What Is Import and Export?

Import and export help you move ThunderID resources between environments without recreating them manually in the Console or through REST APIs.

You can use import and export when you want to:

• Set up a new ThunderID instance with required resources.
• Keep identity configuration in version control.
• Move resource definitions from development to staging or production.
• Reuse sample application setup across multiple environments.
• Export existing resources and import them into another environment.

Resource Definitions

ThunderID represents importable resources as declarative YAML documents. A document describes the target resource and includes the attributes required to create or update that resource.

Declarative resource attributes use camelCase, matching the REST API. For example, use ouId, authFlowId, and clientId.

Import

Import applies declarative YAML resources to a ThunderID instance. You can import resources at startup from the configured resources directory, or import resources at runtime with the import API.

Runtime import supports variables, dry-run validation, and per-resource results. Use runtime import when you want to validate or apply a bundle without restarting the server.

See Import Resources for API details and examples.

Export

Export retrieves ThunderID resources as declarative YAML. You can export resources as a combined YAML response or as a ZIP archive with one file per exported resource.

Use export when you want to capture resource definitions from one environment and reuse those definitions in another environment.

See Export Resources for API details and output formats.

Templates

Templates define reusable content, such as email templates, as declarative resources. ThunderID loads template resources from the configured templates directory and makes them available to executors.

See Template Resources for the template schema and supported placeholders.

Next Steps

• Apply declarative YAML resources with Import Resources.
• Export existing resources with Export Resources.
• Define reusable template content with Template Resources.
• Configure startup resource loading in Configure your Instance.