About YouTube History Analyzer
Discover insights about your YouTube watching habits with our privacy-focused analysis tool.
How to Get Your YouTube Data
Follow these steps to download your YouTube watch history from Google Takeout.
Visit Google Takeout
Go to takeout.google.com and sign in with your Google account.
Select YouTube Data
Deselect all services, then select only YouTube. Click on "All YouTube data included" and deselect everything except "history". Ensure the format for "history" is set to JSON.
Create Export
Choose your export frequency, file type (ZIP), and size. Confirm that the history data will be in JSON format. Then click "Create export".
Download and Extract
Once the export is ready, download and extract the ZIP file. Find the `watch-history.json` file in the YouTube folder (usually at `Takeout/YouTube and YouTube Music/history/watch-history.json`).
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the YouTube History Analyzer
Yes, all processing happens in your browser. Your watch history data never leaves your device or gets stored on our servers.
The watch history from Google Takeout only contains basic information. Connecting to YouTube API allows us to fetch additional metadata like video duration, view counts, and thumbnails.
We only request read-only access to YouTube data. We cannot modify your account or post on your behalf.
The watch history from Google Takeout includes all videos you've watched while logged in, as long as you had YouTube watch history enabled in your Google account settings.