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How to export and download your data

The data.world Open Community will be discontinued on July 11, 2026.

We recommend downloading your data before that date to ensure you retain access to everything you've built and shared on the platform. There are three primary ways to export your data from data.world, each suited to different needs and technical comfort levels.

To download data from data.world community:

  1. The easiest way to export datasets is directly through the data.world interface. You can download the complete dataset with a single-click. Navigate to the dataset you want to download.

    1. On the Overview page, in the right-hand navigation, in the About this dataset section locate the Size field.

    2. Click the Download button available in the Size field.

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      It downloads the complete dataset. The download zip file includes, all the files in the dataset and a metadata file that describes a dataset's contents, structure, and source. It lists every column in the data along with its name, data type, and plain-language description. It serves as a built-in data dictionary for understanding the dataset's schema.

    3. If you only want to download specific files from a dataset, click the Launch workspace button. Locate the file you want to download and select the Download option.

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  2. Projects do not provide a project level download option. To download the files from a project, click the Launch workspace button. Locate the project level file you want to download and select the Download option.

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  3. If you have saved queries stored in your projects, you can retrieve them programmatically using the data.world REST API. This is ideal for users who want to preserve their query logic or automate bulk exports.

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