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# Export Schema as Zip

**`GET /api/v1/schemas/{schemaId}/export/file`**

Returns a zip archive containing the schema files for the specified schema. Only users with the Standard Registry role are allowed to make this request.

**Authentication:** Bearer token required (`Authorization: Bearer <token>`)

**Permission:** `Permissions.SCHEMAS_SCHEMA_READ`

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## Request

### Path Parameters

| Parameter  | Type   | Required | Description                                      |
| ---------- | ------ | -------- | ------------------------------------------------ |
| `schemaId` | string | Yes      | The internal database ID of the schema to export |

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## Response

### Success Response

**Status:** `200 OK`

The response body is a binary zip file (`application/zip`). The `Content-Disposition` header is set to `attachment; filename=<timestamp>`.

### Error Responses

| Status                      | Description               |
| --------------------------- | ------------------------- |
| `401 Unauthorized`          | Missing or invalid token  |
| `403 Forbidden`             | Insufficient permissions  |
| `422 Unprocessable Entity`  | Schema cannot be exported |
| `500 Internal Server Error` | Unexpected server failure |