What problem are you trying to solve?

Focus on the what and why of the need you have, not the how you'd like it solved.

What: The Export button after running an aggregation was removed in Compass 1.49.0. This change has made it harder to get aggregation results out of the UI and into a usable format (like JSON, CSV, etc.).

Why: Exporting results directly from the UI was a quick way to analyze, share, or further process data outside of MongoDB.

Solution: Add the button back to the UI

What would you like to see happen?

Describe the desired outcome or enhancement.

Add back the button which is actually in your docs still: https://www.mongodb.com/docs/compass/agg-pipeline-builder/export-pipeline-results/

Image: https://www.mongodb.com/docs/compass/static/f294c7030bd032cf80eda13a642207b7/f3011/agg-export.webp

Why is this important to you or your team?

Explain how the request adds value or solves a business need.

Exporting results directly from the UI was a quick way to analyze, share, or further process data outside of MongoDB.

What steps, if any, are you taking today to manage this problem?

Add a $out or $merge stage to write the aggregation results to a temporary collection, then export that collection.

Save the aggregation as a view and export from the view.

Use command line tools such as mongoexport to export the results.