How to export your world

If you'd like to keep a local copy of your work, you can export your world on World Anvil. To do that, follow the steps below:

1. Click on Settings in the left sidebar menu.
2. After that click on the double gear icon to head to your world's configuration page.
3. On the right of the configuration page under the privacy section, you will see the Open Tools & Advanced Actions option. Click it to expand some advanced actions.
4. Click on the Export World section.
5. Click on the ''Export This World'' button.
6. Save the page once it's open to keep a local copy. Use Ctrl+P or Cmd+P (Mac) to print the page on your printer or PDF.

Advanced world exporting

As a guild member you can export any world from World Anvil as a structured zip archive. This archive contains all the metadata and contents of the world serialized in JSON. Follow these steps:

1. Click on Settings in the left sidebar menu.
2. After that click on the double gear icon to head to your world's configuration page.
3. On the right of the configuration page under the privacy section, you will see the Open Tools & Advanced Actions option. Click it to expand some advanced actions.
4. Click on the Export World section.
5. Click on the ''Export This World'' button.
6. You will see a field where you need to paste your User API Token.
7. After that you will see the advanced world export page. Follow the instructions on that page and click Start! when you're ready to start exporting.