AEM – Download Content

1. Download Content via CRX Package Manager

You can use the CRX Package Manager to export content as a .zip package:

Step 1: Create a package in CRX Package Manager

1. Go to CRX Package Manager: http://localhost:4502/crx/packmgr/index.jsp
2. Click “Create” → “New Package”
3. Enter a package name (e.g., my-content-export), select a Group (optional), and click OK.

Step 2: Add content to the package

1. Open the newly created package.
2. Click “Edit” → Go to the “Filters” tab.
3. Click “Add Filter” and enter the content path you want to download (e.g., /content/mysite).
4. Click “Save” → then “Build”.

Step 3: Download the package

1. After building is complete, click “Download” to save the file to your computer.
2. Unzip the .zip file to browse the content in JSON/XML format.

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2. Use cURL to Download Directly

If you prefer to download content in JSON format, use cURL:

shCopyEditcurl -u admin:admin "http://localhost:4502/content/mysite.json" -o mysite.json

Or, to download a ZIP package directly:

shCopyEditcurl -u admin:admin -X POST "http://localhost:4502/crx/packmgr/service/.json/etc/packages/my_packages/my-content-export.zip?cmd=build"

Then download the file from: http://localhost:4502/etc/packages/my_packages/my-content-export.zip.

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3. Use VLT (Vault CLI) to Download Content

If you’d like to sync content from AEM to your local filesystem:

Install VLT

Download it from: Apache Jackrabbit FileVault

Command to download content:

shCopyEditvlt --credentials admin:admin checkout http://localhost:4502/crx my_local_repo

This will download all content from CRX into the folder my_local_repo.