# Export custom field for users in discourse hosted forum

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/export-custom-field-for-users-in-discourse-hosted-forum/329647
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [October 7, 2024, 7:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/export-custom-field-for-users-in-discourse-hosted-forum/329647 "2024-10-07T07:37:55Z")
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### Author: ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [October 7, 2024, 3:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/export-custom-field-for-users-in-discourse-hosted-forum/329647/2 "2024-10-07T15:38:40Z")

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> [@haikueden](#):
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> Is the data exporter thing requiring $300 a month the only way to do this?

It’s the only easy way. You can also use the API; anything you can see in the UX, you can retrieve with the API. See [Reverse engineer the Discourse API](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reverse-engineer-the-discourse-api/20576)

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