# How do I get a file of my Nova data that updates by itself?

Source: https://novadata.io/docs/using-nova/scheduled-exports
Checked against Nova's code on 2026-11-09

Open **Integrations › Scheduled Exports** and click **New report**. Pick the metrics, date range, time grain and split, then **Create export**. Nova rebuilds the file every 3 hours behind one link that never changes, so a spreadsheet reading the link stays current. Nova does not email exports.

## Who can create an export?

Admins and Workspace owners create, edit, duplicate and delete exports. Every member can refresh, copy the link and download. See [Roles and permissions](https://intercom.help/nova-analytics/en/articles/17243509-roles-and-permissions-on-nova).

## What can an export contain?

| Field | Options |
|---|---|
| Format | **CSV** or **Excel (XLSX)** |
| Date range | Rolling (30 days to 24 months), calendar (**Last week**, **Last month**, **Month to date**, **Last quarter**, **Year to date**) or your own days, with **Until today** to keep the end open |
| Time grain | **Daily**, **Weekly**, **Monthly** |
| Split by | **SKU**, **Child ASIN**, **Parent ASIN**, **Marketplace**, **Account** |
| Accounts, Marketplaces | None ticked means all |
| Metrics | Sales, Traffic, Ranking, Reviews, PPC, Subscribe & Save, P&L line items, Profitability, Inventories. None picked means all |

Each row starts with the period and the columns of the split. Sessions, conversion rate and reviews cannot be split by SKU; BSR ranks need Child ASIN or SKU. The picker greys these out and says why. Vendor Central accounts are not in scheduled exports yet.

## How do I export only my costs?

In **Metrics**, open **P&L line items** and pick only the lines under **Cost of goods** and **FBM fulfillment**. The file then holds no sales. These are the costs of the units sold in each period. For the cost per unit you entered, use **Import / Export › Download COGS** on the COGS page and **Download FBM costs** on the FBM Costs page.

## How do I get it every week by email?

Nova does not send exports by email. Create the export with **Last week** and **Weekly**, click **Copy link**, and paste the link into Google Sheets or Excel: the **Google Sheets** and **Excel** cards at the top of the page open the setup guide. For a database or BI tool, the **Database / BI** card books a call with the team; see also [Nova Data Share](/docs/data-share/overview).

## How fresh is the file?

Rebuilt every 3 hours. The refresh icon in **Last refresh** rebuilds it now. The date there turns amber after 10 hours without a new file, red after 24.

## Common mistakes

| You see | Why | Fix |
|---|---|---|
| A metric is greyed out | It does not exist at that split or time grain | Change **Split by** or **Time grain** |
| The split switched to Marketplace | Daily over more than 90 days defaults to it | Set **Split by** yourself |
| A sheet stopped updating | Someone clicked **Regenerate link**, which disables the old link | Paste the new link |
| The file stopped refreshing | Your trial or subscription has ended | Renew: the export resumes at the next build |

The link opens without a login: anyone who has it can download the file.

## Ask your AI

> Give me last month's COGS and FBM fulfillment cost per SKU, with no sales figures, as a table I can paste into a spreadsheet.