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# Exporting Data When Field-Level Encryption is Enabled

Review the methods for exporting data from a data extension when Field-Level Encryption is turned on in your Marketing Cloud Engagement account.

When Field-Level Encryption is enabled, export data by using one of these methods:

- Use Contact Builder to export a data extension to an FTP site.
- Use Contact Builder to download the data extension as a CSV file.
- Use the Marketing Cloud Engagement APIs to retrieve the data.
    - In REST API, use the [Custom Object Data endpoints](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/marketing/marketing-cloud/references/mc-custom_object_data).
    - In SOAP API, use the [Retrieve](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/marketing/marketing-cloud/guide/retrieve.html) method and the [DataExtensionObject](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/marketing/marketing-cloud/guide/dataextensionobject.html) object.