Exporting URL Redirects
The URL Redirects export gets your Shopify Online Store URL redirects — the old-path to new-location mappings that keep links working after you rename or remove a page — out as a CSV or Excel file. It spans every connected store by default, so you can pull all your redirects, from all your stores, in one run. For the wizard itself — picking columns, formats, destinations, and schedules — see the exporting overview.
What you can export
A redirect is a simple record — a path and a target — so the column list is short. In Simple mode:
| Field | What it is |
|---|---|
| Redirect from | The old path being redirected from, relative to the shop root (e.g. /old-page). Matches Shopify's redirect CSV header. |
| Redirect to | The target location the visitor is sent to. Matches Shopify's redirect CSV header. |
| ID / Shopify GID | The redirect's identifiers, if you need them. |
| Created At / Updated At | Sync timestamps — when the redirect was first indexed and last re-indexed. Shopify exposes no lifecycle dates on redirects. |
| Store | Which store the redirect belongs to (name, domain, email, or store id). |
Both Redirect from and Redirect to are selected by default, so the export matches Shopify Admin's own redirect CSV out of the box. Template (Advanced) mode opens the full column tree and lets you rename any header. Each redirect is a single row.
Filtering what you export
Each entity in the wizard has its own filter, independent of whatever filter you last used on the URL Redirects dashboard. Common slices:
- Store — limit the export to one or more connected stores.
- Path — redirects whose from-path contains a term.
- Target — redirects whose to-location contains a term.
- Created / Updated date — redirects within a sync-timestamp range.
Exporting from the dashboard vs the wizard
Every URL Redirects dashboard has an Export button (the Export Builder) for a quick single-entity export scoped to what you're viewing — the Current page of rows, everything matching your Filtered view, only the rows you've Selected, or All redirects across your stores. The full Export Wizard is the place for multi-entity bundles and scheduled exports.
Scheduling
Any URL Redirects export can run on a recurring daily, weekly, or monthly schedule instead of once — each run rebuilds from live data and is delivered to your destination. See scheduled exports.
Tutorial: export a Shopify-ready redirects file
- Go to Exports → New export (
/exports/new). - In Step 1, tick URL Redirects and click Next.
- In Step 2, keep the default Redirect from and Redirect to columns — this matches Shopify Admin's redirect CSV format.
- Add a Store filter if you want the redirects for a single store.
- In Step 3, choose CSV and set the destination to Email.
- In Step 4, name it and click Run now.
Permissions
Exporting is gated by two permissions: View Exports (viewExports) lets a
team member open the Exports area and build an export; Download Exports
(downloadExports) lets them download the finished file. Account owners always
have both.
FAQ
Can I export Shopify URL redirects to Excel? Yes — choose Excel (.xlsx) in
Step 3, or CSV if you prefer. Both carry the same columns.
Which columns does the file have? By default Redirect from and Redirect to, matching Shopify Admin's own redirect CSV — so the file is ready to reuse or re-import.
Can I export redirects from all my stores at once? Yes — the export spans every connected store by default. Add a Store filter to narrow it to one.
Do redirects have real created and updated dates? No — Shopify exposes no lifecycle dates on redirects, so the Created At and Updated At columns carry sync timestamps (first indexed / last re-indexed) instead.
Can I schedule a redirects export? Yes — save it as a daily, weekly, or monthly schedule and each run rebuilds from live data.
Do I need a permission to download the file? Yes — Download Exports gates the download itself, while View Exports gates building the export. Owners have both.