# Exports

## Overview

Exports can be used to download a Redivis table in various common formats. All exports must first be created (via [export.post](https://docs.redivis.com/api/rest-api/exports/post)), and then polled (via [export.get](https://docs.redivis.com/api/rest-api/exports/get)) until it is completed. The output file can then be downloaded via [export.download](https://docs.redivis.com/api/rest-api/exports/download).

Exports are the recommend approach to extract large tables from Redivis, and is required for all tables over 100GB. For smaller tables, especially under 1GB, consider using the [table.listRows](https://docs.redivis.com/api/rest-api/tables/listrows) endpoint.