You own the code and intellectual property for every application you create in Aha! Builder. Download the entire codebase and run it independently outside of Aha! Builder at any time, or send a developer a link so they can pick it up without an Aha! account.
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What you can export
Both options hand over your application's full codebase:
The full backend and frontend source code
The database schema and configuration
This gives your team the flexibility to continue development in your own environment, integrate the code into existing systems, or maintain the application independently if needed.
Neither option shares an individual file. When a developer only needs to see one file, copy it from the Files page instead.
You can export any code that Elle (the AI assistant) generated to create your application. In your environment, you will need to recreate any parts of the code that depend on the underlying Aha! Builder infrastructure. This includes SSO, user management, file upload and storage, AI API, and email sending. The Aha! Builder technical reference explains how each of those capabilities works, which is useful context for whoever picks the code up.
Download a ZIP file
Download the codebase when you want a copy on your own machine.
From the application, navigate to Implement -> Code.
From the Files tab, click Download ZIP.
Your application will download as a ZIP file.
Share a link to your code
Share a link when an engineer needs the code but does not work in Aha! Builder. The link opens a page where they can download the codebase and follow instructions for bringing it into an existing code base.
From the application, navigate to Implement -> Code.
From the Files tab, click Share.
Click Generate link.
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Send the link:
Click Copy link to copy it, then paste it wherever you like.
Or enter an address in the Email link field and click Send. Your recipient gets an email titled "[Your name] shared code with you" with a View button that opens the page.
Anyone with the link can view your application's code. There is no sign-in step, so share it only with people you trust with your source code.
The link stays active until you turn it off. Click Share, then click Disable link to end access. You can generate a new link whenever you need one again.
The page your recipient opens shows the application name, who shared it, and a Download ZIP button. Below that, two sections help them get the code running:
Get started: A prepared prompt they copy into an agentic AI coding tool. It walks the tool through unzipping the code, summarizing what the application does, listing the environment variables and secrets it needs, and configuring each required service before running the application locally.
What you might need to configure: The parts that depend on Aha! Builder infrastructure — email sending, AI, the database, authentication, and server functions — with a short note on what to wire up for each.