# get

## Overview

This endpoint is used for polling the status of a running export. Once the status is completed, you may call [export.download](/api/rest-api/exports/download.md) to download any exported files.

## HTTP Request

```http
GET /exports/:exportId
```

## Path parameters

<table><thead><tr><th width="302.5">Parameter</th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>exportId</td><td>The unique identifier of the export, returned in the response to <a href="/pages/iXSmN0FZKH7BHWAKIEed">export.post</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table>

{% hint style="info" %}
This endpoint extends the [general API structure](/api/rest-api/general-structure.md)
{% endhint %}

## Authorization

Data access to all tables referenced by the query is required. If a table's data is not public, your access token must have one of the following scopes:

* data.data
* data.edit

[Learn more about authorization.](/api/rest-api/authorization.md)

## Response body

Returns the JSON-encoded "get" representation of an [export resource](/api/resource-definitions/export.md).


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