ee.FeatureCollection.getDownloadURL
Page Summary
The
getDownloadURLmethod provides a download URL for a FeatureCollection in various formats.Optional arguments allow specifying the download format, selected properties, filename, and a callback function.
The method returns the download URL or
undefinedif a callback is used.Examples are provided for both JavaScript (Code Editor) and Python (Colab) environments.
Returns a download URL or undefined if a callback was specified.
| Usage | Returns |
|---|---|
FeatureCollection.getDownloadURL(format,selectors,filename,callback) | Object|String |
| Argument | Type | Details |
|---|---|---|
this:featurecollection | FeatureCollection | The FeatureCollection instance. |
format | String, optional | The format of download, one of:"csv", "json", "geojson", "kml", "kmz" ("json" outputs GeoJSON). If unspecified, defaults to "csv". |
selectors | List<String>|String, optional | Feature property names used to select the attributes to be downloaded. If unspecified, all properties are included. |
filename | String, optional | Name of the file to be downloaded; extension is appended by default. If unspecified, defaults to "table". |
callback | Function, optional | An optional callback. If not supplied, the call is made synchronously. |
Examples
Code Editor (JavaScript)
// FeatureCollection of power plants in Belgium.varfc=ee.FeatureCollection('WRI/GPPD/power_plants').filter('country_lg == "Belgium"');// Get a download URL for the FeatureCollection.vardownloadUrl=fc.getDownloadURL({format:'CSV',selectors:['capacitymw','fuel1'],filename:'belgian_power_plants'});print('URL for downloading FeatureCollection as CSV',downloadUrl);
Python setup
See the Python Environment page for information on the Python API and usinggeemap for interactive development.
importeeimportgeemap.coreasgeemap
Colab (Python)
# FeatureCollection of power plants in Belgium.fc=ee.FeatureCollection('WRI/GPPD/power_plants').filter('country_lg == "Belgium"')# Get a download URL for the FeatureCollection.download_url=fc.getDownloadURL(**{'filetype':'CSV','selectors':['capacitymw','fuel1'],'filename':'belgian_power_plants',})display('URL for downloading FeatureCollection as CSV:',download_url)
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Last updated 2025-07-08 UTC.