# Script to export tags in xml

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/script-to-export-tags-in-xml/14996>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** scripting\
**Created:** [August 7, 2017, 6:52am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/script-to-export-tags-in-xml/14996 "2017-08-07T06:52:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![dkapoor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecc23a/32.png) [@dkapoor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dkapoor)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2017, 6:52am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/script-to-export-tags-in-xml/14996/1 "2017-08-07T06:52:16Z")

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I use system.tag.loadFromFile to import, how to save/export tags using script.

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**Author:** ![FrankP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/34f0e0/32.png) [@FrankP](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/FrankP)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2021, 3:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/script-to-export-tags-in-xml/14996/3 "2021-03-04T15:17:06Z")

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Please upvote on  
[https://inductiveautomation.canny.io/ignition-features-and-ideas/p/ignition-79-python-function-for-tag-export](https://inductiveautomation.canny.io/ignition-features-and-ideas/p/ignition-79-python-function-for-tag-export)

if you still need this function