> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://evalgate.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Export traces

> Download a bounded, redacted CSV or JSONL file.

# Export traces

Export is for when you need data outside EvalGate. It is bounded and redacted by
default, and every export attempt is audited.

## Step 1 — Build a bounded query

Never export "everything." Build the smallest query that answers your question,
for example:

```text theme={null}
status = failed AND environment = production AND created >= 2026-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
```

## Step 2 — Choose the format

Click **Export** and pick **CSV** or **JSONL**. CSV is for spreadsheets; JSONL is
for re-importing into another tool.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/evalgate/c7l4ztAi8W3wgmvV/help/images/export-traces-dialog.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=c7l4ztAi8W3wgmvV&q=85&s=70f4ed80214d3326a52506671fbb10bc" alt="A screenshot of the Export dialog with CSV selected and a row limit shown." width="1440" height="900" data-path="help/images/export-traces-dialog.png" />

## Limits

* Exports stop at **5,000 rows** or **5 MiB**, whichever comes first.
* Exports are **redacted** — secrets and raw payloads are not included by
  default.
* **Raw payload export** is a separate, privileged operation that requires the
  organization-admin scope. Every raw export is recorded with an audit ID.

## Step 3 — Download

When the export is ready, download the file. If it failed, the audit ID in the
error tells you why; reopen the canonical query and narrow it further.

<Warning>
  Treat every exported file as sensitive. Store it where your security policy
  allows, and delete it when you are done.
</Warning>

## Up next

Use the exported cases to [add test cases](../evaluations/add-test-cases) to
an evaluation.