Export Confluence search results to CSV

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To export Confluence search results to CSV, run a search in Capable Search, choose the columns you want, then select Export in the footer under the table. Capable Search fetches up to 5,000 results with those columns and downloads a CSV file you can open in Excel, Numbers or Google Sheets.

#Before you start

You need

Why

Capable Search installed

The app is part of Capable Search for Confluence and the Capable Suite.

A search with results

Export is greyed out while the table is empty or loading.

#Steps

  1. Open Capable Search: select Capable Search in the space sidebar or the Apps menu (in the Suite, Capable, then Search).

  2. Open a saved search, or select New search and add filters.

  3. Use Select columns to show exactly the columns you want in the file.

  4. Select Export in the footer under the table.

  5. Wait for Export complete! in the Export Search Results dialog. The file downloads on its own.

  6. Select Close.

#If it does not work

  • Only the first 5,000 results are exported. Narrow the search and export in parts if you need more.

  • Some columns, such as State and Intel, export as empty cells.

  • A large export can pause with Rate limited. Retrying in a few seconds. Leave it running.

  • Export is not available in the search macros on a page.

From search to spreadsheet in one click.