---
title: "Exporting Root Data to Plain CSV"
method: GET
path: "/v1/projects/{projectId}/forms/{xmlFormId}/submissions.csv"
tags: ["Submissions"]
---

# Exporting Root Data to Plain CSV

`GET /v1/projects/{projectId}/forms/{xmlFormId}/submissions.csv`

_(introduced: version 1.1)_

The above submission endpoints will give you a ZIP file with the submission data in it. This is necessary to provide all the possible related repeat table files, as well as the media files associated with the submissions. But ZIP files can be difficult to work with, and many Forms have no repeats nor media attachments.

To export _just_ the root table (no repeat data nor media files), you can call this endpoint instead, which will directly give you CSV data.

Please see the [above endpoint](/central-api-submission-management/#exporting-form-submissions-to-csv) for notes on dealing with Managed Encryption.

## Path parameters

- `projectId` number, required
- `xmlFormId` string, required

## Query parameters

- `$filter` string

## Response `200`

OK

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request

## Changes

- **2025-12-20** `022694254f0d` — 1 info
  - api operation id `Exporting Root Data to Plain CSV` removed and replaced with `exportRootDataToPlainCsv`
- **2025-10-27** `b11b54eea487` — 2 info
  - added the media type `application/zip` for the response with the status `200`
  - removed the non-success response with the status `403`
- **2025-03-13** `e8c2858fd4eb` — 1 breaking, 2 info
  - removed the media type `application/zip` for the response with the status `200`
  - api operation id `exportRootDataToPlainCsv` removed and replaced with `Exporting Root Data to Plain CSV`
  - added the non-success response with the status `403`

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/getodk/apis/odk-central-api/changes/v1/projects/:projectId/forms/:xmlFormId/submissions.csv/get.md)

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