Getting Started

This guide walks you through creating your first export endpoint — from sign-up to using your live data URL in Excel, Google Sheets, or code.

Step 1: Create an Account

1. Go to csvgetter.com and click Sign Up.

2. Sign in with your Google account or email.

3. You'll land on your Dashboard — this is where you manage all your export endpoints.

Free trial: You get 5 free endpoint hits to try everything out. No credit card required.

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Step 2: Connect a Data Source

Click Create Endpoint in the top navigation bar. You'll see the available data sources:

Source	Description
Airtable	Connect via OAuth. CSV Getter reads your bases, tables, and views.
Notion	Connect via Notion integration. CSV Getter reads your databases.
CSV Upload	Upload a CSV file directly. Useful for static datasets you want to serve via URL.

Click on your data source and follow the authorization flow. Once connected, you'll be redirected to the endpoint configuration screen.

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Step 3: Configure Your Endpoint

For Airtable:

1. Select a Base from the dropdown.

2. Select a Table.

3. (Optional) Select a View to filter or sort the data.

4. Choose which Fields (columns) to include.

5. Choose an Output Format — CSV or JSON.

6. Give your endpoint a Name.

7. Click Create.

For Notion:

1. Select a Database from the list.

2. Choose which Properties (columns) to include.

3. Choose an output format.

4. Name your endpoint and click Create.

For CSV Upload:

1. Upload your CSV file.

2. Name your endpoint and click Create.

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Step 4: Get Your Endpoint URL

After creating your endpoint, you'll see it listed on the Export Endpoints page (/urls). Each endpoint has a unique URL like:

https://api.csvgetter.com/abc123def456

This URL is live — every time you access it, you get the latest data from your source.

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Step 5: Use Your Endpoint

In a Web Browser

Simply paste the URL into your browser's address bar. The data will download as a CSV file (or display as JSON, depending on your settings).

In Microsoft Excel

1. Open Excel and go to Data > From Web.

2. Paste your endpoint URL.

3. Click OK — your data loads into a spreadsheet.

4. To refresh the data later, click Refresh All in the Data tab.

In Google Sheets

Use the IMPORTDATA function in any cell:

=IMPORTDATA("https://api.csvgetter.com/abc123def456")

The data will populate automatically and can be refreshed by re-entering the formula.

In Code (JavaScript)

const response = await fetch("https://api.csvgetter.com/abc123def456");
const data = await response.text();
console.log(data);

In Code (Python)

import requests
import pandas as pd
from io import StringIO

response = requests.get("https://api.csvgetter.com/abc123def456")
df = pd.read_csv(StringIO(response.text))
print(df)

With cURL

curl https://api.csvgetter.com/abc123def456

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Step 6: Customize with URL Parameters

Your endpoint URL supports parameters that change the output on the fly — no need to edit your endpoint settings. Just append them to the URL:

https://api.csvgetter.com/abc123def456?type=json_records

Common parameters:

Parameter	Example	What it does
type	?type=json_records	Change output format to JSON
sql	?sql=SELECT * FROM csvgetter WHERE age > 25	Filter data with SQL
filename_timestamp	?filename_timestamp=true	Add timestamp to download filename

For the full list, see URL Parameters.

Use the URL Wizard in the endpoint editor to interactively build and test these parameters.

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What's Next?

• The Export URL — Understand URL anatomy and chaining parameters.

• The SQL Parameter — Filter, sort, and aggregate your data with SQL queries.

• The Type Parameter — All 10+ output formats explained.

• URL Parameters — Full reference for every parameter.

• Credits — How the credit system works.