Standard Backup Format Developer Info

Backups are just text files with one otpauth URI per line. Documentation on otpauth URIs are available here. For example, a backup could look like this:

otpauth://totp/example.com?secret=FLIQ7AABIXF2DBUYE7VYAV2T7232KVYB
otpauth://totp/Test%20Account:?secret=R6TTJ5T26NWTHPIPXAOYQ6BVWEBLE6W2&issuer=Test%20Account
otpauth://totp/Another%20Test%20Account:example.com?secret=5W6HHVETUEPLR26KRQOPHTR6Q4JYRVJQ&issuer=Another%20Test%20Account
otpauth://totp/?secret=AFKVXHTAZZQKCHI3XSZPX5NKQRFXL3AD
otpauth://totp/Account%20with%20Period:example.com?secret=LJL6765YQRQQ533ACSI6YUXTLZYY7GBI&issuer=Account%20with%20Period&period=60

Tips:

Remember that the issuer and account name cannot contain a colon (: or %3A)
Save the file as text/plain

If your application can import and export backups in this format please raise an issue so we can put you on the list.

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