---
title: "Start Export Run"
method: POST
path: "/{org_id}/export_runs"
---

# Start Export Run

`POST /{org_id}/export_runs`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://app.salsify.com/api/orgs`
- URL: `https://app.salsify.com/api/orgs/{org_id}/export_runs`
- Auth: none required

## Path parameters

- `org_id` string, required

## Request body

- object
  - `entity_type` string, required: Defines the type of entity you want to export. **Allowed Values**: `all` `product` `digital_asset` `attribute` `attribute_value`
  - `format` string: Format file is output in. If not specified, default format for all entity_types is `xlsx`. Note that for entity_type `all`, the only valid output formats are `json` and `jsonl`. **Allowed Values:** `json` `jsonl` `csv` `xlsx`
  - `compress` boolean: If `true` is specified, returns a compressed file in gzip format. (.gz)
  - `include_all_columns` boolean: Returns all content properties for product entities, or all custom metadata stored with digital asset entities. Default is `true`. Use `properties` to define the scope for `false`.
  - `include_all_content_locales` boolean: If `true`, the export run will include data for every content locale; otherwise it will include data for the channel's content locale
  - `properties` string: For exports where `include_all_columns` is `false`, specify property IDs for properties to be included in the export and formatted as a single value of single quote and comma-separated values. ie. `"'Property ID 1','Property ID 2',Property ID 3'"`
  - `filter` string: Limit the scope of entities included in export file based on filter specifications. Details on how to build filters are available [here](https://developers.salsify.com/reference/salsify-filtering-language-syntax)
  - `sort_order` string: Sorts results in either ascending or descending order by. **Allowed Values**: `asc` `desc`

## Response `201`

201

## Other responses

- `400`: 400

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