> ## Documentation Index
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# Create Export Customer Job

> The export customer data job must be performed before any customer data can be downloaded.

The export customer data job must be performed before any customer data can be downloaded.
It is recommended to perform an export and download before any customer data is removed.
Export and removal can run concurrently but it is recommended to start the export first. More GDPR information is <a href="https://help.elevate.voyado.com/hc/en-gb/articles/19750558029212-GDPR-data-management">available here</a>.

```http theme={null}
POST https://{cluster-id}.elevate-api.cloud/api/admin/v3/event-data/create-export-customer-job
```

## Request

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Request header parameters">
    | Name        | Description                         | Example       |
    | ----------- | ----------------------------------- | ------------- |
    | `Api-Key`\* | API key supplied during onboarding. | `123456789..` |
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Request query parameters">
    | Name            | Description                         | Example                                |
    | --------------- | ----------------------------------- | -------------------------------------- |
    | `customerKey`\* | The customerKey to export data for. | `e3921377-18a2-47c9-a449-06b894898623` |
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Example request">
    ```bash title="bash" theme={null}
    curl -i \
    -X POST \
    -H 'Api-Key: 123456789..' \
    "https://{cluster-id}.elevate-api.cloud/api/admin/v3/event-data/create-export-customer-job?customerKey=customerKey"
    ```
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## Response

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Response codes">
    | Status | Description                            |
    | ------ | -------------------------------------- |
    | `403`  | Incorrect cluster credentials.         |
    | `400`  | Invalid or missing required arguments. |
    | `200`  | Request accepted, export job created   |
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Example response">
    ```json theme={null}
    {
      "jid" : "962d41f3-1a53-4bb8-bd01-3b85310fb45f",
      "status" : "created"
    }
    ```
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Response body schema">
    #### EventDataJobResult

    The object representation of create or checking the status of a event data job.

    | Name   | Type   | Description                                                                                                                                     |
    | ------ | ------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
    | jid    | string | The identifier of the event data job.<br /><br />Examples: `"962d41f3-1a53-4bb8-bd01-3b85310fb45f"`                                             |
    | status | string | The current status of the job Supported values: `not_found`, `created`, `waiting`, `running`, `done`, `error`.<br /><br />Examples: `"created"` |
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>