# MD for: https://www.mercadopago.com.uy/developers/en/docs/checkout-api-orders/resources/reports/activities-reports/generate.md

\# Generate report You can generate an Other Operations report through your Mercado Pago account or via API integration. Refer to the table below for more information. | Channels | Description | | --- | --- | | Mercado Pago panel | Generate the report manually from the Mercado Pago panel. Go to \*\*Your integrations > View my collections and transactions\*\* and select the report type you want to generate. | | API integration | Generate the report manually or schedule its generation at the desired frequency through the API. For more information, see \[Generate report via API\](https://www.mercadopago.com.uy/developers/en/docs/reports/activities-reports/api). | ## Technical characteristics of the report Consider the following technical information when generating, scheduling, or configuring your reports. ### Report schedule Define how and how often you want to generate your reports. | Element | Characteristics | | --- | --- | | Schedule | Daily, weekly, or monthly. | | Generation | Manual or automatic. | ### Report structure Learn about the characteristics of the elements that make up the report. | Element or action | Characteristics | | --- | --- | | Columns | Configurable according to the report type. See \[Report fields\](https://www.mercadopago.com.uy/developers/en/docs/reports/activities-reports/report-fields). | | Maximum period | Reports containing up to one year of data per request. | | Date selection via API | ISO 8601 format with a UTC offset in \`filters.creation\_date.range\`. | | Timezone of date columns | Configurable through \`display\_timezone\`. | ### Report export See the options available when downloading the report. | Element or action | Characteristics | | --- | --- | | Download formats | \`.csv\` and \`.xlsx\`. | | Compression | Larger reports may be downloaded as \`.zip\` files. | | Generation | Asynchronous. The file can be downloaded when the report status is \`available\`. | ## Notifications In addition to the email notification Mercado Pago sends to the seller when the report is available, you can configure one or more notifiers to receive or deliver it through other channels. | Channel | Characteristics | | --- | --- | | Webhook | Notifies your URL when the report is available. | | SFTP/FTP with password | Delivers the file to an external server using a username and password. | | SFTP with private key | Delivers the file to an external server using an SSH private key. | | Internal SFTP | Delivers the file through Mercado Pago's internal SFTP infrastructure. | ### Webhook When the report is available, Mercado Pago sends a \`POST\` request to the configured URL. To learn about the notification content and how to validate its signature, see \[Generate report via API\](https://www.mercadopago.com.uy/developers/en/docs/reports/activities-reports/api#bookmark\_4.\_notifications).