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+// The MIT License
+//
+// Copyright (c) 2020 Temporal Technologies Inc.  All rights reserved.
+//
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+// of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+// in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+// to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+// copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+// furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+//
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+// all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+// IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+// FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+// AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+// LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+// OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+// THE SOFTWARE.
+
+syntax = "proto3";
+
+package temporal.api.export.v1;
+
+option go_package = "go.temporal.io/api/export/v1;workflow";
+option java_package = "io.temporal.api.export.v1";
+option java_multiple_files = true;
+option java_outer_classname = "MessageProto";
+option ruby_package = "Temporalio::Api::Export::V1";
+option csharp_namespace = "Temporalio.Api.Export.V1";
+
+import "temporal/api/history/v1/message.proto";
+
+message WorkflowExecution {
+    temporal.api.history.v1.History history = 1;
+}
+
+// WorkflowExecutions is used by the Cloud Export feature to deserialize 
+// the exported file. It encapsulates a collection of workflow execution information.
+message WorkflowExecutions {
+    repeated WorkflowExecution items = 1;
+}
+