diff --git a/src/apps.js b/src/apps.js
index bdf1c676a..49fc21bb5 100644
--- a/src/apps.js
+++ b/src/apps.js
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ exports = module.exports = {
 
     restore,
     importApp,
+    exportApp,
     clone,
 
     update,
@@ -1549,6 +1550,26 @@ function importApp(app, data, auditSource, callback) {
     });
 }
 
+function exportApp(app, data, auditSource, callback) {
+    assert.strictEqual(typeof app, 'object');
+    assert.strictEqual(typeof callback, 'function');
+
+    const appId = app.id;
+
+    let error = checkAppState(app, exports.ISTATE_PENDING_BACKUP);
+    if (error) return callback(error);
+
+    const task = {
+        args: { snapshotOnly: true },
+        values: {}
+    };
+    addTask(appId, exports.ISTATE_PENDING_BACKUP, task, (error, result) => {
+        if (error) return callback(error);
+
+        callback(null, { taskId: result.taskId });
+    });
+}
+
 function purchaseApp(data, callback) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof data, 'object');
     assert.strictEqual(typeof callback, 'function');
diff --git a/src/apptask.js b/src/apptask.js
index 252865989..d8ab607f1 100644
--- a/src/apptask.js
+++ b/src/apptask.js
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ function backup(app, args, progressCallback, callback) {
 
     async.series([
         progressCallback.bind(null, { percent: 10, message: 'Backing up' }),
-        backups.backupApp.bind(null, app, { /* options */ }, (progress) => {
+        backups.backupApp.bind(null, app, { snapshotOnly: !!args.snapshotOnly }, (progress) => {
             progressCallback({ percent: 30, message: progress.message });
         }),
 
diff --git a/src/backups.js b/src/backups.js
index bf61f5976..cb5488aa2 100644
--- a/src/backups.js
+++ b/src/backups.js
@@ -1175,6 +1175,8 @@ function backupApp(app, options, progressCallback, callback) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof progressCallback, 'function');
     assert.strictEqual(typeof callback, 'function');
 
+    if (options.snapshotOnly) return snapshotApp(app, progressCallback, callback);
+
     const tag = (new Date()).toISOString().replace(/[T.]/g, '-').replace(/[:Z]/g,'');
 
     debug(`backupApp - Backing up ${app.fqdn} with tag ${tag}`);
diff --git a/src/routes/apps.js b/src/routes/apps.js
index 36e22dca8..35b6f0eef 100644
--- a/src/routes/apps.js
+++ b/src/routes/apps.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ exports = module.exports = {
     uninstall,
     restore,
     importApp,
+    exportApp,
     backup,
     update,
     getLogs,
@@ -443,6 +444,17 @@ function importApp(req, res, next) {
     });
 }
 
+function exportApp(req, res, next) {
+    assert.strictEqual(typeof req.body, 'object');
+    assert.strictEqual(typeof req.resource, 'object');
+
+    apps.exportApp(req.resource, {}, auditSource.fromRequest(req), function (error, result) {
+        if (error) return next(BoxError.toHttpError(error));
+
+        next(new HttpSuccess(202, { taskId: result.taskId }));
+    });
+}
+
 function clone(req, res, next) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof req.body, 'object');
     assert.strictEqual(typeof req.resource, 'object');
diff --git a/src/server.js b/src/server.js
index 78f34918d..ba5b07cfa 100644
--- a/src/server.js
+++ b/src/server.js
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ function initializeExpressSync() {
     router.post('/api/v1/apps/:id/update',                       json, token, authorizeAdmin, routes.apps.load, routes.apps.update);
     router.post('/api/v1/apps/:id/restore',                      json, token, authorizeAdmin, routes.apps.load, routes.apps.restore);
     router.post('/api/v1/apps/:id/import',                       json, token, authorizeAdmin, routes.apps.load, routes.apps.importApp);
+    router.post('/api/v1/apps/:id/export',                       json, token, authorizeAdmin, routes.apps.load, routes.apps.exportApp);
     router.post('/api/v1/apps/:id/backup',                       json, token, authorizeAdmin, routes.apps.load, routes.apps.backup);
     router.get ('/api/v1/apps/:id/backups',                            token, authorizeAdmin, routes.apps.load, routes.apps.listBackups);
     router.post('/api/v1/apps/:id/start',                        json, token, authorizeAdmin, routes.apps.load, routes.apps.start);