How to download your X archive

X packages your account into an archive you request from Settings and privacy. After a short identity check, X emails you when the .zip file is ready.

Format
A .zip file
Wait
A few days
Download window
Not stated by X

Steps

Request your export

Do this in X in the app or a browser.

Settings and privacyAccountYour X dataDownload your data

Before you start

  • Confirm the email address on your account.
  • Stay logged in to X in the same browser you will use to download the archive.

  1. Step 1: Tap your profile icon, then Settings and privacy.

  2. Step 2: Go to Account, then Your X data under Data and permissions.

  3. Step 3: Send a verification code to the email address or phone number on file, then enter it.

  4. Step 4: Under Download your data, next to X, tap Request data.

  5. Step 5: Wait for the email or push notification that your archive is ready.

  6. Step 6: While logged in to X, click Download in the email to save the .zip file.

What you get

Inside your X archive

Included

  • Your X archive as a single .zip file
  • A download link sent by email, or a push notification if you have the app

Source: How to download your X archive, checked October 2026.

Keep it browsable

An export is a folder of files you have to dig through. Upload the originals you want to keep to Feedmirror and they live in a private library where videos play and images open.

  • History import from connected Instagram and Facebook accounts
  • Uploads up to 250 MB each: video, audio, images, PDF and text
  • Public YouTube and TikTok links kept as private references
  • Export your whole library as a ZIP whenever you want

Feedmirror does not open the export file from X. Unzip it and upload the originals you want to keep.

Start your library

Questions

X export FAQ

Answered from the X help center.

How long does the X archive take?

X says it may take a few days to prepare the download of your archive.

What if I have no email or phone number on file?

X redirects you to the Account information page so you can add one before you request the archive.

Why does the download link not work?

Make sure your email address is confirmed and that you are logged in to X in the same browser you use to download the archive.

Start your archive before you need it.

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