Yes, Nabble can export your forum data, subcategories and messages to the standard XML format. You can download these files by clicking on "Options > Download archives". You will realize that Nabble doesn't have these files ready for you, so first you will have to build them. This process may take some minutes or even hours depending on the size of your application. You will receive an email when this process has finished.
To make downloading easier, Nabble groups XML files into zip archives. Each zip archive contains thousands of XML files, where each file represents a node in the forum structure (learn more). Below you can find the description of each field in the XML file, which may help you in creating a parser for this information.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| exportId | ID of the node represented by the XML file. This ID may be referenced by other XML files as a way to express relationship. |
| kind | Kind of the node ("APP" for applications or "POST" for messages). |
| ownerEmail | Email of the user who created the node represented by the XML file. |
| ownerName | Name of the user who created the node represented by the XML file. |
| ownerAnonymousId | If the node was created by an anonymous user, this ID will identify this user (anonymous users are not registered and thus have no email information). |
| subject | Title/subject of this node. |
| message | Message contents of this node. |
| msgFmt | Format of the message (m=mail, h=html or t=text). |
| parentId | ID of the parent node. |
| whenCreated | Date/Time when the node was created (number of milliseconds since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 GMT) |
| hasReplyAlert | true/false if user wants to receive new replies by email. |
| whenUpdated | Date/Time when the node was updated (number of milliseconds since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 GMT) |
| restriction | Type of restriction for this node (i.e., indicates who can view and post messages under this node): NONE, REGISTERED, PROTECTED_CHILDREN, REGISTERED_PROTECTED_CHILDREN, PROTECTED, PRIVATE, PROTECTED_READ_ONLY, PRIVATE_READ_ONLY. |
| type | Node/Application type (FORUM, BOARD, CATEGORY, NEWS, GALLERY, BLOG, COMMENT) |
| customStyle | Custom CSS stylesheet created for this node. |
| pin | Order of this node in the pinned list of the parent node. |
| files | Files attached to this node. Creates one entry for each file. Contents are byte arrays encrypted using Base64 encoding. |
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