Exporting Data

The export command writes entries to a file. Writes are atomic: partial exports are never visible at the output path.

Usage

Export the last 24 hours as JSON:

Terminal

kifa export -d ./data --from 24h --format json -o transactions.json

Export a specific time range as CSV:

Terminal

kifa export -d ./data --from "2026-01-01" --to "2026-02-01" --format csv -o audit.csv

Options

Flag	Description	Default
-o, --output	Output file path	Required
--format	Output format (text, json, csv, hex)	json
--from	Filter from time
--to	Filter until time
--limit	Maximum entries to export	1000

The default format for export is json, unlike query which defaults to text.

Atomicity

Kifa writes to a temporary file and renames it to the target path on completion. If the process is interrupted, no partial file remains at the output path. The temporary file is cleaned up on failure.

Querying Logs Interactive query with stdout output.

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