# Can I access my Discourse forum database?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-access-my-discourse-forum-database/43560
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [May 2, 2016, 3:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-access-my-discourse-forum-database/43560 "2016-05-02T15:26:57Z")
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### Author: ![tobiaseigen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/tobiaseigen/32/539204_2.png) [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2016, 3:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-access-my-discourse-forum-database/43560/2 "2016-05-02T15:43:35Z")

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Yes, discourse has decent database export, a powerful [data explorer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/data-explorer-plugin/32566), and can be queried at the command line for pretty much anything else you might need.

FYI - it’s pretty easy to get answers about stuff like this here by using the search.

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