---
title: "Export and Import Scouts"
slug: "export-and-import-scouts"
tags: ["Synthetic Monitoring"]
updated: 2025-07-13T05:42:08Z
published: 2025-07-13T05:42:08Z
canonical: "support.controlup.com/export-and-import-scouts"
---

> ## Documentation Index
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# Export and Import Scouts

When creating a new scout, you can export it and its configuration. This can be useful for:

- Creating multiple scouts from a template. For example, using Web Transactions scouts to test similar workflows on a SaaS application.
- Copying a scout to a different ControlUp organization.

## Export a Scout

To export a scout:

1. Go to the scout you want to export and click **Edit**. ![Edit scout](https://cdn.document360.io/098100b7-b9da-4bea-b4b9-017140ab863e/Images/Documentation/Edit%20scout%281%29.png)
2. Click the **Export** icon in the top-right corner. ![Export icon](https://cdn.document360.io/098100b7-b9da-4bea-b4b9-017140ab863e/Images/Documentation/Export%20icon.png)

The scout configuration file is downloaded. ![Downloaded file](https://cdn.document360.io/098100b7-b9da-4bea-b4b9-017140ab863e/Images/Documentation/Downloaded%20file%281%29.png)

Note that you can also export a scout from the scout creation page before saving it.

## Import a Scout

To import a scout:

1. Click **Create Scout**.
2. Click the **Import** icon in the top-right corner and select a scout configuration file that was previously exported.  

![Import scout button](https://cdn.document360.io/098100b7-b9da-4bea-b4b9-017140ab863e/Images/Documentation/Import%20test%20button.png)
3. Select whether you want to import the list of Hives running the scout.

![Include or exclude the list of hives](https://cdn.document360.io/098100b7-b9da-4bea-b4b9-017140ab863e/Images/Documentation/Include%20or%20exclude%20the%20list%20of%20hives.png)

The scout details are imported from the configuration file. Perform any changes you need to make and save the scout.

![Scout imported](https://cdn.document360.io/098100b7-b9da-4bea-b4b9-017140ab863e/Images/Documentation/Scout%20imported.png)