Facebook resource

How to Export Your Facebook Information

A Facebook data export begins in Accounts Center under Your information and permissions. You choose the Facebook profile, included information, date range, format, notification email, and media quality.

Open the visual Facebook export guide See the workflow

The decision that matters

Choose the right export before you start

Accounts Center supports multiple profiles and many export options. Confirm the Facebook profile and scope before starting so the completed archive contains the intended information without unnecessary data.

Current workflow

How to complete the current provider export

Log in on the web. Profile menu → Settings & privacy → Settings.
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Open Accounts Center → Your information and permissions → Export your information.
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Click Create export, then select the Facebook profile to export.
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Select Export to device.
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Choose the information, date range, format, notification email, and media quality.
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Click Start export.
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When Facebook notifies you, use Available downloads within 4 days to retrieve the protected export.
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Reviewed visual references

Match the current first-party screens

Facebook Accounts Center: Your information and permissions — Facebook and the Facebook interface are trademarks and interface content of Meta Platforms, Inc.; shown accurately for independent instructional reference without affiliation, sponsorship, or endorsement.

Facebook Export your information panel — Facebook and the Facebook interface are trademarks and interface content of Meta Platforms, Inc.; shown accurately for independent instructional reference without affiliation, sponsorship, or endorsement.

Facebook Help Center device export steps from Create export through Start export — Facebook and the Facebook Help Center are trademarks and content of Meta Platforms, Inc.; shown accurately for independent instructional reference without affiliation, sponsorship, or endorsement.

Facebook Help Center availability and four-day protected download window — Facebook and the Facebook Help Center are trademarks and content of Meta Platforms, Inc.; shown accurately for independent instructional reference without affiliation, sponsorship, or endorsement.

What this workflow covers

Useful output and next steps

Opening Export your information from Accounts Center
Selecting the Facebook profile and Export to device
Choosing information, date range, format, email, and media quality before starting

Objections and limits

What this resource does not promise

Archive preparation is asynchronous.
The completed export is available under Available downloads for four days.
Download Your Data does not currently analyze Facebook archives.

Repository evidence

Current in-product visual guide route

#guide/facebook

This exact route or input shape is maintained in frontend/application/routing.js.

First-party sources

Verify the provider workflow

Export a copy of your Facebook information

Questions before you export

Frequently asked questions

Where is Facebook Export your information?

Open Accounts Center, choose Your information and permissions, then select Export your information.

Can I choose what goes into the Facebook export?

Yes. The current flow lets you choose the profile, information, date range, format, notification email, and media quality.

How long is a Facebook export available to download?

Facebook places the completed export under Available downloads for four days.

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