How to Export a NotebookLM Quiz to JSON

NotebookLM is great at generating quiz questions from your documents, but it does not have a built-in export feature. This guide shows you how to get your quiz out of NotebookLM as structured JSON that you can reuse anywhere, including importing it into 9PM Quiz for live synchronized play.

Why NotebookLM does not export quizzes

NotebookLM is designed as a research and study tool, not a quiz platform. When it generates quiz questions, they live inside the notebook as text. There is no download button, no export format, and no way to share them as a standalone quiz. If you want to reuse those questions in a classroom, a team training, or a live event, you need a workaround.

The prompt-based export method

The simplest workaround is to ask NotebookLM to output its quiz as JSON, a structured data format that quiz platforms can read. By giving NotebookLM a specific prompt that defines the exact JSON structure you need, it will generate questions in a format that can be directly imported into 9PM Quiz. The key is being precise about the structure: each question needs a type, the question text, answer options, the correct answer, and an explanation.

Step-by-step: Export your quiz

1. Open NotebookLM and add your source materials (PDFs, Google Docs, websites, or pasted text). 2. Copy the export prompt from the prompt generator above. Customize the topic, audience, and difficulty. 3. Paste the prompt into NotebookLM's chat. 4. NotebookLM will respond with a JSON object containing your quiz title and questions. 5. Copy the entire JSON response. 6. Paste it into the 9PM Quiz validator or import tool to verify and preview your quiz.

What to do with the JSON output

Once you have the JSON, you can validate it using the free 9PM Quiz validator tool, which checks the structure, previews every question with its answers, and highlights any formatting issues. From there, you can import it directly into 9PM Quiz to schedule a live session. Your quiz will be playable on iOS, Android, and web, with everyone answering at the same time.

Tips for better quiz output

Be specific in your prompt about the topic, audience level, and number of questions. If you want mixed question types (true/false, multiple choice, numeric), specify that in the prompt. Always include the instruction to output ONLY JSON with no additional text. This prevents NotebookLM from adding explanatory text around the JSON that would break the import. If the output is wrapped in markdown code blocks, the 9PM Quiz validator handles that automatically.