How to export data from Kahunas: what is documented and what to ask for.
A practical guide for Kahunas coaches, whether you are staying, leaving or just want a backup. It covers the copy of a client's data, the copy of your own account data, how to word a request to Kahunas support, and what to save by hand while you wait. Every Kahunas fact comes from Kahunas's own pages, checked on 11 November 2026 and linked where it is used.
By Markus Evers · Published 11 November 2026
Disclosure: we build Coachway, which competes with Kahunas. We are not affiliated with or endorsed by Kahunas. How we checked, and our sources.
the short answer
Kahunas documents two ways to get a copy of data out, both under Settings, Client data requests, and only the business owner can use them. When a client asks for their data, you generate a zip with their profile, check-ins, form answers, logs, measurements, goals, payment records and uploads. Chat messages are not in it, the download link works for 72 hours and the copy is kept for 30 days. For your own account, you select Request a copy of my data and Kahunas support emails download links within one month. We found no self-serve button that exports a whole business in one go, so confirm the exact scope with Kahunas, and save program templates, check-in questions and a client list with billing dates by hand while you wait.
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What Kahunas documents, and what it does not
The source is one help centre guide, Responding to a client data request (checked 11 November 2026). It describes two copies:
- A copy of one client's data, which the business owner generates through a client data request, the route Kahunas describes for when a client asks for a copy of their data.
- A copy of your own coach account data, which Kahunas support prepares and emails to you.
What we did not find: a self-serve button that exports a whole business at once, a list of what the account copy contains, or a file format for it. That does not mean it does not exist. It means the pages we checked do not say, so ask Kahunas to confirm the exact scope before you plan around it. Kahunas's terms for coaches (version 1.1, 6 October 2026, section 37, checked 11 November 2026) say "Business Users are responsible for exporting data prior to termination where export functionality is available", so it pays to ask before the plan ends rather than after.
If you came here because of the Kahunas 2.0 update, our Kahunas 2.0 explainer sets out what Kahunas says changed and that existing coaches keep their plan. Getting a copy of your data is a sensible step whether you stay or not.
Generate a copy of one client's data
Kahunas describes this as the route for when a client asks for a copy of their data. So if a client moving with you asks for their data, this is the route to use. Only the business owner sees Client data requests. Team members should ask the owner.
The steps, as Kahunas lists them
- Select your avatar at the top right, then Settings, then Client data requests, then New request.
- Search for the client and choose them. Under What are they asking for, choose Copy of their data.
- Choose How they asked (Email, In person, In app or Other) and Who's asking (The client themselves, or someone acting for them).
- Tick "I already confirmed it's really them" and say how you confirmed it, or confirm later from the request. Kahunas does not check this for you.
- Select Create request. Kahunas says this starts a one-month deadline straight away, so create it only when a client has really asked.
- Open the request and select Generate export. It shows "Preparing the download..." while Kahunas builds the copy. Kahunas says larger accounts take longer, so come back later.
- When it shows Export ready, select Download export to download the file yourself, or Send download link to client to email them a secure link.
What is in the zip
The client's own records from your business, such as their profile, check-ins, form answers, workout and nutrition logs, health measurements, goals, payment records, and the photos and files they uploaded. A manifest file lists what went in and what was left out and why. Left out on purpose: sign-in credentials, connection secrets for other services, and records that mainly belong to another person, such as your coach-side settings.
What is not in it
Chat messages. Kahunas says "Chat messages are not in the copy yet", and the manifest marks chat as not included. If you or a client need a conversation, save it another way before your plan ends. Your programs, meal plans and check-in forms are not listed as part of the client copy either, which is why steps 2 to 4 matter.
The 72-hour link and the 30-day copy
- The emailed link goes to the client's own address on their record and works for 72 hours from the moment you send it. Within that time the client can download again if a download is interrupted.
- The copy itself is kept for 30 days, and a link can never last longer than that.
- After 72 hours, select Send a new link. That stops the earlier link working.
- If the client has no email on file, Kahunas shows "No email on file" and cannot send the link. Use Download export and share the file another way.
- "Download link email queued" in the history means Kahunas handed the email on to be sent. It does not tell you it reached the inbox.
Request a copy of your own account data
This one has the longest lead time, so file it first and do step 1 while you wait. At the top of Client data requests, the Your own data card is about you as a coach. Select Request a copy of my data. Kahunas's confirmation says that its support "will prepare a copy of your account data and email download links to your sign-in email address within one month". Select Request copy to send it.
- The card then shows where the request is: Requested, In progress, Ready or Closed.
- You can have one open request at a time. When Kahunas support closes it, you can ask again.
- The links go to your sign-in email address, so check that you can still open that inbox.
- Kahunas does not say on its guide what the copy contains or in which format. Step 3 is how you find out.
Kahunas's cancellation guide (checked 11 November 2026) points to this same button if you need a copy of your data before your plan ends.
What to ask Kahunas support, and how to word it
We found no self-serve export of a whole account in the Kahunas pages we checked, so ask support what the account copy covers. Kahunas's help centre says to create a ticket from Support in your account menu. Its trust page (checked 11 November 2026) says coaches email [email protected] for anything other than privacy requests and [email protected] for privacy requests, and that privacy requests are answered within one month. Keep the reply, with its date, in a folder.
Ask for specifics. A short, specific message is easier to answer than a general one. Here is a template you can copy and edit:
request template
Question 6 matters because of dates. Kahunas's trust page says that when an account closes it deletes personal, coaching and health data within 30 days, and that archived clients are deleted 12 months after archiving unless restored, with an export available on request that is sent only to the client (checked 11 November 2026). Its terms say a cancellation must be received at least 48 hours before the end of the current term. Get the answers while you still have access.
What to save by hand while you wait
Nothing here depends on an export button. It is your coaching content, written or captured while you still have access. Menu names come from Kahunas's help centre, checked 11 November 2026.
Program templates
Under Plans, Training programs (guide), open each program you reuse and capture the weeks, exercises, sets, reps, tempo and coaching notes. A screenshot of each workout plus a spreadsheet row per exercise is enough to rebuild it elsewhere. Do the same for nutrition plans under Plans, Nutrition plans (guide), and keep any PDF, Word or spreadsheet you originally uploaded.
Check-in questions
Under Intake, Client forms (guide), copy the exact wording of your check-in form and your initial questionnaire, including which questions are required and which question types you use. These are quick to copy and slow to remember. Do the same for coaching agreements and policies under Content, Docs (guide).
A client list with billing dates
Under People, Clients, list each client: name, email, package, current plan, how long they have been with you. Then open each client's Billing tab and add the payment provider, next payment date and trial end date where Kahunas shows them (guide). Billing dates are what stop a client being charged twice, or not at all, when you move.
Payments and packages
Kahunas says you can export your transactions from Revenue (kahunas.io/features/payments, checked 11 November 2026). Client payments run on your own Stripe or PayPal account, so download their records from there too. Note each package: name, price, billing interval and what it includes.
Two small extras: save any client photos you need outside the zip, and keep a copy of anything you sent clients as a file, such as guides and recipe PDFs.
Before you cancel
If you stay on Kahunas, you can stop at step 4. If you decide to leave, this is what Kahunas's cancellation guide (checked 11 November 2026) says:
- Only the business owner can cancel: Settings, Billing, the Kahunas subscription card, Cancel account.
- The confirmation shows the date your plan ends. You and your clients keep full access until then, and the subscription stops renewing.
- On that date, you and your clients lose access to Kahunas, including the coach app, the client app and paid features.
- Until the period ends, you can change your mind with Keep my plan.
- Kahunas offers a way to reactivate a suspended plan, but not a cancelled one. To come back after a plan has ended, contact support.
So the order is: copy first, new home for your clients second, cancel last. Our guide on how to switch from Kahunas covers the move in that order, including why client payment subscriptions do not move between platforms. If you are still choosing where to go, the Kahunas alternative guide compares the options and who each suits.
Kahunas data export checklist
In order. Tick them off as you go.
- File "Request a copy of my data" under Settings, Client data requests (owner login). Note the date you filed it.
- Email Kahunas support the scope questions from step 3 and keep the reply.
- If a client moving with you asks for a copy of their data, log a Copy of their data request, confirm it is really them, Generate export and keep the zip.
- Open each zip and read the manifest, so you know what is in it and what was left out.
- Keep the chat in mind: it is not in the client copy. Save any messages you need another way.
- List your program templates, workouts, nutrition plans, check-in forms, initial questionnaire and documents.
- Build a client list: name, email, package, payment provider, next payment date, trial end date, current plan.
- Export your transactions from Revenue, and check the records in your own Stripe or PayPal account.
- Check the account copy has arrived and opens before you cancel. If it has not, ask support before the plan ends.
- Cancel only after the copy is in hand and your clients have somewhere to go. Cancelling closes the coach app and the client app at the end of the period.
We found no self-serve export of a whole account in the Kahunas pages we checked, so confirm the exact scope with Kahunas before you rely on any of this. If Kahunas tells you something different from this page, trust Kahunas and tell us at [email protected] so we can update it.
On Coachway, meal plans and workout programs export as PDFs, and the subscription runs month to month. If you ever want to know what can be exported for your account, write to the team and we go through it with you.
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Exporting data from Kahunas, frequently asked.
Can I export all my clients from Kahunas at once?
We found no self-serve button that exports a whole business at once in Kahunas's documentation. Kahunas documents a copy per client, generated by the business owner under Settings, Client data requests when that client asks for their data, and a copy of your own account data that Kahunas support prepares and emails within one month. Ask Kahunas support to confirm the exact scope of the account copy before you rely on it. Checked on help.kahunas.app on 11 November 2026.
What is in the Kahunas client data export?
Kahunas says the copy is a zip with the client's own records from your business, such as their profile, check-ins, form answers, workout and nutrition logs, health measurements, goals, payment records, and the photos and files they uploaded. A manifest lists what went in and what was left out and why. Sign-in credentials and coach-side settings are left out on purpose. Checked on help.kahunas.app on 11 November 2026.
Does the Kahunas data export include chat messages?
No. Kahunas says "Chat messages are not in the copy yet" and that the manifest marks chat as not included. If a client asks for their conversations, Kahunas tells coaches to say that chat is not part of this download. Checked on help.kahunas.app on 11 November 2026.
How long is the Kahunas export download link valid?
The link works for 72 hours from the moment you send it, and the client can download again within that time if a download is interrupted. The copy itself is kept for 30 days, and a link never lasts longer than that. Sending a new link stops the old one working. Checked on help.kahunas.app on 11 November 2026.
How long does it take to get a copy of my own Kahunas account data?
Kahunas says its support will prepare a copy of your account data and email download links to your sign-in email address within one month. The Your own data card shows Requested, In progress, Ready or Closed, and you can have one open request at a time. Because it can take that long, file the request before you need the data. Checked on help.kahunas.app on 11 November 2026.
In what file format is my Kahunas account data delivered?
Kahunas does not say on the pages we checked. For the per-client copy it says a zip file with a manifest. For the copy of your own account data it says only that support emails download links. Ask support which files you will get, and whether programs, meal plans and check-in forms are in them.
Who can request a data export in Kahunas?
Only the business owner. Kahunas says team members cannot see Client data requests and should ask the owner. The same goes for cancelling the plan under Settings, Billing. Checked on help.kahunas.app on 11 November 2026.
Can I export my payment history from Kahunas?
Kahunas's payments page says you can refund a payment or export your transactions from Revenue. Client payments run through your own Stripe or PayPal account, so the payment provider also keeps its own records. Checked on kahunas.io/features/payments on 11 November 2026.
What happens to my data if I cancel Kahunas?
Kahunas says your plan runs to the end of the current billing period, and on that date you and your clients lose access to the coach app, the client app and paid features. Its trust page says that when an account closes, it deletes personal, coaching and health data within 30 days, and keeps records that tax and financial law require. Request what you need before the plan ends. Checked on kahunas.io and help.kahunas.app on 11 November 2026.
disclosure and sources
Coachway is our product, and it competes with Kahunas. We are not affiliated with or endorsed by Kahunas. We checked every Kahunas fact on this page on 11 November 2026, from Kahunas's own pages:
- help.kahunas.app: Responding to a client data request
- help.kahunas.app: Canceling your Kahunas subscription
- help.kahunas.app: Managing client billing
- help.kahunas.app: Workout Programs, Nutrition Plans, Creating your check-in form, Managing documents and signatures
- kahunas.io/features/payments (export your transactions)
- kahunas.io/trust (support and privacy contacts, account closure, archived clients)
- kahunas.io/trust/terms-coaches (terms for coaches, version 1.1, 6 October 2026)
Kahunas's help pages change. If Kahunas sends us a correction or a statement, write to [email protected] and we will add it and update the date on this page. Where a step is not documented by Kahunas, this page says so and does not guess.
Last checked 11 November 2026.
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