## Exporter

Export messages that have been sent in the Messages App.

### Type

App  
Apps are tailor-made for Assembly platform and typically come with rich functionality including notifications.

### App Visibility

Internal  
Internal-facing apps are only visible to your internal team.

### Pricing

Free  
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### Overview  
It should be easy to get data into Assembly, but we also want it to be as easy as possible to get data out for backup, legal reasons, and even if you decide to migrate away from us. The Exporter App is an internal-only app that allows you to seamlessly export data directly from your Assembly Dashboard.

**Note**: The Exporter App currently only lets you export full **message** histories in CSV or PDF format. In follow-up improvements, we'll incrementally add other data to export.

### App setup

1. Go to _App Library_, and click _\+ Add an app_ in the top right corner.
2. Select Exporter in the Internal Apps section  
3. After clicking on the app, click on _Install_ in the top-right.
4. Set a title and icon that represent the app, and then click the _Add_ button on the top right.

### Internal user experience

#### Setting up your Exporter

**Export format**  
Select the format you want to export your data as. For Messages exports, you have the option to export to CSV or PDF formats.

**Channels**  
Select the client or company channel you wish to export data for. Currently, you can only export data for one client or company channel at a time.

**Sender user type**  
For Messages exports, you can select the _Sender user type_. This can be used to export messages from internal users, client users, or both internal and client users.

**Sort order**  
You can set the sort order to either _Ascending_ or _Descending_ by date.

**Date**  
Here you can select the date range for the export. The current options are:

- Last 7 days  
- Last month  
- All time

#### Viewing your exports

Exports will automatically be downloaded to your Downloads folder in the format selected under Export format.

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