Export merge requests to CSV
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Export all the data collected from a project's merge requests into a comma-separated values (CSV) file.
To export merge requests to a CSV file:
- On the left sidebar, select Search or go to and find your project.
- Select Code > Merge requests.
- Add any searches or filters. This can help you keep the size of the CSV file under the 15 MB limit. The limit ensures the file can be emailed to a variety of email providers.
- Select Actions ({ellipsis_v}) > Export as CSV.
- Confirm the correct number of merge requests are to be exported.
- Select Export merge requests.
CSV Output
The following table shows the attributes in the CSV file.
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| Title | Merge request title |
| Description | Merge request description |
| MR ID | MR iid
|
| URL | A link to the merge request on GitLab |
| State | Opened, Closed, Locked, or Merged |
| Source Branch | Source branch |
| Target Branch | Target branch |
| Source Project ID | ID of the source project |
| Target Project ID | ID of the target project |
| Author | Full name of the merge request author |
| Author Username | Username of the author, with the @ symbol omitted |
| Assignees | Full names of the merge request assignees, joined with a ,
|
| Assignee Usernames | Username of the assignees, with the @ symbol omitted |
| Approvers | Full names of the approvers, joined with a ,
|
| Approver Usernames | Username of the approvers, with the @ symbol omitted |
| Merged User | Full name of the merged user |
| Merged Username | Username of the merge user, with the @ symbol omitted |
| Milestone ID | ID of the merge request milestone |
| Created At (UTC) | Formatted as YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS
|
| Updated At (UTC) | Formatted as YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS
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