# Batch export rfa family parameters & values to excel

**URL:** <https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/batch-export-rfa-family-parameters-values-to-excel/25403>\
**Category:** Revit\
**Created:** [August 31, 2018, 2:02am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/batch-export-rfa-family-parameters-values-to-excel/25403 "2018-08-31T02:02:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![gse.evans](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a88e57/32.png) [@gse.evans](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/gse.evans)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2018, 2:02am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/batch-export-rfa-family-parameters-values-to-excel/25403/1 "2018-08-31T02:02:14Z")

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Hi guys,

I have several Revit families in rfa format. I am looking to find a way to export all of the parameters and values for these families to excel. This will save me opening each file individually and copying and pasting the data out.

Is there a way to do this? Where should I start?

Many thanks,

G

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**Author:** ![HossZamani](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/hosszamani/32/43041_2.png) [@HossZamani](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/HossZamani)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2018, 1:58pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/batch-export-rfa-family-parameters-values-to-excel/25403/2 "2018-09-01T13:58:29Z")

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Python! 🙂

You can either open each RFA document , read the data that you want and close it without saving. Or you can use this method [http://www.revitapidocs.com/2018.1/1f2c631b-2733-0aa7-051c-42bccb07f05e.htm](http://www.revitapidocs.com/2018.1/1f2c631b-2733-0aa7-051c-42bccb07f05e.htm) and then parse the XML file.