How to Export Snapchat Memories (Step-by-Step, 2026)

Last updated October 2026 · Free · Works in any browser

Snapchat Memories live on Snapchat's servers, not on your phone — and there is no "download all" button in the app. Getting them out is a two-stage process: first you request your archive from Snapchat, then you turn that archive into normal, dated photos and videos. This guide walks through both stages.

What you'll need

• Your Snapchat username and password
• Access to the email confirmed on your Snapchat account
• About 20 minutes of hands-on time (large archives can take Snapchat hours — occasionally a day or two — to prepare)
• A browser for the conversion step. A computer is more comfortable for big archives, but everything also works on a phone.

Step 1 — Request your data from Snapchat

1. Go to accounts.snapchat.com and sign in.
2. Select My Data.
3. Confirm your password if Snapchat asks for it again.
4. Make sure the request includes your Memories — look for the option to export your Memories and leave it enabled, otherwise the archive will contain metadata only, with no photos or videos in it.
5. Submit the request. Snapchat sends a confirmation email, then a second email with a download link when the archive is ready.

Step 2 — Download the ZIP (or ZIPs)

When the "your data is ready" email arrives, open its link and download the archive. It arrives as a .zip file — and if your account is large, Snapchat may split it into several ZIP parts. Download all of them: each part holds a slice of your timeline. The archive also contains personal information (login history, account details), so keep it somewhere private.

Step 3 — Turn the export into real photos and videos

The raw export is built for data portability, not for humans: media files have machine names, longer videos are split into consecutive MP4 parts, and the dates live in a metadata file called memories_history.json rather than in the files themselves. That's why a raw export dumped into your camera roll sorts everything by download date instead of capture date.

The manual way

You can unzip the archive, cross-reference each media file with its entry in memories_history.json, rename it by capture date, and fix the metadata one file at a time. It works — but for an account with thousands of Memories it is genuinely tedious.

The fast way: Snapkeep

Snapkeep reads the same ZIP and does all of that automatically, entirely inside your browser — nothing is uploaded anywhere:

• Clean, dated filenames like 2023-08-14_19-32-05_photo.jpg
• Everything organized into year folders
• Photos and videos pair-matched, split videos detected
• Capture dates written back into EXIF (photos) and MP4 (video) metadata, so Google Photos and Apple Photos sort them correctly

Troubleshooting

• No email from Snapchat yet? Big archives take a while. Check spam, and give it time before requesting again — duplicate requests slow things down.
• The download link doesn't work? Request a fresh export from accounts.snapchat.com; old links can stop working.
• Your export has no photos or videos? The Memories export option wasn't enabled when the request was submitted. Request a new one with it turned on.
• Some Memories look missing? Compare against memories_history.json in the export — if an entry exists there, its media is in one of the ZIP parts.

Questions people ask

Is the official export free?

Yes. Snapchat's My Data export is free — it's your data, and requesting it costs nothing.

Can I do all of this on my phone?

Yes: the request happens in the browser, and Snapkeep runs in mobile browsers too. For archives with thousands of files, a computer is simply more comfortable.

Does exporting delete my Memories from Snapchat?

No — exporting makes a copy. Deleting them from Snapchat (or deleting your account) is a separate decision; if that's where you're headed, read how to back up your Memories before deleting Snapchat first.