> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://dev-docs.nestapi.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Export types

> Turning a completed nest into production output and reports.

Once a nest completes, you turn it into output your shop can use. Exports are generated from
a completed job by its `RequestId`.

## Export endpoints

| Endpoint                       | For                                   | Output                           |
| ------------------------------ | ------------------------------------- | -------------------------------- |
| `GET /nesting/export`          | A standard production nest            | Nest export (geometry + reports) |
| `GET /nesting/exportquotenest` | A [quote nest](/guides/quote-nesting) | Quote-oriented export            |
| `GET /nesting/render/`         | Any completed nest                    | A rendered image of the layout   |

```bash theme={null}
curl "https://dev.api.nestapi.com/nesting/export?RequestId=THE_REQUEST_ID" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
```

## What an export contains

An export represents the finished layout — the placed parts on each sheet — in a form suited
to downstream use: CAM/machine consumption and human-readable reporting (material usage,
per-sheet breakdown). Renders are useful for previews in your UI or for operator sheets.

## Choosing between them

* Producing cut files for a **won job** → `GET /nesting/export`.
* Backing up a **quote** with a layout → `GET /nesting/exportquotenest`.
* Showing the nest in a **UI** → `GET /nesting/render/`.

<Note>
  For the precise export payload and any format parameters, see the **Nesting** section of the
  [API Reference](/api-reference).
</Note>