# Contacts Export

Source: https://docs.astalty.com.au/guide/exports/contacts-export

> Export a CSV of the contacts stored in your organisation's directory.

The Contacts Export gives you a CSV of every contact stored in your [Directory](https://docs.astalty.com.au/guide/directory).

## Creating the Export

Head to the [Exports](https://app.astalty.com.au/exports) page, click **Create Export**, and select **Contacts** from the *Directory* group - or go straight to the [Contacts export](https://app.astalty.com.au/exports/create/contacts).

![The Directory group of export types, with the Contacts card, Export all Contacts, highlighted beside the Plan Managers and Organisations cards.](https://docs.astalty.com.au/assets/screen-shot-2023-12-10-at-6.37.53-am.png)

To include only contacts carrying certain Tags, use **Export Filters**. You can select one or more [Contact Tags](https://docs.astalty.com.au/guide/participants/participant-directory/contact-tags), then choose **Any of these tags** to match a contact with at least one, or **All of these tags** to match only a contact with every Tag selected. With no tags selected, the export includes every active contact. Select **Create Export** when ready.

## Downloading the Export

When the export is ready it will appear on the [Exports](https://app.astalty.com.au/exports) page, where you can click **Download** to save it to your device.

> **Export taking longer than expected?**
>
> All exports run in the background. If the export takes at least 20 seconds to become ready, Astalty also emails you. Download it from the Exports page.

## Exported Fields

The file contains one row per contact, sorted by last name, with these columns. Archived contacts are not included.

| Column                           | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| -------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ID                               | The contact's unique Astalty identifier                                                                                                                                                                          |
| First Name, Last Name            | The contact's name                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Email                            | Primary email address                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Mobile                           | Mobile number                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| Phone                            | Landline number                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Organisation                     | The organisation the contact belongs to                                                                                                                                                                          |
| Occupation                       | The contact's recorded occupation                                                                                                                                                                                |
| Tags                             | The [Contact Tags](https://docs.astalty.com.au/guide/participants/participant-directory/contact-tags) applied to the contact, in alphabetical order and separated by a comma; blank when the contact has no Tags |
| Suburb, State, Postcode, Address | The contact's recorded address                                                                                                                                                                                   |