How to export your data from Remote
Remote doesn't offer one single 'export all workspace data' button. Instead, admins export CSV reports per module: time off, expenses, and invoice/payroll cost breakdowns (with an optional Excel-friendly format), each from its own tab in the Remote dashboard.
✓ Verified against Remote's official documentation, October 2026
Step by step
- 1Log in to your Remote dashboard as an admin.
- 2To export time off data: go to the Time off tab, click Time off requests, open the Time off summary section, click the three-dot icon, select Export data, choose the fields you want, then click Download.
- 3To export expense data: go to the Expenses tab, click All requests, optionally filter by employee using search, then click Export Data to download a CSV.
- 4To export a single invoice's cost breakdown: go to Payments & Compensations > Remote invoices, open the invoice, select the Invoice breakdown tab, choose the Detailed, Employee, or Cost type view, apply filters, open the three-dot menu, select Export CSV, choose columns/file format/date format, then Download.
- 5To export cost data across multiple invoices or legal entities: from the left-side menu go to Reporting and Analytics > All Reports, select Consolidated invoice breakdown report, choose a period (up to 12 months), filter by product/cost type/country/entity, then Export CSV.
- 6Repeat each export separately — there is no combined account-wide export across time off, expenses, and invoices.
What the export includes
- ✓Time off requests and balances by employee (CSV, selectable fields)
- ✓Expense report line items, optionally filtered to one employee (CSV)
- ✓Invoice/payroll cost breakdowns: per-charge detail, per-employee totals, or per-cost-type totals, including employee ID, external employment ID, department, cost center allocation, and custom fields
- ✓Consolidated cross-invoice cost data across products, countries, and legal entities for a period of up to 12 months
What it doesn't include
- ✗A single full account/workspace export — each report type must be exported separately
- ✗Employee master-data/HRIS directory export, contracts, or personal documents (not described in the export flows reviewed)
- ✗Benefits enrollment, performance, or org-chart data
- ✗Messages or internal communication history
Before you start
- ⚠The classic invoice breakdown/itemized report view is being retired; the new Export CSV flow replaces it, but the classic view stays available until January 2027
- ⚠You must turn on 'Excel support' when exporting the invoice breakdown if you plan to open the CSV in Excel
- ⚠The Consolidated invoice breakdown report caps the selectable period at 12 months per export
- ⚠The standard Invoice breakdown export covers one invoice at a time — use the Consolidated report for multiple invoices or entities
- ⚠Time off and expense exports let you pick specific fields/filters before downloading, so the CSV only contains what you selected
Where to take your data
Free and cheaper tools that can take a Remote export. See all Remote alternatives →
Deel
Deel supports CSV-based bulk uploads for employee, contractor, and time off data during onboarding — map Remote's exported CSV columns (employee ID, department, cost center, time off fields) to Deel's import template fields.
Gusto
Gusto accepts CSV imports for employee and payroll setup during account migration — use Remote's invoice/payroll breakdown CSV as the source data for employee cost and compensation fields.
Oyster HR
Oyster's onboarding flow accepts structured employee and compensation data — use Remote's Employee-view invoice breakdown CSV to populate employee cost and department fields.
Exporting from Remote: common questions
Can I export all my Remote data in one go?+
No. Remote's documented export flows are per report type — time off, expenses, and invoice/payroll breakdowns each have their own export button and are downloaded separately as CSV files.
What file formats does Remote export?+
CSV, with an optional Excel-compatible setting you can toggle on when exporting invoice breakdown data.
Do I need a specific Remote plan to export data?+
The support articles reviewed don't mention a plan restriction for exporting time off, expense, or invoice data.
Can I export data for just one employee?+
Yes — the Expenses export lets you filter to a specific employee before clicking Export Data, and the Invoice breakdown export lets you filter and choose the Employee view.
How far back can I export invoice/payroll cost data?+
The Consolidated invoice breakdown report lets you select an invoice period of up to 12 months per export.
Is the old itemized invoice report still available?+
The itemized report has been replaced by Export CSV in the new Invoice breakdown table, but you can still switch to 'Use classic view' until January 2027.
Sources
This guide was written from Remote's own documentation and checked against it in October 2026. If a step has changed, the official page wins.