# Hide field "email" data from export **URL:** \ **Category:** Get Help\ **Tags:** form-exports, gform\_export\_fields\ **Created:** [May 8, 2019, 3:15pm UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/hide-field-email-data-from-export/1795 "2019-05-08T15:15:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![user5be0b2127ab196.6](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.gravityforms.com/user5be0b2127ab196.6/32/724_2.png) [@user5be0b2127ab196.6](https://community.gravityforms.com/u/user5be0b2127ab196.6)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2019, 3:15pm UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/hide-field-email-data-from-export/1795/1 "2019-05-08T15:15:38Z")
So I have an interesting request. I have used a plug-in called “roles” so that someone could log in and only export form data. What I would like to do is prevent them from being able to export the email addresses. They can export everything else in the form, I just don’t want them to export the email field. I can’t find where I can hide that from export. Any ideas on how to do this? ---
**Author:** ![chrishajer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.gravityforms.com/chrishajer/32/88_2.png) [@chrishajer](https://community.gravityforms.com/u/chrishajer)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2019, 3:22pm UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/hide-field-email-data-from-export/1795/2 "2019-05-08T15:22:33Z")
You can use the gform\_export\_fields filter to remove the checkbox selection from the export screen. Here’s an example: > **[gform\_export\_fields](https://docs.gravityforms.com/gform_export_fields/#2-remove-fields)** > > Use this filter to add custom columns to the entry export. The new fields show in the field selection list. Use this filter in conjunction with the filter gform\_export\_field\_value. ---
**Author:** ![richardw8k](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.gravityforms.com/richardw8k/32/2354_2.png) [@richardw8k](https://community.gravityforms.com/u/richardw8k)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2022, 5:26pm UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/hide-field-email-data-from-export/1795/3 "2022-01-04T17:26:27Z")