How to View Chat History on Snapchat

Written by Darlene Antonelli, MA

Last Updated: May 30, 2025 Fact Checked

This wikiHow will teach you how to view your Snapchat chat history using a web browser. You're not able to download your data using a phone or tablet. When you download your data from Snapchat using a web browser, you'll also download other information, like your purchase and location histories.^{[1]
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Snapchat Chat History

Go to Snapchat’s Accounts page in a web browser.
Log into your account, then click My Data → Submit Request.
Go to the email account that’s connected to your Snapchat.
Open the email from “Team Snapchat.”
Select click here to open a new page, then click on the .zip file link.
Save the download to your desktop, then open the folder.
Look in the folder to find a file named chat_history.html.

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Go to https://accounts.snapchat.com/accounts/v2/login in a web browser and log in. You can use any desktop or laptop browser to download your Snapchat data, which contains a file that will show you your chat history.
- By downloading data from Snapchat, you'll be able to see your chat history, but not any videos or images that were sent via chat.
- You may be prompted to verify your login with a code sent to you via text or email. Do that, then continue.
It's usually the second option on the list.^{[2]
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Click Submit Request. You can read the list of data that will be included in the download above the Submit button.
- When you click the button, you'll get a confirmation page that lists the email that's attached to the Snapchat account, which is also where the data download will be sent to.
The email you'll need to go to is shown on the confirmation page and is also associated with your Snapchat account.^{[3]
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" The email also contains a link so you can download your Snapchat data.
If you hover over the hypertext link, you'll see that it's redirecting you back to your Snapchat account page to download your data.
It's to the right of the text, "Your data is ready."
You can use the file manager that pops up to change the file's location and name before clicking Save.^{[4]
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Open the file. If you're using Windows or Mac, your operating system will be able to open zipped files once you click them and extract them.
A page will open that lists your chat history.^{[5]
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