Prerequisites

🔑Akeneo PIM with API credentials

🗄️MongoDB, PostgreSQL, or MySQL database

⏱️5 minutes of your time

Your Data, Your Infrastructure

Akeneo Exporter is a cloud SaaS, but your data stays in your own database. We only connect to write data—you maintain full control and ownership.

Create Your Account

The platform uses Clerk for secure authentication, supporting email/password and Google SSO.

Visit Akeneo Exporter and click "Get Started"
Choose your sign-up method and verify your email
Complete your profile → redirected to dashboard

Dashboard sections: Configurations (saved setups) • Exports (history) • Enrichers (transformation rules)

Connect Your Akeneo PIM

Connect using OAuth 2.0 credentials. All credentials are encrypted with AES-256-GCM.

1.Navigate to Configurations → New Configuration

2.Enter a descriptive name (e.g., "Production Export")

3.Fill in your Akeneo credentials:

Example Akeneo credentials

{
  "url": "https://your-company.akeneo.cloud",
  "clientId": "3_abc123xyz",
  "secret": "your_secret_key_here",
  "username": "api_user",
  "password": "secure_password",
  "scope": "ecommerce"  // Optional: channel filter
}

4.Click Test Connection to verify before saving

Need API credentials?

In Akeneo: System → API connections → Create connection → Copy Client ID and Secret. See our Authentication guide for details.

Configure Your Destination

Your data is written to your own database — not stored on our servers. Collections/tables are created automatically.

MongoDB

Flexible schema, hierarchical data, fast retrieval

Connection string

mongodb://user:pass@host:27017/products

# MongoDB Atlas
mongodb+srv://user:pass@cluster.mongodb.net/db

PostgreSQL

Structured queries, joins, ACID compliance

Connection string

postgresql://user:pass@host:5432/products

# With SSL
postgresql://user:pass@host:5432/db?sslmode=require

In the UI: Select database type → Enter connection URI → Specify database name → Test Connection

Run Your First Export

Exports run asynchronously in the background. You can monitor progress in real-time or return later.

1.Click Run Export from configuration page

2.Choose mode: Full (all products) or Incremental (since last run)

3.Select enrichers to apply (optional)

4.Click Start Export → Monitor real-time progress

Status

completed

Products

1,234

Duration

2m 15s

Throughput

9.1/sec

Success!

Once status is "completed", your products are in your database!

Verify It Works

Connect to your database and query the exported data:

MongoDB

db.products.findOne()

// Output:
{
  "_id": "tshirt-red-m",
  "family": "clothing",
  "attributes": {
    "name": "Red T-Shirt",
    "price": 29.99
  }
}

PostgreSQL

SELECT * FROM products LIMIT 1;

-- Output:
| code         | family   |
|--------------|----------|
| tshirt-red-m | clothing |

Next Steps

Add Enrichers

Transform and enrich your data during export

Advanced Configuration

Set up incremental exports and filters

Need Help?

Stuck on something? Check our Troubleshooting guide or contact support.

Quick Start