Facebook lets you export your posts, activity and information to your device as HTML you can open in a browser, or as JSON for moving to another service.
Steps
Do this in Facebook on a computer.
Settings & privacySettingsMeta AccountYour information and permissionsExport your information
Step 1: Click your profile picture in the top right, then Settings & privacy.
Step 2: Click Settings.
Step 3: Click Meta Account, then Your information and permissions.
Step 4: Click Export your information, then Create export.
Step 5: Select the profile you want to export from.
Step 6: Select Export to device.
Step 7: Choose the information, date range, format, notification email and media quality.
Step 8: Click Start export.
Step 9: When it is ready, download it from Available downloads within 4 days.
What you get
Source: Export a copy of your Facebook information, checked October 2026.
An export is a snapshot: it takes days to arrive, the link expires, and it is out of date the next time you post. Connect your Facebook account to Feedmirror instead and your posts are copied automatically, every hour, day, week or month, into a private library where videos play and images open.
Questions
Answered from the Facebook help center.
HTML is an easy to view copy: you open the index file from the ZIP in a browser. JSON is machine readable and easier to transfer to another service.
You have 4 days from the moment it is ready, in the Available downloads section.
Facebook may block exports for profiles that are deactivated or scheduled for deletion. Reactivate the profile or cancel the deletion first.
Facebook says you will not be able to access the information of a deleted account. Messages you sent may still exist in other people’s accounts.
Upload your originals or connect a supported account to begin backing up available posts.