Exporting your data

Your data is yours, and you can download a copy whenever you want.

How to export a table

In the editor, open Data in the sidebar, click the table you want, then click Export. The download starts straight away.

You get a CSV file — the standard spreadsheet format. It opens in Excel, Numbers, Google Sheets, or anything else that reads spreadsheets.

A few things worth knowing:

• You export one table at a time. If your app has five tables, that's five clicks and five files.
• Each export includes up to 50,000 rows. If a table is bigger than that, the file will hold the first 50,000 and a teammate can help you get the rest.
• It's completely free. Exporting doesn't use any credits, and it isn't limited by your plan — you can do it as often as you like.

Which formats can I get?

CSV, and only CSV. A CSV opens in every spreadsheet program, so in practice it covers what most people need.

To be straight with you about what we don't do:

• There is no .xlsx export — we don't produce native Excel files. Open the CSV in Excel and save it as .xlsx yourself if you need that format.
• There is no per-table JSON export.

Automatic and scheduled exports

There is no scheduled, recurring, or automatic export, and no way to have a backup emailed to you on a timetable. Exporting is something you do by hand, when you want it. If a regular backup matters to your business, tell our team what you need and we'll talk through the options.

Syncing to a spreadsheet

There is no live sync between your app and Google Sheets, Airtable, or any other spreadsheet. An export is a snapshot: it's the data as it stood the moment you clicked the button, and it won't keep updating.

Getting a copy of your app's code

You can also download a copy of the whole app. In the Publish dialog, click Export ZIP next to Export as ZIP. We build it in the background and email you a download link. The ZIP holds your app's code, its database structure, and its data (up to the same 50,000 rows per table). This is free and available on every account.

Pushing your code straight to a GitHub repository is something we're rolling out gradually, so it may not be available on your account yet. If you don't see it and you'd like it, get in touch and a team member can help.

What an export doesn't include

• Other apps — exports are per-app, and per-table
• Your app's code — a CSV is just one table's rows; the code comes in the ZIP above

Leaving Overskill

If you ever decide to move on, export each of your tables and you'll have your data. There's no lock-in and nothing to ask permission for.

What to read next

• Importing data — the reverse direction
• A tour of the app editor — where the Data tab lives