How to export your Claude chat history
Updated · By Chatelope (Hilo Inc)
Anthropic lets you download a full copy of your Claude conversations. The export arrives by email as a download link, so it takes a few minutes of clicking and then some waiting. Here is exactly what to do, what you get, and how to make the file useful once you have it.
Export your Claude data
Start at claude.ai:
- Sign in at claude.ai or open the Claude desktop app. Exporting is not available in the iOS or Android apps.
- Click your initials in the lower-left corner and choose Settings.
- Open the Privacy section.
- Click Export data.
Anthropic emails you a download link when the export is ready. How long it takes varies with the size of your history. The link stays valid for 24 hours, so download it soon after it arrives.
- Free, Pro and Max users can export their own data. On Team and Enterprise plans only the organization’s Primary Owner can export.
- You need to stay signed in to Claude to use the download link.
Source: Anthropic’s official help page
What’s in the export
A ZIP file with your conversations as JSON plus account information.
The export is complete, but it is not built for reading. It is one large archive with no way to search across conversations, and it only covers this one platform.
Make the export searchable with Chatelope
Chatelope turns the archive into a searchable library you can organise with folders and tags, next to your ChatGPT and Gemini history.
- Sign in to Chatelope (it’s free) and open Import.
- Choose the platform the export came from.
- Upload the export you downloaded and check the preview.
- Click Import. Chatelope skips conversations it already has, so importing a newer export later only adds what’s new.