---
title: "Download account data."
method: GET
path: "/account/export"
tags: ["Account"]
---

# Download account data.

`GET /account/export`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1`
- URL: `https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/account/export`
- Auth: API key in cookie `ac_session`

Returns account metadata, sightings, safe passkey and MCP key metadata, login timestamps, temporary recognition jobs and processing information. Authentication secrets are excluded.

## Headers

- `X-Account-Id` string, uuid, required

## Response `200`

Account data export.

- object
  - `data` object, required
    - `account` Account, required
      - `id` string, uuid, required
      - `email` string, email, required
    - `sightings` Sighting[], required
      - `animalId` string, required: Slug of the animal taxon, for example `red-fox`.
      - `seenAt` string, date-time, required
      - `updatedAt` string, date-time, required: Merge key, last writer wins.
      - `deleted` boolean, required: Tombstone. Other devices drop the row.
    - `passkeys` Passkey[], required
      - `id` string, required
      - `createdAt` integer, required
      - `lastUsedAt` integer, nullable, required
    - `sessions` object[], required
      - `createdAt` integer, required
      - `expiresAt` integer, required
    - `magicLinks` object[], required
      - `createdAt` integer, required
      - `expiresAt` integer, required
    - `mcpTokens` McpToken[], required
      - `id` string, uuid, required
      - `scope` 'read' | 'read-write', required
      - `createdAt` integer, required
      - `expiresAt` integer, required
    - `recognitionJobs` object[], required
    - `processing` object, required

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid input.
- `401`: Sign-in required.
- `403`: A same-origin request is required.
- `404`: Not found.
- `409`: Account changed in another tab.
- `429`: Rate limited.
- `500`: Unexpected error.

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/animalchecklist/apis/animal-checklist-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/animalchecklist/apis/animal-checklist-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/animalchecklist/apis/animal-checklist-api/revisions/0910760ad25b?raw)