# Data Export

Export all of your data at any time. No lock-in, no friction.

## What You Can Export

| Export | Format | Contents |
|--------|--------|----------|
| Projects & Items | JSON | All projects, items, tags, chapters, versions, license keys, promo codes, and blog posts |
| Sales | CSV | Date, item, amount, status, and buyer email for every sale |
| Purchases | CSV | Date, item, amount, and status for everything you have bought |
| Followers & Members | CSV | Usernames, display names, types, status, and membership dates |
| Content Files | ZIP | All uploaded files (audio, video, covers, versions, dynamic clips) with a manifest |

## How to Export

1. Go to Settings > Data
2. Choose the export type
3. Click "Export"

JSON and CSV exports download immediately. Content file exports are assembled into a ZIP archive and provided as a temporary download link (valid for one hour).

## Content File Export

You get exactly the same quality fans receive. If any server-side processing occurred (e.g., format conversion), the export contains the processed version. Keep your own lossless backups if original quality matters.

The export includes a `README.txt` manifest listing every file and its original context.

Limits:

- Maximum 500 files per export
- Maximum 2 GB total size

If you have more content than these limits allow, export in batches by project.

Git repositories are not included in the content file export. Clone them separately:

```
git clone https://makenot.work/source/<username>/<repo>.git
```

## Export Format Details

### Projects JSON

A single JSON file containing a complete snapshot: projects with metadata, items with all fields (pricing, visibility, tags, chapters, versions), blog posts with full Markdown, license keys, and promo codes. Parseable with any JSON tool.

### CSV Exports

CSV files use standard comma-separated format with a header row.

## Platform Portability

If you leave, you take everything: content files, metadata, sales history, and audience data.

## See Also

- [Content & Items](./02-content.md): What gets exported
- [Selling & Audience](./03-selling.md): Sales and revenue data
- [Migration](./migration.md): Moving to Makenot.work from another platform