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# Group Relations Export API
> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/59978) in GitLab 13.12.
With the Group Relations Export API, you can partially export group structure. This API is similar
to [group export](group_import_export.md),
but it exports each top-level relation (for example, milestones/boards/labels) as a separate file
instead of one archive. The group relations export API is primarily used in [group migration](../user/group/index.md).