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CSV Export Schema

Column-level reference for the main CSV exports in the SurfacedBy dashboard.

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This page documents the columns of the main CSV exports. CSV export is available on paid plans, including the trial; on other plans each page's export stays in its menu with a lock and opens the plan picker. Column sets can change as the product changes, so read columns by header name rather than by position. Cells that hold a status or category carry the same label the dashboard shows.

File names and header lines

Every export filename follows the shape surfacedby-{workspace_slug}-{section}-{domain}-{YYYY-MM-DD}.csv, so a downloaded file is self-describing when you belong to several workspaces. On the Agency plan, which includes white-label exports, the surfacedby- prefix is dropped and the title line of a multi-table export starts with your workspace name instead of SurfacedBy.

Single-table exports start with three comment lines before the column headers, so you can skip them when you import the data:

# Workspace,Acme Marketing (acme-marketing)
# Domain,yourbrand.com
# Section,tracked-prompts

The Plans export uses a longer comment block that also carries the export date and, when you export a single plan, the plan name, followed by a blank line.

The Overview, AI Visibility, and Trends exports hold several tables in one file: a short header block (title, workspace, domain, export date), then each table under its own title, separated by blank lines.

Measurement scope

The Tracked prompts and AI responses exports (Measurement Scope) and the Plans export (Source Scope) fill a scope column with one of two values:

  • Daily Check: the focused daily review that picks up recent movement quickly.
  • Full Check: the complete tracked Prompt and platform set, used for rank, reports, and durable competitor comparisons.

The values match the scope labels on the dashboard, so a spreadsheet filter lines up with what you see on screen. See Measurement scope.

The Your pages and Sources exports carry Sparkline Scope Coverage instead: how many days of the row's trend line came from each scope, for example Full:5 Daily:2. Competitor rows combine answers from both scopes, so the Competitors export has no scope column.

Your pages

Exported from Citations & Sources > Your pages (section citations-urls). One row per page on your site that AI platforms cited in the selected period.

ColumnMeaning
URLFull URL of the cited page.
Page TypeThe kind of page, for example Product, Pricing, Features, or Other.
Current CitationsCitations in the selected period.
Lifetime CitationsCitations since the domain was first checked, or N/A.
Citation RateShare of AI answers that cite this page, for example 12.5%, or N/A.
TrendImproving, Declining, Stable, or New compared with the previous check of the same scope, or N/A.
PlatformsThe AI platforms that cited the page, by name, separated by |.
Opportunity ScoreMissed Prompts as a percentage of Cited Prompts plus Missed Prompts, or N/A.
Cited PromptsNumber of Prompts where this page was cited in the last 90 days and the latest check of the Prompt still cites it.
Missed PromptsNumber of Prompts where this page was cited in the last 90 days, but the latest check of the Prompt cited a competitor and not this page.
Co-Mentioned BrandsOther brands cited alongside the page, as domain(count) pairs separated by |.
First CitedWhen the page was first cited, or N/A.
Last CitedWhen the page was most recently cited, or N/A.
Sparkline Scope CoverageDays of the trend line from each scope, for example Full:5 Daily:2.

Sources

Exported from Citations & Sources > Sources (section citations-domains). One row per third-party site AI platforms cited for your Prompts.

ColumnMeaning
Source DomainThe cited site.
Display NameThe site's display name.
Source TypeSource category, for example Editorial, Community, Competitor.
Source FormatKind of page, for example Review site, Forum, Best-of list, or empty.
Total MentionsAI answers in the period that cited this site.
Included MentionsOf those, answers that also mentioned you.
Co-Appearance RateIncluded Mentions as a percentage of Total Mentions.
StatusCited with you if the site appeared in at least one answer that mentioned you, otherwise Cited without you.
InfluenceDeciding, Supporting, or empty.
Top PlatformThe AI platform that cites this site most, or N/A.
Opportunity ScoreHow much there is to gain from being present on this site.
Citing PromptsNumber of tracked Prompts whose answers cite this site.
Is NewYes if the site is newly cited, otherwise No.
Rate DeltaChange in Co-Appearance Rate, or N/A.
Sparkline Scope CoverageDays of the trend line from each scope, for example Full:5 Daily:2.

Tracked prompts

Exported from the Active tab of Tracked Prompts (section tracked-prompts). One row per Prompt and AI platform that was actually checked. Prompts that have not been checked yet, and platforms a Prompt was not checked on, have no row.

ColumnMeaning
PromptThe Prompt text.
CountryCountry code the Prompt is checked in.
PlatformThe AI platform, for example ChatGPT.
Country ConfidenceCountry verified or Country approximate: how reliably the answer reflects the chosen country.
PresenceYour presence in that platform's answer: Cited, Named, Considered, or Missing. See Brand presence.
PositionYour position in the answer, prefixed with #, or N/A.
Citation URLYour page the platform cited, or N/A.
Platform coverage %Share of the checked platforms that mention you for this Prompt.
StatusSurfaced, Partially surfaced, Not surfaced, or Awaiting check.
Priority ScoreHow much attention the Prompt needs, from 0 to 100; higher needs more. It rises when fewer platforms mention you, when competitors appear in its answers where you do not, and when the tone of its answers about you is weak.
Priority LevelHigh priority, Medium priority, or Low priority, grouped from Priority Score.
RelevanceHigh, Medium, Low, or N/A.
Historical Brand CoverageThe Prompt's long-run rate of answers that mention you, or N/A.
PinnedYes if you pinned the Prompt, otherwise No.
CPC (USD)Cost per click for the matching search term, where known.
Est. traffic value (USD)Estimated traffic value, where known.
Monthly Value (USD)Estimated monthly value, where known.
Sentiment Score0 to 100, where higher is more positive.
Sentiment LabelPositive, Neutral, Negative, or Mixed.
Measurement ScopeDaily Check or Full Check: the check the table on screen shows.

The Inactive tab exports as section inactive-prompts, with the columns Prompt, Country, Status (Paused or Archived), Last Coverage (or Not recorded), and Inactive Since.

Competitors

Exported from Competitors (section competitors). One row per competitor you track.

ColumnMeaning
Competitor DomainThe competitor's domain.
Display NameHuman-readable name, or the domain when none is set.
Market PositionRank among the brands you track, prefixed with # (for example #3), or N/A.
Market Position ChangeChange versus the previous comparable check, or N/A.
Citation position0 to 100 strength of where the competitor appears in answers, or N/A.
TrendRising, Stable, Declining, or N/A.
AI MentionsAI answers that mention the competitor.
Mentions ChangeChange versus the previous comparable check, or N/A.
Share of Voice (%)The competitor's share of mentions across the brands you track.
Share ChangeChange in Share of Voice, or N/A.
Prompt Coverage (%)Share of your tracked Prompts whose AI answers mention the competitor.
{Platform} CitationsOne column per AI platform your workspace tracks, for example ChatGPT Citations.
SourceHow the competitor was added: Added by you, Confirmed during onboarding, Auto-discovered, AI-cited, From SEO data, or AI-discovered.

AI responses

Exported from AI Responses (section ai-responses). One row per AI answer that matches the current filters, up to 3,000 answers.

ColumnMeaning
PlatformThe AI platform.
PromptThe Prompt sent to the platform.
CountryCountry code.
Country confidenceCountry verified or Country approximate.
PresenceCited, Named, Considered, or Missing.
CitedYes when Presence is Cited, otherwise No.
Source onlyYes when the answer cites your page as a source but its text neither names you nor links you, otherwise empty.
NamedYes when Presence is Named, otherwise No.
ConsideredYes when Presence is Considered, otherwise No.
PositionYour position in the answer, prefixed with #, or empty.
SentimentPositive, Neutral, Negative, Mixed, or empty.
ScoreSentiment score (0 to 100).
ToneTone of the answer.
HedgingHedged if the answer hedged, otherwise empty.
Answer PreviewFirst 200 characters of the answer.
SourcesNumber of sources the answer cited.
Top co-mentionThe domain most often mentioned alongside you in the answer.
Competitors MentionedCompetitors named in the answer, separated by commas.
Measurement ScopeDaily Check or Full Check.
DateWhen the answer was captured (ISO 8601).

Plans

Exported from Plans (section plans). One row per plan item on the domain.

ColumnMeaning
TitleItem title.
PlanThe plan the item belongs to.
SectionSection label.
PriorityImpact label.
EffortEffort label.
Effort HoursEstimated hours, when set.
StatusStatus label.
SourceWhere the item came from.
Source ScopeDaily Check, Full Check, or empty.
OwnerOwner email.
CountryCountry from the item's evidence.
Step ProgressCompleted steps out of recommended steps, for example 2/5.
Due DateDue date, or empty.
NotesYour notes.
StartedWhen work started (ISO 8601), or empty.
CompletedWhen the item was completed (ISO 8601), or empty.
ReasonWhy the item was recommended.
ActionThe kind of action, for example Create content or Improve source presence.
Failure ModeThe diagnosis, for example Source coverage.
Source MixSource categories behind the item, for example Editorial x3, Community x1.
AI CitesThe competitor AI platforms cite for the item's Prompt, when there is one.
TopicsTopics the item's Prompt belongs to.

Other exports

These pages also export CSV: Overview (headline numbers, platform breakdown, top competitors, top cited pages, recommendations), AI Visibility, Trends (Visibility Score, AI Mentions, average position, and Brand Coverage over time, each with its scope, plus sentiment by Brand Theme when available), Citations & Sources > Communities, Opportunities and dismissed opportunities, Tracking, the page checks in Tools, and the brand list on the workspace home.

Encoding

Exports are UTF-8 text with comma separators. Values containing commas, quotes, or line breaks are quoted, with inner quotes doubled. Values that begin with =, +, -, @, a tab, or a carriage return are prefixed with a single quote so spreadsheet apps do not run them as formulas.

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