> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.revoengine.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Start a full database view export from a structured request. > Start a full database view export from a structured request. The request is scoped to the authenticated instance and enforces View access and lifecycle state. ## OpenAPI ````yaml /api-reference/openapi.json post /api/v1/databases/views/{databaseViewId}/exportData openapi: 3.0.0 info: title: RevoEngine Platform API description: Official RevoEngine Platform API documentation. version: 1.5.1 contact: name: Support email: support@revoengine.com termsOfService: https://docs.revoengine.com/tos servers: - url: https://api.revoengine.com description: Production security: [] tags: - name: Accounts description: Users, service accounts, API keys, status, and platform access. externalDocs: description: Identity and access guide url: https://docs.revoengine.com/operate/identity-and-access - name: Activity description: Snapshot-backed activity and version history. externalDocs: description: Observability guide url: https://docs.revoengine.com/operate/observability - name: Agent Memory description: Administrative access to durable Agent memory. externalDocs: description: Agent memory and workspaces guide url: https://docs.revoengine.com/ai/memory-and-workspaces - name: Agent Plugins description: Agent plugin definitions, synchronization, testing, and lifecycle. externalDocs: description: Agent plugins guide url: https://docs.revoengine.com/ai/plugins - name: Agents description: >- Agent definitions, runs, sessions, inboxes, memory, tools, workspaces, and lifecycle. externalDocs: description: Autonomous Agents guide url: https://docs.revoengine.com/ai/agents - name: Assistant description: >- Assistant threads, messages, responses, goals, reports, sharing, attachments, and control. externalDocs: description: Assistant guide url: https://docs.revoengine.com/ai/assistant - name: Automation description: >- Jobs, templates, schedules, events, webhooks, execution history, and lifecycle. externalDocs: description: Automation guide url: https://docs.revoengine.com/operate/automation - name: Chat description: Collaborative chat threads, messages, reactions, uploads, and attachments. externalDocs: description: Team Chat guide url: https://docs.revoengine.com/operate/chat - name: Component deployments description: >- Custom Node.js runtime deployment attempts, readiness, activation, and rollback. externalDocs: description: Custom Node.js guide url: https://docs.revoengine.com/build/custom-nodejs - name: Components description: Components, elements, versions, validation, activation, and lifecycle. externalDocs: description: Components guide url: https://docs.revoengine.com/build/components - name: Config description: Instance configuration, usage, logs, and cache administration. externalDocs: description: Instance settings guide url: https://docs.revoengine.com/platform/instance-settings - name: Database Cache description: Instance Database cache values and statistics. externalDocs: description: Database Cache guide url: https://docs.revoengine.com/operate/database-cache - name: Database Views description: Database Views, previews, refreshes, exports, and controlled data actions. externalDocs: description: Database Views guide url: https://docs.revoengine.com/operate/database-views - name: Databases description: Database definitions, data, audits, exports, cloning, and lifecycle. externalDocs: description: Databases guide url: https://docs.revoengine.com/operate/databases - name: Endpoints description: >- Endpoint definitions, activation, validation, generated OpenAPI, and statistics. externalDocs: description: Endpoints guide url: https://docs.revoengine.com/operate/endpoints - name: Files description: Compatibility file listing, preview, download, and deletion operations. externalDocs: description: Files compatibility guide url: https://docs.revoengine.com/operate/files - name: Groups description: Groups, membership, avatars, and lifecycle. externalDocs: description: Groups guide url: https://docs.revoengine.com/operate/groups - name: Me description: Current user profile, keys, avatar, and session information. externalDocs: description: Authentication guide url: https://docs.revoengine.com/developers/authentication - name: Preferences description: User and instance preference values. externalDocs: description: Platform UI guide url: https://docs.revoengine.com/platform/ui-tour - name: Role Groups description: Role groups, members, assigned roles, and lifecycle. externalDocs: description: Permissions guide url: https://docs.revoengine.com/operate/permissions - name: Roles description: Available platform roles and role details. externalDocs: description: Permissions guide url: https://docs.revoengine.com/operate/permissions - name: Search description: Cross-domain search over objects visible to the caller. externalDocs: description: Search and discovery guide url: https://docs.revoengine.com/platform/search - name: Secrets description: >- Secret definitions, revisions, activation, reveal, disable, and destruction. externalDocs: description: Secrets guide url: https://docs.revoengine.com/operate/secrets - name: Storage description: >- Storage workspaces, folders, objects, upload sessions, signed access, and lifecycle. externalDocs: description: Storage guide url: https://docs.revoengine.com/operate/storage externalDocs: description: Documentation url: https://docs.revoengine.com paths: /api/v1/databases/views/{databaseViewId}/exportData: post: tags: - Database Views summary: Start a full database view export from a structured request. description: >- Start a full database view export from a structured request. The request is scoped to the authenticated instance and enforces View access and lifecycle state. operationId: DatabaseViewController_exportDataRequest parameters: - name: databaseViewId required: true in: path description: Provide databaseViewId. schema: type: string requestBody: required: true content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/DatabaseExportBodyRequestDto' responses: '202': description: Export accepted. '403': description: Forbidden. '404': description: Not found. security: - bearer: [] components: schemas: DatabaseExportBodyRequestDto: type: object properties: count: type: boolean description: >- Include the total count in the response envelope. Accepts boolean query values such as true or false. example: true filter: type: object description: Structured QueryWrapper filter tree. example: >- {"and":[{"field":"name","op":"ilike","value":"Ops"},{"field":"deletedAt","op":"isNull"}]} sort: description: Structured sort definition or ordered sort fields. example: '{"name":"ASC","lastUpdateAt":"DESC"}' oneOf: - type: object - type: array items: type: string distinct: type: array description: Structured distinct field selection. example: category,global items: type: string fields: type: array description: Selected plain or computed QueryWrapper fields. example: >- ["databaseId","name",{"fn":"COUNT","args":["users.userId"],"as":"userCount","filterType":"number"}] items: oneOf: - type: string - type: object additionalProperties: true joins: type: array description: Structured dynamic database joins. example: >- [{"table":"groups_users","alias":"gu","type":"left","on":{"left":"gu.groupsGroupId","op":"=","right":"g.groupId"}}] items: type: object additionalProperties: true groupBy: type: array description: Structured group-by field selection. example: '["category","global"]' items: type: string cast: type: object description: Structured selected-field cast mapping. example: '{"userCount":"INTEGER"}' with: type: array description: Structured CTE definitions when the export source permits them. example: >- [{"name":"active_groups","query":{"from":{"table":"groups","alias":"g","definition":[]}}}] items: type: object additionalProperties: true debug: type: boolean description: >- Enable QueryWrapper debug output for the request, including compiled SQL, bound params, and bounded EXPLAIN plans when the underlying query service supports it. example: false join: type: object description: Legacy dynamic database join map. example: '{"orders":["customerId","customerId","left"]}' format: type: string description: >- Output format. CSV remains the default; XLSX uses the native streaming Storage writer. enum: - csv - xlsx example: xlsx default: csv retention: description: >- Export file retention. Omit for the destination default, set null for no expiration, or provide exactly one of ttlSeconds and expiresAt. nullable: true example: ttlSeconds: 604800 type: object allOf: - $ref: '#/components/schemas/StorageRetentionDto' delimiter: type: string description: >- CSV field delimiter. Defaults to a comma and must contain fewer than 10 characters. example: '|' boolType: type: string description: CSV boolean representation. example: boolean enum: - emoji - number - boolean emptyNull: type: boolean description: Write null values as empty CSV fields instead of the string null. example: true encodedJson: type: boolean description: Base64-encode JSON and JSONB values in the CSV output. example: false storageDestination: type: string description: >- Optional storage destination. Omit to retain the private per-user export namespace, use ROOT for the explorer root, or provide an accessible explorer folder storageEntryId. example: ROOT fileName: type: string description: >- Dedicated export file name. Path separators are not allowed. Omit to generate a database-and-timestamp name with the selected format extension. example: contracts-full.xlsx restricted: type: boolean description: >- Whether the exported storage entry is restricted. Defaults to true. Restricted ancestors still apply when exporting into a folder. example: false default: true StorageRetentionDto: type: object properties: ttlSeconds: type: number description: >- Positive lifetime in seconds. The lifetime starts when the file is finalized. minimum: 1 expiresAt: type: string description: Absolute future expiration timestamp in ISO 8601 format. example: '2026-08-01T12:00:00.000Z' securitySchemes: bearer: scheme: bearer bearerFormat: JWT description: Bearer JWT token or API Key (sk-*). type: http ````