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# Snapshot API is available

The [Snapshot API](/reference/snapshot-api/overview) exports an AI Agent's configuration as one archive file that you keep. It then imports that archive, whole or in parts, into any Agent, including the one it came from. Without rebuilding anything by hand, you can:

* Save a restore point before a large change.
* Move the Playbooks you built in a sandbox into an Agent that is not yet live.
* Copy an Agent into a new production Agent or another region.
* Refresh a sandbox from production.

A snapshot carries how the Agent behaves: persona, Playbooks, Knowledge, API tools, Handoffs, and the rest of the configuration listed in [What a snapshot includes](/reference/snapshot-api/what-a-snapshot-includes). It never carries credentials, API keys, secret values, or Ada's built-in PII redaction switches. Those stay with each Agent.

Start with the [Snapshot API overview](/reference/snapshot-api/overview) for how imports work and the limits. Then follow [Getting started](/reference/snapshot-api/getting-started) for the checklist and the step-by-step export, validate, and apply instructions.