diff --git a/examples/zone-export-json.py b/examples/zone-export-json.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e670528
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/zone-export-json.py
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2026 NSONE, Inc.
+#
+# License under The MIT License (MIT). See LICENSE in project root.
+#
+
+import os
+import sys
+import json
+
+from ns1 import NS1, Config
+
+zone_name = sys.argv[1]
+env_api_key = os.environ.get("NS1_API_KEY", None)
+
+if env_api_key:
+    api_key = env_api_key
+    ns1_config = Config()
+    ns1_config.createFromAPIKey(api_key)
+    api = NS1(config=ns1_config)
+else:
+    # NS1 will use config in ~/.nsone by default
+    api = NS1()
+
+# turn on "follow pagination". This will handle paginated responses for
+# zone list and the records for a zone retrieve. It's off by default to
+# avoid a breaking change
+config = api.config
+config["follow_pagination"] = True
+
+zone = api.zones().retrieve(zone_name, params={"export": True})
+print(json.dumps(zone, indent=2, sort_keys=True))
diff --git a/ns1/rest/zones.py b/ns1/rest/zones.py
index 07f01fe..bea7fc9 100644
--- a/ns1/rest/zones.py
+++ b/ns1/rest/zones.py
@@ -106,13 +106,17 @@ def list(self, callback=None, errback=None):
             pagination_handler=zone_list_pagination,
         )
 
-    def retrieve(self, zone, callback=None, errback=None):
+    def retrieve(self, zone, callback=None, errback=None, params=None):
+        kwargs = {}
+        if params is not None:
+            kwargs["params"] = params
         return self._make_request(
             "GET",
             "%s/%s" % (self.ROOT, zone),
             callback=callback,
             errback=errback,
             pagination_handler=zone_retrieve_pagination,
+            **kwargs,
         )
 
     def search(
diff --git a/ns1/zones.py b/ns1/zones.py
index 3e5a8d8..81b7166 100644
--- a/ns1/zones.py
+++ b/ns1/zones.py
@@ -39,13 +39,15 @@ def __repr__(self):
     def __getitem__(self, item):
         return self.data.get(item, None)
 
-    def reload(self, callback=None, errback=None):
+    def reload(self, callback=None, errback=None, params=None):
         """
         Reload zone data from the API.
         """
-        return self.load(reload=True, callback=callback, errback=errback)
+        return self.load(
+            reload=True, callback=callback, errback=errback, params=params
+        )
 
-    def load(self, callback=None, errback=None, reload=False):
+    def load(self, callback=None, errback=None, reload=False, params=None):
         """
         Load zone data from the API.
         """
@@ -60,7 +62,7 @@ def success(result, *args):
                 return self
 
         return self._rest.retrieve(
-            self.zone, callback=success, errback=errback
+            self.zone, callback=success, errback=errback, params=params
         )
 
     def delete(self, callback=None, errback=None):