# Export credientials encrypted **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions\ **Created:** [July 22, 2024, 7:08pm UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/export-credientials-encrypted/50549 "2024-07-22T19:08:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nusquama](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/n8n/user_avatar/community.n8n.io/nusquama/32/41968_2.png) [@nusquama](https://community.n8n.io/u/nusquama)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2024, 7:08pm UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/export-credientials-encrypted/50549/1 "2024-07-22T19:08:29Z")
hi i try to export my credential decrypted but i have this message.. Error exporting credentials. See log messages for details. Credentials could not be decrypted. The likely reason is that a different “encryptionKey” was used to encrypt the data. any idea ? thanks ## Share the output returned by the last node ## Information on your n8n setup - **n8n version:** - **Database (default: SQLite):** - **n8n EXECUTIONS\_PROCESS setting (default: own, main):** - **Running n8n via (Docker, npm, n8n cloud, desktop app):** - **Operating system:** ---
**Author:** ![n8n](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/n8n/user_avatar/community.n8n.io/n8n/32/26906_2.png) [@n8n](https://community.n8n.io/u/n8n)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2024, 7:08pm UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/export-credientials-encrypted/50549/2 "2024-07-22T19:08:30Z")
It looks like your topic is missing some important information. Could you provide the following if applicable. - **n8n version:** - **Database (default: SQLite):** - **n8n EXECUTIONS\_PROCESS setting (default: own, main):** - **Running n8n via (Docker, npm, n8n cloud, desktop app):** - **Operating system:** ---
**Author:** ![barn4k](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/n8n/user_avatar/community.n8n.io/barn4k/32/8170_2.png) [@barn4k](https://community.n8n.io/u/barn4k)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2024, 7:54pm UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/export-credientials-encrypted/50549/3 "2024-07-22T19:54:41Z")
hello @nusquama That message means your decryption key has changed. Do the credentials work in the n8n UI when building a workflow? ---
**Author:** ![nusquama](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/n8n/user_avatar/community.n8n.io/nusquama/32/41968_2.png) [@nusquama](https://community.n8n.io/u/nusquama)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2024, 7:59pm UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/export-credientials-encrypted/50549/4 "2024-07-22T19:59:54Z")
yes it work ---
**Author:** ![netroy](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/n8n/user_avatar/community.n8n.io/netroy/32/22154_2.png) [@netroy](https://community.n8n.io/u/netroy)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2024, 8:10pm UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/export-credientials-encrypted/50549/5 "2024-07-22T20:10:17Z")
Does the export work for you without the `--decrypted` flag? ---
**Author:** ![nusquama](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/n8n/user_avatar/community.n8n.io/nusquama/32/41968_2.png) [@nusquama](https://community.n8n.io/u/nusquama)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2024, 6:31am UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/export-credientials-encrypted/50549/6 "2024-07-23T06:31:43Z")
yes, but after i cannot import if i want to do a clean install so my export is useless without decrypted ---
**Author:** ![netroy](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/n8n/user_avatar/community.n8n.io/netroy/32/22154_2.png) [@netroy](https://community.n8n.io/u/netroy)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2024, 8:36am UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/export-credientials-encrypted/50549/7 "2024-07-23T08:36:36Z")
How are you running n8n server, and how are you running the export command? If you have not set an encryption key yourself, there is a generated key in `~/.n8n/config`. So the execute command needs to run where it has access to the exact same config file as the server. ---
**Author:** ![nusquama](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/n8n/user_avatar/community.n8n.io/nusquama/32/41968_2.png) [@nusquama](https://community.n8n.io/u/nusquama)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2024, 7:32pm UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/export-credientials-encrypted/50549/8 "2024-07-23T19:32:57Z")
i’m on coolify i try this ~/.n8n $ n8n export:credentials --backup --decrypted --output=credentials User settings loaded from: /home/node/.n8n/config Error exporting credentials. See log messages for details. Credentials could not be decrypted. The likely reason is that a different “encryptionKey” was used to encrypt the data. ---
**Author:** ![nusquama](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/n8n/user_avatar/community.n8n.io/nusquama/32/41968_2.png) [@nusquama](https://community.n8n.io/u/nusquama)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2024, 11:45am UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/export-credientials-encrypted/50549/9 "2024-07-24T11:45:55Z")
so, i did more simply ! i just copy my config files !! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/n8n/user_avatar/community.n8n.io/system/32/36532_2.png) [@system](https://community.n8n.io/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2024, 11:46am UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/export-credientials-encrypted/50549/10 "2024-10-22T11:46:37Z")
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