Export data with the Sift CLI

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Before you begin

• Install and configure the CLI. See Sift CLI setup.
• For every command, flag, and supported value, see the Sift CLI reference.

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Import commands

• --output / -o: the file to generate. Required.
• --format / -f: the output format. Required. Accepts csv, parquet, or sun (WinPlot).
• --channel / -c: a Channel name to include. Repeat the flag to add more.
• --channel-id: a Channel ID to include. Repeat the flag to add more.
• --channel-regex / -x: a regular expression that selects Channels by name.
• --calculated-channel, --calculated-channel-id, --calculated-channel-regex: the same selectors for Calculated Channels.

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Export a Run

sift-cli export run --name "my-run" \
  --output ./run.parquet \
  --format parquet \
  --channel voltage \
  --channel current

sift-cli export run --run-id <run-id> \
  --output ./run.csv \
  --format csv \
  --calculated-channel-regex "power.*"

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Export an Asset

sift-cli export asset my-asset \
  --output ./asset.csv \
  --format csv \
  --start 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z \
  --stop 2026-01-02T00:00:00Z \
  --channel-regex "temp.*"