How do I download what Facebook knows about me?

Here’s how:

1. Go to Facebook.com/settings.
2. Tap “Download a copy of your Facebook data.”
3. Tap “Download Archive.”
4. It might take a few minutes, but Facebook will alert you when your archive is ready.
5. When it is, click “Download Archive” again, and a zip file will download to your computer.

Does Facebook data download include deleted messages?

If you send a message to someone else, their copy will remain until they delete it, so that copy may appear in your archive. In any event, deleted messages may remain on Facebook’s servers for a period of time before they are deleted, and remain in Facebook’s backups for a longer period.

What does Facebook data download include?

Facebook announced Wednesday, however, that in the coming weeks, it will expand the data it allows you to download to include likes, reactions, search history, and location history. The social network also plans to add an option for users to transfer the data to another service if they want.

What does Facebook know about 2021?

There’s the “About Me” data you probably put in when you made your account, like work, education, hometown, gender and birthday. An “Active Sessions” category warns you that Facebook has been tracking the date, time, IP address, device and browser from every recent time you’ve logged on.

How long does it take to download a copy of your Facebook data?

It doesn’t take long, either. From the first step to the last, when you’ve actually downloaded your files, the process to download your Facebook data should take less than 30 minutes.

How do I extract data from Facebook?

Getting the Access Token: To be able to extract data from Facebook using a python code you need to register as a developer on Facebook and then have an access token. Here are the steps for it. Go to link developers.facebook.com, create an account there. Go to link developers.facebook.com/tools/explorer.

How long does it take Facebook to download your information?

It doesn’t take long, either. From the first step to the last, when you’ve actually downloaded your files, the process to download your Facebook data should take less than 30 minutes. Of course, understanding what your data means, or how it can be used by advertisers and others, requires a bit more time.