Exporting Data
Lygotype exports response data as a CSV file. No third-party integrations required.
How to export
1. Open your form in the builder 2. Click Responses in the sidebar 3. Click Export CSV at the top of the responses panel 4. The file downloads immediately
CSV structure
The exported CSV has one row per response. Columns are:
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| id | Unique response ID |
| timestamp | ISO 8601 submission time |
| One column per question | Named by the question's field name |
Question field names are set in the question editor. If you haven't set a custom field name, Lygotype uses the auto-generated name (e.g. question1, question2).
File naming
Downloaded files are named: {slug}-{YYYY-MM-DD}.csv
Example: whvac-membership-2026-05-15.csv
Value formatting
- Text answers are quote-escaped
- Multi-select answers are comma-separated within the cell
- Signature fields export as a data URL (base64 PNG)
- File upload fields export the filename
- Empty fields export as empty strings
Importing into other tools
The CSV format is standard and import-ready for:
- Excel
- Google Sheets
- Airtable
- Any data analysis tool that accepts CSV
Column names
Column names in the CSV match the field name set on each question — not the question label. To make your exports easy to work with:
- Open each question in the editor
- Set a clean, lowercase field name (e.g.
membership_type,email,years_experience) - This name becomes the column header in every CSV export