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# export

Export a warehouse table to a file. Returns a download URL (24 h expiry) or writes to cloud storage.

**Formats:** `geoparquet`, `geojson`, `shapefile`, `csv`, `geopackage`, `kml`, `kmz`, `tab`.

```bash
carto export --connection <name> --source <table> --format <fmt>
carto export status <jobId>                     # Fetch status of an async export job
```

## Options

| Option                | Description                                          |
| --------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- |
| `--connection <name>` | (Required) Connection name.                          |
| `--source <fqn>`      | (Required) Source table name.                        |
| `--format <fmt>`      | (Required) Output format.                            |
| `--select <cols>`     | Comma-separated columns to project (default: all).   |
| `--where <predicate>` | Warehouse-native SQL predicate (no leading `WHERE`). |
| `--limit <n>`         | Max rows to export.                                  |
| `--dest-url <url>`    | Direct cloud destination (`gs://`, `s3://`).         |
| `--async`             | Return job ID immediately without waiting.           |

## Examples

```bash
# Export as GeoParquet (waits, prints download URL)
carto export --connection carto_dw --source project.dataset.my_table --format geoparquet

# Export selected columns with a WHERE predicate and a row limit
carto export \
  --connection carto_dw \
  --source project.dataset.my_table \
  --format csv \
  --select name,lon,lat \
  --where "year = 2025" \
  --limit 10000

# Export directly to cloud storage
carto export \
  --connection carto_dw \
  --source project.dataset.my_table \
  --format geojson \
  --dest-url gs://my-bucket/exports/data.geojson

# Kick off async, then poll status separately
carto export --connection carto_dw --source project.dataset.big --format csv --async
carto export status <jobId>
```


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