Before you start, make sure you are logged into the correct X account on your phone. X will send you an in-app notification when your archive is ready to download, so you do not need to keep checking back manually. The export includes your full account information, account history, apps and devices, account activity, interests, and ads data all packed into a single ZIP file. This guide walks you through every tap from the home screen to the final download request.
Safety First
You never need to share your X password with any third-party website or tool to get your data. X has a built-in official archive download option inside its own settings. If any app or website claims it can show your X followers, unfollowers, or account data by asking you to "connect your X account" or log in through their platform, that is a credential risk. Do not do it. Everything in this guide stays entirely within the official X app on your phone.
Step 1. Tap Your Profile Picture
Tap your profile picture in the top-left corner of the X home screen.
Open the X app on your iPhone or Android phone. On the home feed, look at the top-left corner of the screen and tap your profile picture or avatar. This opens the side navigation drawer, which shows your name, username, follower count, and a list of navigation options.
Step 2. Tap "Settings and privacy"
Scroll to the bottom of the side menu and tap "Settings and privacy".
In the side drawer, you will see options including Profile, Premium, Video, Communities, Bookmarks, Lists, Spaces, Creator Studio, Download Grok, Settings and privacy, and Help Center. Scroll down and tap Settings and privacy. This takes you to the main Settings page for your X account.
Step 3. Tap "Your account"
On the Settings page, tap "Your account" at the top of the list.
The Settings page shows several sections: Your account, Security and account access, Premium, Timeline, Privacy and safety, Notifications, and Accessibility display and languages. Tap Your account at the very top. The description under it says "See information about your account, download an archive of your data, or learn about your account deactivation options."
Step 4. Tap "Download an archive of your data"
On the Your account page, tap "Download an archive of your data".
Inside the Your account page, you will see three options listed. The first is Account information, the second is Change your password, and the third is Download an archive of your data with the description "Get insights into the type of information stored for your account." Tap it.
Step 5. Tap "Request archive"
On the Download an archive of your data page, tap the blue "Request archive" button.
You will land on a page titled Download an archive of your data showing your username at the top. The page has two sections. The first section is X data, which explains that you can request a ZIP file containing an archive of your account information, account history, apps and devices, account activity, interests, and ads data. You will get an in-app notification when the archive is ready to download. The second section is Periscope data, which is a separate option for Periscope users only.
Under the X data section, you will see your account name on the left and a blue Request archive button on the right. Tap Request archive to submit your request.
Step 6. Wait for the In-App Notification
X will notify you inside the app when your archive is ready. This can take a few minutes to a few hours.
After tapping Request archive, X queues your request and starts preparing your data file in the background. You do not need to stay on this page or keep the app open. X will send you an in-app notification when the archive is ready. The notification will appear in your notifications tab, the bell icon at the bottom of the screen. For most accounts, the archive is ready within a few minutes to a couple of hours. Very large accounts with years of data may take longer.
Step 7. Come Back and Download Your Archive
When you get the notification, go back to the same page and download your ZIP file.
Once you receive the in-app notification that your archive is ready, open the X app and navigate back to the same page. Go to your profile picture, tap Settings and privacy, tap Your account, then tap Download an archive of your data. You will now see a download button available on that page. Tap it to save the ZIP file directly to your device.
The ZIP file will contain JSON files with all your account data including your tweets, followers, following, direct messages, account activity, and more.
Troubleshooting
The Request archive button is greyed out or not responding. This can happen if you already have a pending archive request. X only lets you request one archive at a time. Wait for the current request to finish and download it before requesting a new one.
You never received an in-app notification. Check your notifications tab manually. Sometimes notifications get missed if your notification settings are turned off. You can also go back to the Download an archive of your data page directly to check if the download is ready without waiting for a notification.
The download link expired. X does not keep archive download links active indefinitely. If your link has expired by the time you check, go back to the Download an archive of your data page and tap Request archive again to start a fresh request.
You are not sure which account you are logged into. Before starting, tap your profile picture and check the username shown at the top of the side menu. The archive will only contain data for the account you are currently signed into.
You want data from multiple X accounts. You will need to repeat this process separately for each account. Log into each account one at a time and request an archive for each one individually.
What to Do With Your X Archive
Once the ZIP file is saved to your device, you can open it to review everything X has stored about your account. The archive includes your complete tweet history, your followers and following lists, your direct message history, your liked tweets, your account activity and login history, your interest and ads data, and much more. If you are using a tool that reads X follower data, drop the ZIP file into that tool and it will process everything locally inside your browser without uploading your data to any external server.