# Find out what version of ignition from gateway backup

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/find-out-what-version-of-ignition-from-gateway-backup/45054>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [March 30, 2021, 2:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/find-out-what-version-of-ignition-from-gateway-backup/45054 "2021-03-30T14:24:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![michael.black](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee7513/32.png) [@michael.black](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/michael.black)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2021, 2:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/find-out-what-version-of-ignition-from-gateway-backup/45054/1 "2021-03-30T14:24:05Z")

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I have a gateway backup and I want to add other projects to it. Is there a way to find out what version of ignition the gateway was saved as so I can make sure the new projects are at the same version as the existing ones?

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2021, 2:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/find-out-what-version-of-ignition-from-gateway-backup/45054/2 "2021-03-30T14:39:34Z")

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Gateway backups are ZIP files. At the root level, they contain a `backupinfo.xml` file with the information you desire.

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**Author:** ![Cesar\_Delgado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e56c9b/32.png) [@Cesar\_Delgado](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Cesar_Delgado)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2023, 9:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/find-out-what-version-of-ignition-from-gateway-backup/45054/3 "2023-09-06T21:22:14Z")

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What if we only have the .gwbk file?

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**Author:** ![lrose](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/lrose/32/62724_2.png) [@lrose](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/lrose)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2023, 9:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/find-out-what-version-of-ignition-from-gateway-backup/45054/4 "2023-09-06T21:23:46Z")

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Different extension, still a zip file.

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**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2023, 9:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/find-out-what-version-of-ignition-from-gateway-backup/45054/5 "2023-09-06T21:41:54Z")

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This info is nicely presented for you in [Kindling](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/kindling-a-collection-of-tools-to-help-with-ignition/54689), by the way.