How to Download Twitter History Archive

This video walks you through how to request, download, and search your Twitter history archive.

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Video Transcript:
Twitter is a great platform for reaching people and getting information out there. However, searching through old tweets for something you sent out can be a nightmare, as there is no good way to see or search your archive of tweets on any of the platforms you can access Twitter through. The best way to see all of your tweets in one place where you can easily search them is to download your Twitter archive. Twitter includes an HTML interface with your archive that lets you easily search your entire history of tweets offline. Finally, it's important to note that you can only request and download your Twitter archive through the desktop version of Twitter's website, and you can't request or download your Twitter archive through the Twitter mobile app.

And now, let's walk through how to request, download, and search your Twitter data archive.

Step 1. Open your Web browser, navigate to twitter.com, and then log into your account. You'll land on the home screen for your Twitter account.

Step 2. Click the picture associated with your profile in the upper right corner of the screen to open a drop-down menu, and then click "Settings and Privacy" in the drop-down menu. The Account screen appears.

Step 3. Scroll down to locate the Content section on the right side of the screen, and then click "Request Your Archive" to the right of Your Twitter Archive toward the bottom of the content section. A dialog box appears, notifying you that your request has been received and that a link to your Twitter archive will be sent to the email address associated with your Twitter account when the information is ready. Click "Close" to close the dialog box.

Step 4. Monitor the email address associated with your Twitter account. You'll eventually get an email from [email protected] with a subject line that reads It's Tweet Archive Time. Click the "Download Now" link in the email to be redirected to a Your Twitter Archive page on Twitter's website.

Step 5. Click "Download" on the Your Twitter Archive page. The ZIP file containing your Twitter archive will be downloaded to your computer.


Step 6. Right-click the file you downloaded to your computer, and then click "Extract All." A window appears prompting you to choose a location to extract the ZIP file contents. Choose your location, and then click "Extract."

Step 7. Navigate to the extracted folder, open it, and then double-click the "Index" file to launch it in a Web browser. A simple HTML page opens. You can click an individual month block in a specific year on the right side of the screen, and all of the tweets in that month will appear on the left side of the screen. Alternatively, you can use the Search All Tweets field toward the top of the screen to search your entire tweet archive. Finally, you can click the silhouette in the upper right corner of the screen to open a drop-down menu that you can use to access your Twitter account details.