# Export tasks

Export tasks write files or processing results from a data volume to a target connector. After creating a task, check task status and file results before confirming that the export is complete.

| Export destination | Selectable sources on the current creation page | Final data location | Additional selections on the page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OSS or standard S3 | Original files or processing results | A path in the selected connector's bucket | Connector, target path, and compression method. |
| MatrixOne | Parsed or vectorized processing results | A database table in the selected connector | Connector, database, existing or new table, and column mappings. |

## Create and confirm an export task

1. Select files to export. For MatrixOne exports, the current page shows only parsed or vectorized processing results. For object storage, you can select original files or processing results.
2. Select the target connector. For object storage, enter a target path and compression method. For MatrixOne, select a database and an existing or new table, then configure column mappings.
3. Call [Create a task](create-export-task.md). When the request is accepted, record the task ID.
4. Use the task ID to [get task status](get-export-task-state.md) and [list export files](list-export-task-files.md). The export is complete when the counts of waiting and running files are both `0` and the failed count is `0`.

For the relationship between `type` and `config`, target fields, and conditions for direct API calls, see [Configure an export target](configure-export-target.md).

```{toctree}
:hidden:
:maxdepth: 1

List tasks <list-export-tasks>
Get task details <get-export-task>
Create a task <create-export-task>
Delete a task <delete-export-task>
List export files <list-export-task-files>
Get task status <get-export-task-state>
Rerun a task <rerun-export-task>
List exportable files <list-exportable-files>
Configure an export target <configure-export-target>
Check an export target table name <check-target-table-name>
Generate export target column mappings <generate-column-mapping>
```