# post

## Overview

This endpoint is used for preparing an export of a table on Redivis.

## HTTP Request

```http
POST /tables/:tableReference/exports
```

## Path parameters

<table><thead><tr><th width="302.5">Parameter</th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>tableReference</td><td>A qualified reference to the table to be exported. See <a href="/pages/-LzsPrAlHWxazTnhQQJE">referencing resources</a> for more information.</td></tr></tbody></table>

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

## Request body

Provide a JSON object with information about the dataset.

<table><thead><tr><th width="172.66666666666669">Property name</th><th width="134">Type</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>format</strong></td><td><strong>string</strong></td><td>The type output format of the export. Must be one of <code>"csv" | "parquet" | "jsonl" | "avro" | "sas7bdat" | "dta" | "sav"</code>.<br><br>If not specified, "csv" will be used.</td></tr></tbody></table>

## 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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