--- title: "Start DATEV CSV ZIP export" method: GET path: "/Export/createDatevCsvZipExportJob" tags: ["Export"] --- # Start DATEV CSV ZIP export `GET /Export/createDatevCsvZipExportJob` Start an export that generates booking data in the DATEV format (CSV) Before you can perform the DATEV export, you first have to set the "accountingYearBegin". To do this, use the endpoint updateExportConfig. After that you can use the createDatevCsvZipExportJob endpoint to start the DATEV export which returns the export ID. You have to use the jobDownloadInfo endpoint to receive the download url when the export is ready.

Export workflow

To get the DATEV CSV zip file, please implement the following workflow.
  1. Set the accountingYearBegin (if not already set) via updateExportConfig
  2. Start the export by using the createDatevCsvZipExportJob endpoint
  3. Request a progressHash with endpoint generateDownloadHash (optional)
  4. Use the progressHash to receive export progress information with endpoint getProgress (optional)
  5. Use the jobDownloadInfo endpoint to get the download url to the zip file.
## Query parameters - `startDate` integer, required - `endDate` integer, required - `scope` string, required - `exportByPaydate` boolean - `includeEnshrined` boolean - `enshrineDocuments` boolean - `includeDocumentImages` boolean ## Response `200` Successful operation. Returns the ID of the export job. - object - `objects` string ## Other responses - `400` — Bad request - `401` — Authentication required - `409` — Conflict - `500` — Server Error --- [API](https://skmtc.net/sevdesk/apis/sevdesk-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/sevdesk/apis/sevdesk-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/sevdesk/sevdesk-api/revisions/a32cec0fecea/schema)