# Import & Export data

Rocket CLI utilizes contentful-export and contentful-import to export and import content, content models and assets from and to Contentful.

To export data from a Contentful environment, run the following command:

rocket contentful export

Rocket CLI will ask you to provide the following information:

1. CMA token: Enter your Contentful Management API token. (How to create a token?)
2. Space: Select the Contentful space you wish to export content from.
3. Environment: Select the environment within the selected space.

These selections determine the content that will be exported. After making your choices, the export starts. Rocket CLI will create a JSON file containing the exported data, and it will be saved in your current working directory within the ./export/contentful folder. The name of the generated file contains the environment name and a timestamp

This feature allows you to import files generated by rocket contentful export or contentful-export.

To import data to a Contentful environment, run the following command:

rocket contentful import

Rocket CLI will ask you to provide the following information:

1. CMA token: Enter your Contentful Management API token. (How to create a token?)
2. Space: Select the Contentful space you wish to import content to.
3. Environment: Select the environment within the selected space.
4. Source: Select the file you wish to import.

Source: Files based in your current working directory within the ./export/contentful folder.

These selections determine the content that will be imported. After making your choices, the import starts. Rocket CLI informs you about the success status of the import.

The export feature generates a file with the following data structure, which is also required for importing:

{
  "contentTypes": [],
  "entries": [],
  "assets": [],
  "locales": [],
  "tags": [],
  "webhooks": [],
  "roles": [],
  "editorInterfaces": []
}