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33 changes: 24 additions & 9 deletions docs/identity/users/groups-bulk-download-members.md
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You can bulk download the members of a group in your organization to a comma-separated values (CSV) file from the Microsoft Entra admin center. All admins and nonadmin users can download group membership lists.

## Bulk download group membership
## Bulk download group members

1. Sign in to the [Microsoft Entra admin center](https://entra.microsoft.com) as at least a [Groups Administrator](~/identity/role-based-access-control/permissions-reference.md#groups-administrator).
1. Select **Microsoft Entra ID**.
1. Select **Groups** > **All groups**.
1. Open the group whose membership you want to download, and then select **Members**.
1. On the **Members** page, select **Bulk operations** and choose **Download members** to download a CSV file that lists the group members.
To download all members of a specific group:

:::image type="content" source="./media/groups-bulk-download-members/download-panel.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows the Download Members command is on the profile page for the group.":::
1. Sign in to the [Microsoft Entra admin center](https://entra.microsoft.com/#view/Microsoft_AAD_IAM/GroupsManagementMenuBlade) and in the left-hand navigation pane, select the **Groups** tab.

2. Select a group from the list and navigate to the **Members** tab.

:::image type="content" source="Media/bulk-operations/group-members-tab.png" alt-text="Screenshot of a selected group’s Members tab listing users and service principals.":::

3. Select **Bulk operations** > **Download members**.

:::image type="content" source="Media/bulk-operations/bulk-operations-download-members.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the Bulk operations menu on the Members tab with Download members selected.":::

4. Enter a filename and select **Start download**.

5. Select the **Click here to view the status of each operation** link to navigate to the **Bulk operations** blade.

:::image type="content" source="Media/bulk-operations/success-notification.png" alt-text="Screenshot of a success notification confirming the bulk groups download was submitted with a link to view status.":::

If you experience errors, you can download and view the results file on the **Bulk operation results** page. The file contains the reason for each error. The file submission must match the provided template and include the exact column names. For more information about bulk operations limitations, see [Bulk download service limits](#bulk-download-service-limits).

## Check download status

You can see the status of all of your pending bulk requests on the **Bulk operation results** page.
Select the filename to download the CSV file containing all members of a specified group.

:::image type="content" source="Media/bulk-operations/success-notification.png" alt-text="Screenshot of a success notification confirming the bulk groups download was submitted with a link to view status.":::
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This image reference appears to be duplicated from line 38. Consider using a different image that shows the actual download link or removing this duplicate if it's not needed.

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If you experience errors, you can download and view the results file on the **Bulk operations** blade. The file contains the reason for each error. The file submission must match the provided template and include the exact column names. For more information about bulk operations limitations, see [Bulk download service limits](#bulk-download-service-limits).

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This paragraph appears to be duplicated from line 40 with only minor wording changes ('Bulk operation results' vs 'Bulk operations'). Consider consolidating or removing this duplication to improve clarity.

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If you experience errors, you can download and view the results file on the **Bulk operations** blade. The file contains the reason for each error. The file submission must match the provided template and include the exact column names. For more information about bulk operations limitations, see [Bulk download service limits](#bulk-download-service-limits).

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:::image type="content" source="./media/groups-bulk-download-members/bulk-center.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows the Check status option on the Bulk operation results page." lightbox="./media/groups-bulk-download-members/bulk-center.png":::
> [!NOTE]
> The new bulk operations service does not support localization for templates.

## Bulk download service limits

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