What categories of my Facebook data are available to me?
Tip: Learn how to download a copy of your Facebook information using the Download Your Information tool.
These are the categories of Facebook data that are available to you from your account [Table 1] as well as the Download Your Information tool [Table 2].
We store different categories of data for different time periods, so you may not find all data from the time you joined Facebook. You won't find information or content that you deleted because we delete that content from our servers.
Remember, you can access most of the content you post to Facebook by logging into your account. Also note the categories of data we receive, collect, and save may change over time. Learn more about your Facebook data in our Data Policy.
Table 1: Information you can find by logging into your account
| What info is available? | What is it? | Where can I find it? |
|---|---|---|
| About Me | Information you added to the About section of your timeline like relationships, work, education, where you live and more. It includes any updates or changes you made in the past and what is currently in the About section of your timeline. | Activity Log |
| Check-ins | The places you’ve checked into. | Activity Log |
| Connections | The people who have liked your Page or Place, RSVPed to your event, installed your app or checked in to your advertised place within 24 hours of viewing or clicking on an ad or Sponsored Story. | Activity Log |
| Credit Cards | If you make purchases on Facebook (example: in apps) and have given Facebook your credit card number. | Account Settings |
| Events | Events you’ve joined or been invited to. | Activity Log |
| Following | A list of people you follow. | Activity Log |
| Likes on Others' Posts | Posts, photos or other content you’ve liked. | Activity Log |
| Likes on Your Posts from others | Likes on your own posts, photos or other content. | Activity Log |
| Likes on Other Sites | Likes you’ve made on sites off of Facebook. | Activity Log |
| Notes | Any notes you’ve written and published to your account. | Activity Log |
| Posts by You | Anything you posted to your own timeline, like photos, videos and status updates. | Activity Log |
| Posts by Others | Anything posted to your timeline by someone else, like wall posts or links shared on your timeline by friends. | Activity Log |
| Posts to Others | Anything you posted to someone else’s timeline, like photos, videos and status updates. | Activity Log |
| Privacy Settings | Your privacy settings. | Privacy Settings |
| Recent Activities | Actions you’ve taken and interactions you’ve recently had. | Activity Log |
| Registration Date | The date you joined Facebook. | Access Your Information |
| Removed Friends | People you’ve removed as friends. | Activity Log |
| Searches | Searches you’ve made on Facebook. | Activity Log |
| Shares | Content (example: a news article) you've shared with others on Facebook using the Share button or link. | Activity Log |
| Status Updates | Any status updates you’ve posted. | Activity Log |
| Vanity URL | Your Facebook URL (example: username or vanity for your account). | Visible in your timeline URL |
| Videos | Videos you’ve posted to your timeline. | Activity Log |
Table 2: Information you can download using the Download Your Information tool
| What info is available? | What is it? | Where can I find it? |
|---|---|---|
| About Me | Information you added to the About section of your timeline like relationships, work, education, where you live and more. It includes any updates or changes you made in the past and what is currently in the About section of your timeline. | Downloaded Info |
| Account Status History | The dates when your account was reactivated, deactivated, disabled or deleted. | Downloaded Info |
| Active Sessions | All stored active sessions, including date, time, device, IP address, machine cookie and browser information. | Downloaded Info |
| Address | Your current address or any past addresses you had on your account. | Downloaded Info |
| Ads | Ads you've recently viewed. | Downloaded Info |
| Ads Clicked | Dates, times and titles of ads clicked (limited retention period). | Downloaded Info |
| Ad Topics | A list of topics that you may be targeted against based on your stated likes, interests and other data you put in your timeline. | Downloaded Info |
| Advertising ID | The unique advertising identification numbers provided by your mobile device. These numbers are used to show you ads on the apps you use on your device. | Downloaded Info |
| Alternate Name | Any alternate names you have on your account (example: a maiden name or a nickname). | Downloaded Info |
| Apps and Websites | Apps and websites you currently have connected to your Facebook. | Downloaded Info |
| Articles | Articles you've recently read. | Downloaded Info |
| Autofill Information | Information you've provided, such as your address, that is used to pre-fill messages when you contact a business through Messenger. | Downloaded Info |
| Chat | A history of the conversations you’ve had on Facebook Chat (a complete history is available directly from your messages inbox). | Downloaded Info |
| Chat Rules | Chat Rules you've accepted. | Downloaded Info |
| Check-ins | The places you’ve checked into. | Downloaded Info |
| Currency | Your preferred currency on Facebook. If you use Facebook Payments, this will be used to display prices and charge your credit cards. | Downloaded Info |
| Current City | The city you added to the About section of your timeline. | Downloaded Info |
| Date of Birth | The date you added to Birthday in the About section of your timeline. | Downloaded Info |
| Dating | The number of times you've recently visited the Dating section of Facebook. | Downloaded Info |
| Device ID | The unique identification numbers provided by the devices you use to log into Facebook. | Downloaded Info |
| Device Locale | The country and language from which you're accessing Facebook as determined by the devices you're using. | Downloaded Info |
| Education | Any information you added to Education field in the About section of your timeline. | Downloaded Info |
| Emails | Email addresses added to your account (even those you may have removed). | Downloaded Info |
| Email Address Verifications | A history of when you've verified your email address. | Downloaded Info |
| Events | Events you’ve joined or been invited to. | Downloaded Info |
| Event Contacts You've Blocked | People you've blocked from inviting you to events. | Downloaded Info |
| Event Interactions | The number of times you've recently visited the Events section of Facebook. | Downloaded Info |
| Events Visited | Event pages you've recently visited. | Downloaded Info |
| Facebook Live Videos | Live videos you've recently watched. | Downloaded Info |
| Facebook Watch Topics for Recommendations | A collection of topics that is used to show you relevant videos in the Facebook Watch tab. The topics are based on your previous interaction history with things like links, videos, photos and Pages you've liked. | Downloaded Info |
| Facial Recognition Data | A unique number based on a comparison of the photos you're tagged in. We use this data to help others tag you in photos. | Downloaded Info |
| Family | Friends you’ve indicated are family members. | Downloaded Info |
| Favorite Quotes | Information you’ve added to the Favorite Quotes section of the About section of your timeline. | Downloaded Info |
| Followers | A list of people who follow you. | Downloaded Info |
| Friends | A list of your friends. | Downloaded Info |
| Friend Requests | Pending, sent and received friend requests. | Downloaded Info |
| Friends You See Less | Friends whose activity you've chosen to see less of on Facebook. | Downloaded Info |
| Fundraisers | Fundraisers you've recently viewed. | Downloaded Info |
| Gender | The gender you added to the About section of your timeline. | Downloaded Info |
| Groups | A list of groups you belong to on Facebook. | Downloaded Info |
| Group Interactions | The number of times you've interacted with Groups on Facebook. | Downloaded Info |
| Groups Visited | Groups you've recently visited. | Downloaded Info |
| Groups > Creator Badges | Badges you've earned. | Downloaded Info |
| Hometown | The place you added to hometown in the About section of your timeline. | Downloaded Info |
| ID | A copy of the ID you submitted to confirm your identity and to help improve our automated systems for detecting fake IDs and related abuse. | Personal Data Request |
| Instant Games | Instant Games you've played. | Downloaded Info |
| IP Address Activity | Your recent activity from specific IP addresses. | Downloaded Info |
| IP Address Message Activity | Your recent message activity from specific IP addresses. | Downloaded Info |
| IP Address Payment Activity | Your recent payment activity from specific IP addresses. | Downloaded Info |
| Language Settings | Your preferred language settings. | Downloaded Info |
| Language Settings | Your preferred language settings history. | Downloaded Info |
| Languages You May Know | Languages you may know as determined by your activity on Facebook. | Downloaded Info |
| Last Location | Your most recent location determined by your device. | Downloaded Info |
| Linked Accounts | Accounts you've linked to your Portal. | Downloaded Info |
| Live Video Subscriptions | Scheduled Live videos you've subscribed to. | Downloaded Info |
| Locale | The language you've selected to use Facebook in. | Downloaded Info |
| Logins | IP address, date and time associated with logins to your Facebook account. | Downloaded Info |
| Logouts | IP address, date and time associated with logouts from your Facebook account. | Downloaded Info |
| Marketplace Categories | Categories you've recently viewed. | Downloaded Info |
| Marketplace Interactions | Your recent interactions on Marketplace. | Downloaded Info |
| Marketplace Items | Items you've recently viewed. | Downloaded Info |
| Marketplace Notifications | Information about notifications you've received from Marketplace. | Downloaded Info |
| Marketplace Services | Services you've recently viewed. | Downloaded Info |
| Matched Contacts | Contact information that may be associated with your account. | Personal Data Request |
| Menu Items | Areas of Facebook you've recently accessed through the main menu. | Downloaded Info |
| Messages | Messages you’ve sent and received on Facebook. Note, if you've deleted a message it won't be included in your download as it has been deleted from your account. | Downloaded Info |
| Messenger Contacts You've Blocked | Contacts you've blocked on Messenger. | Downloaded Info |
| Milestone Notifications | Notifications about your activity milestones, such as the number of reactions on a post, you've received and dismissed. | Downloaded Info |
| Mobile Service Provider and Country Code | The service provider and country code associated with your phone number. | Downloaded Info |
| Name | The name on your Facebook account. | Downloaded Info |
| Name Changes | Any changes you’ve made to the original name you used when you signed up for Facebook. | Downloaded Info |
| News Feed Topics for Recommendations | A collection of topics that is used to show you relevant public posts in parts of your News Feed. The topics are based on your previous interaction history with things like links, videos, photos and Pages you've liked. | Downloaded Info |
| News Topics for Recommendations | A collection of topics that is used to show you relevant articles in the News tab. The topics are based on your previous interaction history with things like posts, videos, photos and Pages you've liked. | Downloaded Info |
| Notification ID | The identification numbers that we use to send you Facebook notifications on your device. | Downloaded Info |
| Page Notifications | Chat notifications you've dismissed from Pages you visit. | Downloaded Info |
| Page Visits | Pages you've recently visited. | Downloaded Info |
| Page Transparency Notices | A list of pages that you've received and dismissed notices from. | Downloaded Info |
| Pages You Admin | A list of pages you admin. | Downloaded Info |
| Pages You've Recommended | Pages you've recommended to others. | Downloaded Info |
| Pending Friend Requests | Pending, sent and received friend requests. | Downloaded Info |
| People | People and friends you've interacted with recently, including comments and reactions. | Downloaded Info |
| People Viewed | People you've recently viewed when new friends were suggested to you. | Downloaded Info |
| Phone Numbers | Mobile phone numbers you’ve added to your account, including verified mobile numbers you've added for security purposes. | Downloaded Info |
| Photos | Photos you’ve uploaded to your account. | Downloaded Info |
| Photo Effects | A list of the photo effects you've used. | Downloaded Info |
| Photos Metadata | Any metadata that is transmitted with your uploaded photos. | Downloaded Info |
| Platforms | Platforms you've used to log into Facebook, such as the Facebook app or a browser. | Downloaded Info |
| Pokes | A list of who’s poked you and who you’ve poked. Poke content from our mobile poke app is not included because it's only available for a brief period of time. After the recipient has viewed the content it's permanently deleted from our systems. | Downloaded Info |
| Political Views | Any information you added to Political Views in the About section of timeline. | Downloaded Info |
| Preferred Language | Your preferred languages as determined by your activity on Facebook. | Downloaded Info |
| Preferred Language for Videos | The preferred language for videos as determined by videos you've previously viewed. | Downloaded Info |
| Previously Removed Contacts | Friends you've recently removed but added back. | Downloaded Info |
| Primary Location | Your primary location is determined by information we use to support Facebook Products, such as the current city you entered on your profile and your device connection information. | Downloaded Info |
| Profile Visits | People whose profiles you've recently visited. | Downloaded Info |
| Recent Activities | Actions you’ve taken and interactions you’ve recently had. | Downloaded Info |
| Recently Visited | Videos and shows you've recently visited. | Downloaded Info |
| Record Details | Details included in some administrative records. | Downloaded Info |
| Registration Date | The date you joined Facebook. | Downloaded Info |
| Religious Views | The current information you added to Religious Views in the About section of your timeline. | Downloaded Info |
| Removed Friends | People you’ve removed as friends. | Downloaded Info |
| Saved Post Reminders | Reminders you've received after you've saved a post. | Downloaded Info |
| Screen Names | The screen names you’ve added to your account, and the service they’re associated with. You can also see if they’re hidden or visible on your account. | Downloaded Info |
| Secret Conversations | A list of the times you've used Secret Conversations in Messenger. | Downloaded Info |
| Secret Conversations You've Reported | A list of the secret conversations you've reported to Facebook. | Downloaded Info |
| See First | Profiles and Pages you've recently chosen to see first in your News Feed. | Downloaded Info |
| See Less | Profiles and Pages you've recently chosen to see less of in your News Feed. | Downloaded Info |
| Selected Language | The language you've selected to use Facebook in. | Downloaded Info |
| Session Type | Your current active session types. | Downloaded Info |
| Show Pages | A list of the Show Pages you’ve viewed and the videos you’ve watched from them. | Downloaded Info |
| Shows | A list of the individual videos you’ve watched. | Downloaded Info |
| Spoken Languages | The languages you added to Spoken Languages in the About section of your timeline. | Downloaded Info |
| Status Updates | Any status updates you’ve posted. | Downloaded Info |
| Time Spent | The amount of time you’ve spent watching videos from a Show Page. | Downloaded Info |
| Time Viewed | The amount of an individual video you’ve watched. | Downloaded Info |
| Timezone | The timezone you've selected. | Downloaded Info |
| Work | Any current information you’ve added to Work in the About section of your timeline. | Downloaded Info |
| Videos | Videos you’ve posted to your timeline. | Downloaded Info |
| Video Creator Pages | Video creator Pages you've recently viewed. | Downloaded Info |
| Videos You've Removed | Videos you've removed from your Watch list. | Downloaded Info |
| Your Facebook Activity | A history of when you've accessed Facebook. | Downloaded Info |
| Your Pinned Posts | Posts you've pinned on your timeline. | Downloaded Info |
| Your Topics | A collection of topics that is determined by your activity on Facebook that are used to recommend posts to you in News Feed, News and Watch. | Downloaded Info |
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