# Exporting your data (https://docs.hireway.dev/docs/account/exporting-your-data)

You can download a copy of everything you have stored in Hireway in one step. Use it as a backup, to keep a record before [deleting your account](/docs/account/deleting-your-account), or to take your data elsewhere.

## Download the archive [#download-the-archive]

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open Your data">
    Select your name at the bottom of the sidebar, then **Settings**. On the **Account** page, scroll to **Your data**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Select Export">
    Next to **Export everything**, select **Export**. Your browser downloads a file named `hireway-` followed by today's date, for example `hireway-2026-09-30.zip`.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Frame caption="Export everything sits under Your data in Settings → Account">
  <img
    src="/images/guides/exporting-your-data/your-data-section.webp"
    alt="The Your data section with an Export everything row and Export button, and a Delete account row with a Delete button"
  />
</Frame>

## What's in the zip [#whats-in-the-zip]

| File                | Contents                                                                                                                                                  |
| ------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `account.json`      | Your name, email, username, photo address, whether your email is verified, and when the account was created and last updated.                             |
| `applications.json` | Every job application with its status, job details, notes, contacts, follow-ups and activity.                                                             |
| `resumes/`          | One JSON file per resume, including those in the trash. Each holds the resume's name, public address, tags, sharing settings and the full resume content. |
| `letters/`          | One JSON file per cover letter.                                                                                                                           |

Each resume and letter file is named after the document plus a unique ID, so two documents with the same name don't overwrite each other.

The archive doesn't include your password, passkeys, two-step verification codes, API keys or AI provider keys. Uploaded images, such as resume photos, are listed by their address rather than included as files.

<Tip>
  To restore a resume or letter, extract the archive and import its individual JSON file from `resumes/` or `letters/`.
  Resume content and design are restored as a new document; account settings, document sharing settings and application
  links are not restored. The whole zip is an account backup, not a bulk-import file. You can also download one resume
  as **JSON** from the **Share** sheet. See [Importing resumes](/docs/documents/importing-resumes).
</Tip>

## Related guides [#related-guides]

- [Exporting your resume](/docs/sharing/exporting-your-resume): PDF, Word, Markdown and JSON for a single resume.
- [Importing resumes](/docs/documents/importing-resumes): bring a resume file into Hireway.
- [Deleting your account](/docs/account/deleting-your-account): remove your account and everything in it.