As a Snapchat user, have you ever wondered how to access your previous Snapchat interactions? I was wondering the same thing and found that Snapchat collects a lot of user data. While the app remains fairly private to the public (for the most part), there are ways you can find out what’s going on along with your Snaps, here’s how you can access them.
How to Download Snapchat Data on iPhone and Android
- Open the Snapchat app.
- Tap your profile picture in the top left corner.
- Open Settings (gear icon) in the top right corner.
- Scroll down and open “My Info”under “Account Activity”.
- Enter your login credentials. It will redirect you to the “Download my data”page.
- Now scroll down and verify your email address.
After submitting your request, you will receive an email as soon as your data is ready to be uploaded.
Download Snapchat data from macOS or Windows.
- Sign in to your Snapchat account using this link.
- Enter your login details → click Login.
- Confirm your login with a one-time password from your mobile phone or email address. You will be taken to the “Manage my account”page.
- Click “My Data”.
- Request your Snapchat details.
When your data is ready to be uploaded, you will receive an email. Please note that it may take up to 6 hours for your request to be processed.
What types of information are available on Snapchat?
After downloading the Snapchat data report, you can access the following:
- Login history and account information
- Saved chats
- Friend list
- Account name change
- Frequent places
- Bitmoji
- User and public profiles
- Saved Memories
- Search history
- Content interests
It’s no secret that Snapchat collects a lot of user data. If this bothers you, here’s how you can delete your Snapchat account.
How to access downloaded Snapchat data?
- Extract the zip file.
- Open the extracted folder.
- Open “Index.html”in a web browser.
- Click the sidebar item for which you want to get information. This will redirect you to the page where that particular information is located.
FAQ
It can be ready in an instant, or it can take up to 6 hours for your data to be processed. Either way, you’ll receive an email when it’s ready to download.
Your Snapchat data is stored in your local storage as well as on the Snapchat servers.
No, only the messages saved in your chats will be displayed in Snapchat data.
I hope the information here was helpful enough that you were able to download and access your Snapchat data. After examining the Snapchat data report, we found out that Snapchat collects almost every interaction. Let us know what you guys think in the comments section below.