# Publish API documentation using the API Gateway console
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The following procedure describes how to publish a documentation version.

**To publish a documentation version using the API Gateway console**

1. In the main navigation pane, choose **Documentation**.

1. Choose **Publish documentation**.

1. Set up the publication:

   1. For **Stage**, select a stage.

   1. For **Version**, enter a version identifier, e.g., `1.0.0`.

   1. (Optional) For **Description**, enter a description.

1. Choose **Publish**.

You can now proceed to download the published documentation by exporting the documentation to an external OpenAPI file. To learn more, see [Export a REST API from API Gateway](api-gateway-export-api.md).