Create a data export
This endpoint is only available to organization administrators.
POST https://prusti.zulipchat.com/api/v1/export/realm
Create a public or a standard data export of the organization.
Changes: Prior to Zulip 10.0 (feature level 304), only
public data exports could be created using this endpoint.
New in Zulip 2.1.
Usage examples
#!/usr/bin/env python
import zulip
# The user for this zuliprc file must be an organization administrator
client = zulip.Client(config_file="~/zuliprc-admin")
# Create a public data export of the organization.
result = client.call_endpoint(url="/export/realm", method="POST")
print(result)
curl -sSX POST https://prusti.zulipchat.com/api/v1/export/realm \
-u BOT_EMAIL_ADDRESS:BOT_API_KEY \
--data-urlencode export_type=2
Parameters
export_type integer optional
Example: 2
Whether to create a public or a standard data export.
- 1 = Public data export.
- 2 = Standard data export.
If not specified, defaults to 1.
Changes: New in Zulip 10.0 (feature level 304). Previously,
all export requests were public data exports.
Must be one of: 1, 2.
Defaults to 1.
Response
Return values
Example response(s)
Changes: As of Zulip 7.0 (feature level 167), if any
parameters sent in the request are not supported by this
endpoint, a successful JSON response will include an
ignored_parameters_unsupported array.
A typical successful JSON response may look like:
{
"id": 1,
"msg": "",
"result": "success"
}
An example JSON error response for when the data export
exceeds the maximum allowed data export size.
{
"code": "BAD_REQUEST",
"msg": "Please request a manual export from zulip-admin@example.com.",
"result": "error"
}