Metrics: Export projects data
You can always export your hackathon’s projects data to see how far they’ve come in the submission process, to judge projects, to identify projects that don’t meet requirements, or to complete any other project-related task.
To export project data, navigate to the manage area of your hackathon and click on the Metrics tab. Then select Projects data and click the blue Generate report button.
When you generate the report, you can choose to exclude draft submissions — entries participants have started but not completed. Leaving drafts out produces a smaller file and generates noticeably faster, so exclude them whenever you only need completed submissions.
Once the report generates, you’ll be able to click the Download report link under the Generate report button. Clicking Download report will download a .csv file of your projects data in your browser.
If you’ve added custom submission form questions, you’ll find responses here in the Projects data export.
Using your .csv export file, you can sort and filter through all of the projects that are in different states, steps completed, and much more.
Note: If you do not download the report to include “Personally identifiable information” PII will not be included in the file. Please also keep in mind that data is self-reported, therefore, someone’s first name could be a nickname versus their legal name.
Recent exports
The Recent exports section lists any reports that are currently generating, plus Projects data reports generated in the last 24 hours — by you or by another organizer on your team. You can download a recent report straight from this list without generating it again, and you can refresh or leave the page while a report is generating without losing access to it.
If an identical report is already being generated, you won't be able to request it a second time until the first one finishes. This keeps duplicate reports from slowing generation down for everyone.
Using projects data for in-person judging
Every hackathon runs judging differently, but for most in-person hackathons, the most popular method is the “science-fair-style expo”; similar to how school science fair projects are showcased, this method allows judges to go around to each table to review hackathon projects one by one.
Most in-person events that run judging this way need a way to show hackers, judges, and sponsors where each project is located. Devpost has a built-in feature to auto-assign table numbers and share them with your hackers, judges, and sponsors. Read more about assigning table numbers through Devpost.
Using projects data for online judging
If you’re doing online judging, you do not need to download the projects data report as you’ll find all of the projects will be viewable via the judging dashboard when the judging period has opened. Read more about online judging here.