From a9417eb4fe15b86551fcafbc761c8c61161d2bc2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alex Vandiver <alexmv@zulip.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2025 03:37:14 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] export-search: Limit to only the fields we need.

(cherry picked from commit e9c6856d020d8f20679662e03e326c860fdd46ee)
---
 zerver/management/commands/export_search.py | 11 +++++++++++
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)

diff --git a/zerver/management/commands/export_search.py b/zerver/management/commands/export_search.py
index a5aa0d6018..c2302e3aa2 100644
--- a/zerver/management/commands/export_search.py
+++ b/zerver/management/commands/export_search.py
@@ -204,6 +204,17 @@ This is most often used for legal compliance.
         messages_query = (
             Message.objects.filter(limits, realm=realm)
             .select_related("sender")
+            .only(
+                "id",
+                "date_sent",
+                "sender__full_name",
+                "sender__delivery_email",
+                "recipient_id",
+                "subject",
+                "content",
+                "edit_history",
+                "has_attachment",
+            )
             .order_by("date_sent")
         )
         print(f"Exporting {len(messages_query)} messages...")