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title: "Zillow Data Exporter and your PropertyDataLabs account"
description: "Understand how the browser Extension, web app, account, and subscription work together."
canonical: "https://www.propertydatalabs.com/docs/extension/propertydatalabs-account"
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# Zillow Data Exporter and your PropertyDataLabs account

**Zillow Data Exporter is the PropertyDataLabs browser Extension**

  **Zillow Data Exporter** is the name of the browser Extension made by **PropertyDataLabs**. The
  Extension and the PropertyDataLabs web app are parts of the same service and use the same
  PropertyDataLabs account.

## What each name refers to

| Name                     | What it refers to                                                                                                                 |
| ------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Zillow Data Exporter** | The browser Extension that appears while you browse Zillow and creates immediate exports from the page you are viewing.           |
| **PropertyDataLabs**     | The account, website, subscription, web app, Cloud jobs, billing, saved export history, and support service behind the Extension. |

The different names do not mean that you need separate accounts, subscriptions, or payments.

## One account and subscription

Use your PropertyDataLabs email address and account to access both the Extension and the web app.

* If you already have a PropertyDataLabs account, do not create another account for Zillow Data
  Exporter.
* A subscription purchased through PropertyDataLabs controls the paid Extension and Cloud features
  available to that account.
* Extension export allowances and Cloud credits are separate forms of usage, but both are associated
  with the same account and plan.
* Profile, password, email-preference, and security changes are managed through the PropertyDataLabs
  web app.

When the Extension asks you to sign in, select **Continue via website**. The PropertyDataLabs website
confirms the account and returns you to the Extension. If a new plan or account change is not visible
immediately, close and reopen the Extension menu or sign in again to refresh it.

## What happens in the Extension and web app

Use **Zillow Data Exporter** when you are viewing Zillow and want an immediate browser export. Use the
**PropertyDataLabs web app** to:

* manage the account and subscription;
* create and review Cloud Importer, Monitoring, Aggregator, and Fetcher jobs;
* manage export templates and Google Sheets connections;
* review Extension backups and export history;
* adjust security and email preferences;
* search documentation or contact support.

The Extension remains useful on its own. You only need a Cloud workflow when you want server-side
processing, more detailed property data, scheduling, monitoring, or automatic delivery.

## Your Zillow account is separate

A PropertyDataLabs account is not a Zillow account. You may need to sign in to Zillow separately to
access Zillow features such as saved properties. PropertyDataLabs does not need your Zillow password
and does not sign you in to Zillow.

PropertyDataLabs and Zillow Data Exporter are not affiliated with Zillow. Zillow is a registered
trademark of Zillow, Inc.

## Continue setting up the Extension

Follow [Install and sign in to Zillow Data Exporter](/docs/extension/introduction) to connect the
Extension to your existing PropertyDataLabs account and create your first export.