
string
instance
string format: uri

Example generated

{
  "type": "https://example.com",
  "title": "example",
  "status": 1,
  "detail": "example",
  "instance": "https://example.com"
}

Client error

Media typeapplication/problem+json

RFC 9457 Problem Details object.

object
type
required
string format: uri
title
required
string
status
required
integer
detail
required
string
instance
string format: uri

Example generated

{
  "type": "https://example.com",
  "title": "example",
  "status": 1,
  "detail": "example",
  "instance": "https://example.com"
}
Retry-After
integer
RateLimit-Limit
integer
RateLimit-Remaining
integer
RateLimit-Reset
integer
X-RateLimit-Limit-Second
integer
X-RateLimit-Remaining-Second
integer
X-RateLimit-Limit-Minute
integer
X-RateLimit-Remaining-Minute
integer
X-RateLimit-Limit-Hour
integer
X-RateLimit-Remaining-Hour
integer
X-RateLimit-Limit-Day
integer
X-RateLimit-Remaining-Day
integer

Server error

Media typeapplication/problem+json

RFC 9457 Problem Details object.

object
type
required
string format: uri
title
required
string
status
required
integer
detail
required
string
instance
string format: uri

Example generated

{
  "type": "https://example.com",
  "title": "example",
  "status": 1,
  "detail": "example",
  "instance": "https://example.com"
}

Server error

Media typeapplication/problem+json

RFC 9457 Problem Details object.

object
type
required
string format: uri
title
required
string
status
required
integer
detail
required
string
instance
string format: uri

Example generated

{
  "type": "https://example.com",
  "title": "example",
  "status": 1,
  "detail": "example",
  "instance": "https://example.com"
}