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Export data from PostgreSQL query to CSV file
Login to PostgreSQL -> Enter PostgreSQL query -> Set CSV file options -> Export PostgreSQL query to CSV
Choose PostgreSQL and logon.
Click “Export From Query” at task dialog.
Select CSV file type.
1. Enter PostgreSQL query.
2. Set CSV file options.
3. Set rows options.
4. Export PostgreSQL query results to CSV file.
After exporting, you can view output CSV files.
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See also:
- Export PostgreSQL table to CSV
- Export multiple similar PostgreSQL tables to one CSV file
- Batch export PostgreSQL tables to CSV files
PostgreSQL → CSV reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in PostgreSQL | in CSV |
|---|---|---|
| Int | integer | 1234 |
| Bigint | bigint | 9007199254740993 |
| Decimal | numeric(p,s) | 1234.56 |
| Float | double precision | 1.234e+10 |
| Text | varchar(n) | quoted only when it contains a comma or a quote |
| Long text | text | must be quoted; line breaks inside force multi-line records |
| Date | date | 2026-09-18 |
| Datetime | timestamp | 2026-09-18 14:30:00 |
| Binary | bytea | not representable - base64 or hex string |
| Boolean | boolean | TRUE / FALSE, or 1 / 0 depending on the writer |
| JSON | jsonb | the whole JSON value quoted, with internal quotes doubled |
Dialect differences
PostgreSQL is a database server and CSV is a file format, so the gap is wider than a dialect difference – the rows below are where values and structure stop lining up.
| Property | in PostgreSQL | in CSV |
|---|---|---|
| port | 5432 | — |
| identifiers | "double quotes" | Double quotes; a literal quote is doubled ("" ) |
| row limit | LIMIT n | — |
| dates | timestamp, timestamptz, date, time | Conventional text: 2026-09-18 or 2026-09-18 14:30:00 |
| long text | TEXT | — |
| binary | BYTEA | Not supported |
| separator | — | Comma "," |
| encoding | — | No declaration - UTF-8 works only with a BOM |
| typing | — | None - every field is text |
| shape | Tables of rows and columns | Flat table, optional header row |
| ceiling | — | No formal limit; row count bounded by memory |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| PostgreSQL | pg_dump or COPY ... TO |
| PostgreSQL (load) | COPY ... FROM |
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