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How to export your Claude data

Anthropic (Claude.ai) lets you download your full conversation history as plain JSON. The export is refreshingly simple — no ZIP maze needed to find the interesting data.

1. Find the export button

  1. Open claude.ai in your browser and sign in. In the sidebar, click your avatar in the top-right, then choose Settings.
  2. In the Settings page, look for the Account section.
  3. Under Data controls (or 'Your data'), click Export account data and confirm.

2. Wait for the email

Anthropic prepares your archive and emails a download link. Most exports are ready within minutes. Make sure the address on your Claude account is one you check — and remember the link expires.

3. What the export looks like

  • conversation.json — an index of all your conversations with titles and dates.
  • One JSON file per conversation — a newer, tidier format than a single giant file, with roles (human / assistant), timestamps, and message text.

Because each chat is self-contained, AI Data Inspector reads the whole set — you can drag the entire download folder (or a ZIP you create) onto the tool.

4. Analyze it locally

Unzip the download (or keep the ZIP) and drop it into AI Data Inspector. It scans for secrets, isolates system prompts and custom instructions, powers full-text search across every message, and lets you export everything to Markdown, clean text, or JSON — all on your own hardware.

Analyze my export Next: search & export

Questions

How long does a Claude export take to arrive?

Most exports are generated within minutes. Very large accounts may take longer; the download link is emailed to your account address.

Claude exports several JSON files. Which one contains my chats?

Each conversation is its own JSON file (one per chat) with the top-level conversation.json listing your conversations. AI Data Inspector reads every file in the download, so you can hand it the whole folder or ZIP.

Do Claude exports include deleted conversations?

No. Deleted chats are excluded from the archive, matching your account state at export time.

Is analyzing Claude data offline?

Yes. Everything runs in your browser — parsing, scanning, search and export. No server involvement at any stage.