# Sharing Data Extracts **URL:** \ **Category:** USA\ **Created:** [June 19, 2021, 1:40pm UTC](https://forum.ipums.org/t/sharing-data-extracts/4185 "2021-06-19T13:40:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lior\_Shabtai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/839c29/32.png) [@Lior\_Shabtai](https://forum.ipums.org/u/Lior_Shabtai)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2021, 1:40pm UTC](https://forum.ipums.org/t/sharing-data-extracts/4185/1 "2021-06-19T13:40:01Z")
Hi, I was wondering how can I share a data extract with a colleague so he can access (via the IPUMS USA website) the data extract, make changes and download the data. Thank you very much! Lior ---
**Author:** ![KariWilliams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/82dd89/32.png) [@KariWilliams](https://forum.ipums.org/u/KariWilliams)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2021, 5:03pm UTC](https://forum.ipums.org/t/sharing-data-extracts/4185/2 "2021-06-22T17:03:36Z")
We do not currently offer extract sharing as a feature, though it is on our radar as a feature that researchers would find useful. The best alternative I can suggest is sharing your extract definition (list of samples and variables and any other criteria like case selection) with your colleague so they can replicate and modify the extract in their own account. ---
**Author:** ![Lior\_Shabtai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/839c29/32.png) [@Lior\_Shabtai](https://forum.ipums.org/u/Lior_Shabtai)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2021, 10:44am UTC](https://forum.ipums.org/t/sharing-data-extracts/4185/3 "2021-06-23T10:44:47Z")
Great, thank you very much! Lior ---
**Author:** ![Andrea\_Moro](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.ipums.org/andrea_moro/32/530_2.png) [@Andrea\_Moro](https://forum.ipums.org/u/Andrea_Moro)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2021, 8:31am UTC](https://forum.ipums.org/t/sharing-data-extracts/4185/4 "2021-11-26T08:31:23Z")
Hi this would be a very helpful feature for replication packages ---
**Author:** ![Grace\_Cooper](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.ipums.org/grace_cooper/32/376_2.png) [@Grace\_Cooper](https://forum.ipums.org/u/Grace_Cooper)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2021, 3:43pm UTC](https://forum.ipums.org/t/sharing-data-extracts/4185/5 "2021-11-30T15:43:01Z")
Thank you, I will pass along your sentiments to the IPUMS USA team. Feedback from IPUMS users helps them prioritize which data and features to update. ---
**Author:** ![Todd\_Jones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f1d935/32.png) [@Todd\_Jones](https://forum.ipums.org/u/Todd_Jones)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2022, 8:05pm UTC](https://forum.ipums.org/t/sharing-data-extracts/4185/6 "2022-05-26T20:05:15Z")
Have there been any updates? I would like to be able to share the details of my extract so that my coauthors can download through IPUMS the exact same thing I downloaded. Specifically, I am using the full count censuses via IPUMS USA. Note that I also saw this ([Copying extract specifications/metadata](https://forum.ipums.org/t/copying-extract-specifications-metadata/4256)), but it appears on ([https://developer.ipums.org/](https://developer.ipums.org/)) to not be available for IPUMS USA. Thanks! Todd ---
**Author:** ![Matthew\_Bombyk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/34f0e0/32.png) [@Matthew\_Bombyk](https://forum.ipums.org/u/Matthew_Bombyk)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2022, 8:53pm UTC](https://forum.ipums.org/t/sharing-data-extracts/4185/7 "2022-06-10T20:53:41Z")
This capability is still not available for the standard web interface. However, the IPUMS USA API just entered public beta, and full count data is available through the API, which means the code for defining the extract can be shared with collaborators who are also beta testers. Please email [ipums+api@umn.edu](mailto:ipums%2Bapi@umn.edu) if you are interested in becoming an API beta tester.