# Export contacts

Contacts stored in Bird can be exported for use in other tools.

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Only users with the 'Workspace Owner' role are able to export contacts.
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### How to export all contacts

* Go to **Marketing > Audience > Contacts** or **CRM > Contacts**
* Click on **Export Icon on the Contacts List**

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* Select which attribute columns you want to export

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* Alternatively, you can add any **attribute columns** that you would like to export in the list view.

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3. You can also add **advanced filters** to only filter contacts which have specific criteria.  For example, any contacts whose country is United States or any contact who is in a specific list. If you export after applying these filters, only the filtered contacts will get exported

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You've just exported every contact in your workspace. One the export is ready, you'll receive a notification which will take you to the [**Exports** tab](#exports-tab-overview). From here, you can click **Download** to download a CSV file containing the contacts you exported.
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### How to export a specific segment or list

1. Go to **Marketing** and click **Lists or Segments** on the left-hand menu.
2. Find the segment or list you want to export, click the three dots on the right-hand side, then click **Export**.

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You've just exported every contact in a list or audience. One the export is ready, you'll receive a notification which will take you to the [**Exports** tab](#exports-tab-overview). From here, you can click **Download** to download a CSV file containing the contacts you exported.
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### All Exports

In the **Contacts > Manage data > All Exports** page, you can see the status of your exports as follows. You can hover on the row and click **Download.**

* **Export name**
  * Contact export: \<timestamp of export date>
  * Audience export: \<audience name> \<timestamp of export date>
  * List export: \<list name> \<timestamp of export date>
* **Number of contacts**
* **Status**:
  * In progress: Click **Cancel** to cancel an in progress export.
  * Completed: Click **Download** to save a CSV file of your exported contacts.
  * Canceled: Click **Retry** to start a cancelled export again.
  * Failed
* **Date of export**

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Exports are retained and available in Bird for 30 days.
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### How to import contacts after export

Contacts can be re-imported into the platform after customizing the exported CSV file. To import, go to **Marketing** > **Contacts** > **Create Contact Arrow >** **Import from CSV**. Learn more about [importing contacts.](/applications/audience/contacts/how-to/create-contacts.md)


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