Exporting & backing up your Nestr data

by
Joost Schouten
Co-founder and Circle Lead at Nestr
Published on
March 30, 2026

Your data is always yours. Nestr provides multiple ways to export and back up your organisational data. This guide expands on the export options covered in Importing and exporting data.

Exporting to CSV/Excel

From search

  1. Use the search bar to find the items you want to export (e.g., label:role for all roles, label:project for all projects).
  2. Click the export button in the search controls.
  3. Your data downloads as a CSV file that opens in Excel or Google Sheets.
Download any search or board to csv/excel
Download any search or board to csv/excel

From view tabs

Most tabs (Projects, Roles, etc.) offer an export button in the view controls. This exports the items currently displayed in that view.

What's included in CSV exports

  • Item title, purpose, description
  • Assigned users
  • Labels and custom field values
  • Status (for projects: Current, Future, Waiting, Done)
  • Due dates
  • Parent circle/role path
  • Custom fields

What's NOT included

  • Chat messages and feed posts
  • File attachments

Exporting a workspace

To export a whole workspace

  1. Open your workspace settings (you need to be an admin)
  2. Navigate to the "Workspace details" tab
  3. Click the export workspace button at the bottom of the page
  4. This will create an inbox item in your inbox where csv files will be stored with your workspace data which you can download.

Using the API for exports

For comprehensive or automated exports, use the Nestr API. The API gives you access to all workspace data in JSON format, including governance records, project history, and role structures.