# State Export/Imort
LagomChain can dump the entire application state to a JSON file. This, besides upgrades, can be useful for manual analysis of the state at a given height.
### Export State[](https://docs.lagomchain.com/concepts/broken-reference)
Export state with:
```
lagomd export > new_genesis.json
```
You can also export state from a particular height (at the end of processing the block of that height):
```
lagomd export --height [height] > new_genesis.json
```
If you plan to start a new network for 0 height (i.e genesis) from the exported state, export with the `--for-zero-height` flag:
```
lagomd export --height [height] --for-zero-height > new_genesis.json
```
### Manually Migrate State[](https://docs.lagomchain.com/concepts/broken-reference)
If you want to migrate state manually, e.g. for local testing purpose. Note that for regular chain upgrades, a manual state migration is not required.
After exporting your state into a json file, you can replace the old `genesis.json` with `new_genesis.json`.
```
cp -f genesis.json new_genesis.json
mv new_genesis.json genesis.json
```
At this point, you might want to run a script to update the exported genesis into a genesis state that is compatible with your new version.
You can use the `migrate` command to migrate from a given version to the next one (eg: `v0.X.X` to `v1.X.X`):
```
lagomd migrate TARGET_VERSION GENESIS_FILE --chain-id= --genesis-time=
```