Export by SDK, REST, and UI

When working with Opik, it is important to be able to export traces and spans so that you can use them to fine-tune your models or run deeper analysis.

You can export the traces you have logged to the Opik platform using:

1. Using the Opik SDK: You can use the Python SDK methods (Opik.search_traces and Opik.search_spans) or the TypeScript SDK method (client.searchTraces()) to export traces and spans.
2. Using the Opik REST API: You can use the /traces and /spans endpoints to export traces and spans.
3. Using the UI: Once you have selected the traces or spans you want to export, you can click on the Export CSV button in the Actions dropdown.

Using the Opik SDK

Exporting traces

The Python SDK Opik.search_traces method and TypeScript SDK client.searchTraces() method allow you to both export all the traces in a project or search for specific traces and export them.

Exporting all traces

To export all traces, you will need to specify a max_results / maxResults value that is higher than the total number of traces in your project:

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import opik
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client = opik.Opik()
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traces = client.search_traces(project_name="Default project", max_results=1000000)

Search for specific traces

You can use the filter_string (Python) / filterString (TypeScript) parameter to search for specific traces:

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import opik
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client = opik.Opik()
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traces = client.search_traces(
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  project_name="Default project",
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  filter_string='input contains "Opik"'
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)
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# Convert to Dict if required
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traces = [trace.dict() for trace in traces]

The filter_string (Python) / filterString (TypeScript) parameter should be a string in the following format using Opik Query Language (OQL):

"<COLUMN> <OPERATOR> <VALUE> [AND <COLUMN> <OPERATOR> <VALUE>]*"

Supported columns and operators:

Rules:

• String values must be wrapped in double quotes
• Multiple conditions can be combined with AND (OR is not supported)
• DateTime fields require ISO 8601 format (e.g., “2024-01-01T00:00:00Z”)
• Use dot notation for nested objects: metadata.model, feedback_scores.accuracy

Here are some full examples of using filter_string / filterString values in searches:

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import opik
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client = opik.Opik(
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    project_name="Default project"
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)
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# Search for traces where the input contains text
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traces = client.search_traces(
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  filter_string='input contains "Opik"'
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)
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# Search for traces that were logged after a specific date
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traces = client.search_traces(filter_string='start_time >= "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z"')
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# Search for traces that have a specific tag
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traces = client.search_traces(filter_string='tags contains "production"')
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# Search for traces based on the number of tokens used
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traces = client.search_traces(filter_string='usage.total_tokens > 1000')
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# Search for traces based on the model used
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traces = client.search_traces(filter_string='metadata.model = "gpt-4o"')

Exporting spans

You can export spans using the Opik.search_spans method. This methods allows you to search for spans based on trace_id or based on a filter string.

Exporting spans based on trace_id

To export all the spans associated with a specific trace, you can use the trace_id parameter:

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import opik
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client = opik.Opik()
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spans = client.search_spans(
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  project_name="Default project",
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  trace_id="067092dc-e639-73ff-8000-e1c40172450f"
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)

Search for specific spans

You can use the filter_string parameter to search for specific spans:

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import opik
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client = opik.Opik()
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spans = client.search_spans(
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  project_name="Default project",
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  filter_string='input contains "Opik"'
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)

Using the Opik REST API

To export traces using the Opik REST API, you can use the /traces endpoint and the /spans endpoint. These endpoints are paginated so you will need to make multiple requests to retrieve all the traces or spans you want.

To search for specific traces or spans, you can use the filter parameter. While this is a string parameter, it does not follow the same format as the filter_string parameter in the Opik SDK. Instead it is a list of json objects with the following format:

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[
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  {
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    "field": "name",
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    "type": "string",
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    "operator": "=",
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    "value": "Opik"
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  }
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]

Using the UI

To export traces as a CSV file from the UI, you can simply select the traces or spans you wish to export and click on Export CSV in the Actions dropdown: