Can You Back Up Your Webflow Site Before Deleting It?

Thinking about deleting your Webflow site — but not sure what will happen to your content, pages, or form submissions?

Short answer: Yes, you can back up your Webflow site — but there are limits.

This article walks you through what you can back up, what you can’t, and how Gapflow ensures you don’t lose any valuable form submissions or lead data when deleting a Webflow project.

📦 What Happens When You Delete a Webflow Site?

Once you delete a Webflow project, it’s gone for good — unless you have your own backup. Webflow doesn’t offer a "trash" or "undo" option after deletion.

So it’s crucial to back up anything important before removing a project.

✅ What You Can Back Up in Webflow

1. Pages & Layouts

Use Webflow’s built-in Site Backup feature (available on paid plans). You can restore a version later, but only while the site still exists. Once deleted, backups are gone.

2. Static Pages (HTML/CSS/JS)

If you’re on a paid plan, you can export your code:

• Go to the Designer
• Click “Export Code” (</>)
• Download the HTML, CSS, and JS files
  Note: You’ll lose CMS functionality.

3. CMS Content

Manually export CMS Collections to a CSV:

• Go to the CMS tab
• Click “Export” (for each collection)
• Save your data as CSV

❌ What You Can’t Back Up Easily

• CMS page structure or dynamic templates
• Site settings, SEO metadata, redirects
• Form submissions

And this is a big one — Webflow does not provide a built-in export for form submissions. Once a site is deleted, all submission data is gone.

Unless you’re using Gapflow.

🔐 How to Back Up Form Submissions with Gapflow

Gapflow.io is the perfect backup tool for form submissions — even before you delete your Webflow project.

🧩 Gapflow Keeps Your Data Safe (Even After You Delete Your Site)

Once integrated, Gapflow stores every form submission in its secure backend, meaning:

• You don’t rely on Webflow’s native form dashboard
• You can export all submission data at any time
• You don’t lose anything when the project is deleted

✅ Key Gapflow Features for Safe Backups:

📥 CSV Lead Export

Download all your submissions across forms in seconds. Keep a permanent copy — ideal before deleting a site.

🧠 AI Field Mapping

Even if your forms are inconsistent or custom-named, Gapflow organizes fields for clarity and easier review.

📬 Mail Distribution

Ensure that all relevant teams receive the final submissions before you archive or delete a project.

📩 Autoreply

Send final autoresponder emails to reassure submitters you’ve received their message — even if the form is going offline.

🤖 Spam Filtering

Clean up your database before export — only keep quality leads.

⚙️ One-Click Setup

Takes under 2 minutes to connect — no code or downtime needed.

🌐 Multi-Site Support

Deleting one Webflow project? You can still manage others from the same Gapflow dashboard.

💡 Pro Tip: Set Up Gapflow on Every Live Webflow Site

Even if you're not planning to delete your project, it's smart to set up Gapflow in advance so you always have:

• Clean submission backups
• Reliable spam protection
• Easier lead exports

If you delete your site later, your data is still safe and accessible inside Gapflow.

🎯 Conclusion: Back Up Before You Delete — Especially Form Data

Webflow lets you back up static code and CMS content — but form submissions are not exportable natively. Once your project is deleted, they’re lost forever.

That’s why Gapflow is essential for Webflow users:
It captures, stores, and organizes all submissions independently from Webflow, giving you peace of mind and full control over your data.

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