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title: "Downloading expense reports"
slug: "downloading-expense-reports"
description: "Download expense reports from Payhawk: export reports for the desired period for accounting and auditing purposes on the Payhawk spend management platform."
updated: 2026-10-27T14:17:33Z
published: 2026-10-27T14:17:33Z
canonical: "payhawk.com/downloading-expense-reports"
---

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# Downloading expense reports

While downloading expense reports is not currently supported out of the box, you can work around this issue and download an expense report based on its ID.

First, you need to export and download the export file:

1. In the [Payhawk Web Portal](https://portal.payhawk.com), open the app switcher in the top-left corner and go to **Export**.
2. [Export your expenses](/help/exporting-expenses-and-payments-on-demand) for the desired period. The export file that was downloaded on your device will contain the **Expense report ID** column.

Then, filter out the desired expense report based on its ID and download it:

1. Open the app switcher in the top-left corner and go to **Spend** > **Expense reports**.
2. [Filter by](/help/searching-and-filtering-expenses-and-payments) **Expense report ID**.
3. Click on **Download**.

## Useful resources

- [Filtering and exporting expense reports](/help/filtering-and-exporting-expense-reports)