Usually not in the CSV. The CSV export covers tickets. The full JSON or XML export is the one to keep if you are leaving. Use their API or ask support if you need attachments in bulk.
How to export your data from Zendesk
Whether you are switching tools or just want a backup, getting your data out of Zendesk is straightforward once you know where to look. These steps are based on Zendesk's public help documentation. Menus move, so if something looks different, their help centre is linked at the end.
Updated 15 September 2026
Step by step: exporting from Zendesk
- Sign in as the account owner. Data export must be enabled for your account first, which the owner can request from Zendesk support.
- Open Admin Center, then Account, then Tools, then Reports.
- Choose Export and pick the format: CSV for a spreadsheet, or JSON or XML for a full backup.
- Zendesk emails you a download link when the export is ready.
- For users and organisations, use the same Export page or the Zendesk API.
Good to know
- The CSV export covers tickets. The full JSON or XML export is the one to keep if you are leaving.
- Large accounts can take hours to export. Start it before you cancel, not after.
What to do with the export
Most brands do not import old conversations into the new tool. Customers rarely refer back to them, and your Shopify order history already holds what matters. Keep the export as a record and start fresh.
Do bring across the useful parts: your saved replies, your FAQ answers and your policies. In Paperflower these become brand knowledge, so drafts are correct from day one.
Switching to Paperflower
Paperflower is an AI customer agent for Shopify brands in Australia and New Zealand. It reads every Instagram and Facebook comment, DM and support email, sorts them by what matters, drafts a reply with your order details and brand knowledge, hides spam, and flags the people who are ready to buy.
Request access, connect Instagram, Facebook, email and Shopify, paste in your policies and FAQs, and you are live. Nothing is sent without your approval unless you turn auto-send on.
Frequently asked questions
Vendors keep data for a limited time after cancellation, and some remove it quickly. Export first, then cancel.
Not today. Paperflower starts from the day you connect your channels and pulls in your Shopify order history for context. Keep your export as a record.
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Connect Instagram, Facebook, email and Shopify in a few minutes. AI drafts every reply, you stay in control, and nothing is sent without your say-so unless you switch that on.