diff --git a/frontend/src/api/creator-dashboard.ts b/frontend/src/api/creator-dashboard.ts
index e8ea572..3495724 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api/creator-dashboard.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/api/creator-dashboard.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { request, BASE } from "./client";
+import { request, BASE, ApiError, AUTH_TOKEN_KEY } from "./client";
 
 // ── Types ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
@@ -30,3 +30,37 @@ export interface CreatorDashboardResponse {
 export async function fetchCreatorDashboard(): Promise<CreatorDashboardResponse> {
   return request<CreatorDashboardResponse>(`${BASE}/creator/dashboard`);
 }
+
+/**
+ * Download the creator's full data export as a ZIP blob.
+ * Uses fetch() directly because the response is binary, not JSON.
+ */
+export async function exportCreatorData(): Promise<{ blob: Blob; filename: string }> {
+  const token = localStorage.getItem(AUTH_TOKEN_KEY);
+  const res = await fetch(`${BASE}/creator/export`, {
+    headers: token ? { Authorization: `Bearer ${token}` } : {},
+  });
+
+  if (!res.ok) {
+    let detail = res.statusText;
+    try {
+      const body: unknown = await res.json();
+      if (typeof body === "object" && body !== null && "detail" in body) {
+        const d = (body as { detail: unknown }).detail;
+        detail = typeof d === "string" ? d : JSON.stringify(d);
+      }
+    } catch {
+      // body not JSON — keep statusText
+    }
+    throw new ApiError(res.status, detail);
+  }
+
+  const blob = await res.blob();
+
+  // Extract filename from Content-Disposition header, fallback to default
+  const cd = res.headers.get("Content-Disposition") ?? "";
+  const match = cd.match(/filename="?([^";\s]+)"?/);
+  const filename = match?.[1] ?? "chrysopedia-export.zip";
+
+  return { blob, filename };
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/CreatorDashboard.module.css b/frontend/src/pages/CreatorDashboard.module.css
index 50e1bfc..fef47a8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/CreatorDashboard.module.css
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/CreatorDashboard.module.css
@@ -112,6 +112,66 @@
   letter-spacing: 0.04em;
 }
 
+/* ── Export button ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
+
+.exportRow {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 1rem;
+  margin-bottom: 2rem;
+}
+
+.exportBtn {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 0.5rem;
+  padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
+  font-size: 0.875rem;
+  font-weight: 500;
+  color: var(--color-text-primary);
+  background: var(--color-bg-surface);
+  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  transition: background 0.15s, border-color 0.15s;
+}
+
+.exportBtn:hover:not(:disabled) {
+  background: var(--color-bg-surface-hover);
+  border-color: var(--color-accent);
+}
+
+.exportBtn:disabled {
+  opacity: 0.6;
+  cursor: not-allowed;
+}
+
+.exportIcon {
+  width: 16px;
+  height: 16px;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+
+.exportSpinner {
+  display: inline-block;
+  width: 14px;
+  height: 14px;
+  border: 2px solid var(--color-border);
+  border-top-color: var(--color-accent);
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  animation: spin 0.6s linear infinite;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+
+.exportError {
+  font-size: 0.8125rem;
+  color: var(--color-error, #ef4444);
+}
+
+@keyframes spin {
+  to { transform: rotate(360deg); }
+}
+
 /* ── Sections ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
 
 .section {
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/CreatorDashboard.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/CreatorDashboard.tsx
index 54586b6..43db374 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/CreatorDashboard.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/CreatorDashboard.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { useAuth } from "../context/AuthContext";
 import { useDocumentTitle } from "../hooks/useDocumentTitle";
 import {
   fetchCreatorDashboard,
+  exportCreatorData,
   type CreatorDashboardResponse,
 } from "../api/creator-dashboard";
 import { ApiError } from "../api/client";
@@ -140,6 +141,8 @@ export default function CreatorDashboard() {
   const [data, setData] = useState<CreatorDashboardResponse | null>(null);
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
   const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [exporting, setExporting] = useState(false);
+  const [exportError, setExportError] = useState<string | null>(null);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     let cancelled = false;
@@ -168,6 +171,28 @@ export default function CreatorDashboard() {
     };
   }, []);
 
+  async function handleExport() {
+    setExporting(true);
+    setExportError(null);
+    try {
+      const { blob, filename } = await exportCreatorData();
+      const url = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
+      const a = document.createElement("a");
+      a.href = url;
+      a.download = filename;
+      document.body.appendChild(a);
+      a.click();
+      a.remove();
+      URL.revokeObjectURL(url);
+    } catch (err) {
+      setExportError(
+        err instanceof ApiError ? err.detail : "Export failed — please try again."
+      );
+    } finally {
+      setExporting(false);
+    }
+  }
+
   return (
     <div className={styles.layout}>
       <SidebarNav />
@@ -201,6 +226,34 @@ export default function CreatorDashboard() {
               <StatCard value={data.search_impressions} label="Search Impressions" />
             </div>
 
+            {/* ── Export ─────────────────────────────────────────────── */}
+            <div className={styles.exportRow}>
+              <button
+                className={styles.exportBtn}
+                onClick={handleExport}
+                disabled={exporting}
+              >
+                {exporting ? (
+                  <>
+                    <span className={styles.exportSpinner} aria-hidden="true" />
+                    Exporting…
+                  </>
+                ) : (
+                  <>
+                    <svg className={styles.exportIcon} viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="2" strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round">
+                      <path d="M21 15v4a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H5a2 2 0 0 1-2-2v-4" />
+                      <polyline points="7 10 12 15 17 10" />
+                      <line x1="12" y1="15" x2="12" y2="3" />
+                    </svg>
+                    Export My Data
+                  </>
+                )}
+              </button>
+              {exportError && (
+                <span className={styles.exportError}>{exportError}</span>
+              )}
+            </div>
+
             {/* ── Techniques ─────────────────────────────────────────── */}
             <section className={styles.section}>
               <h2 className={styles.sectionTitle}>Technique Pages</h2>