Answers.Body: <p>There is no direct way that I am aware of, but you can call the dedupe function in the BAO from an extension?</p>
  
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Body: <p>I'm about to run dedupe (<strong>Contacts > Find and Merge Duplicate Contacts</strong>) and I was wondering if there is a way to put all potential duplicates from a certain rule into a group so I could export them as a backup before I start merging.</p>
  
  <p>For example, I was hoping the Advanced Search page would have a field to search by dedupe rule but I don't see that type of option. Am I missing it, or is there another way?</p>
  
Tags: <groups><search><export><duplicate-contacts>
Title: Is there a way to search/export potential duplicates?
ThreadText: # Is there a way to search/export potential duplicates?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2015-07-08)
  
  I'm about to run dedupe (**Contacts > Find and Merge Duplicate Contacts**) and I was wondering if there is a way to put all potential duplicates from a certain rule into a group so I could export them as a backup before I start merging.
  
  For example, I was hoping the Advanced Search page would have a field to search by dedupe rule but I don't see that type of option. Am I missing it, or is there another way?
  
  **Tags:** groups, search, export, duplicate-contacts
  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2015-07-08. Score: 1 | Accepted answer
  
  There is no direct way that I am aware of, but you can call the dedupe function in the BAO from an extension?
  
  
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