Quick summary
You can download your Jira backlog to Excel by filtering issues by Backlog status and using the Export Excel CSV option. This built-in Jira export feature lets teams share and analyze sprint data outside of Jira without any third-party tools.
Steps
- Navigate to the Backlog view of your Jira project.
- Click the ellipsis icon in the top-right corner of the board.
- Select Configure board from the dropdown menu.
- Select Edit filter query to modify the board's issue filter.
- Search for backlog in the search bar to locate the relevant filter field.
- Select the Status column from the available filter options.
- Choose Backlog as the status value to filter only backlog issues.
- Click Export issues to open the export options.
- Select Export Excel CSV (my defaults) and Jira will generate and download a CSV file to your device.
