See your TikTok search history

Open your TikTok data file to see everything you searched, with dates, and search through it by word. Free, no sign-up, and nothing is uploaded.

Open your TikTok data file

The .zip TikTok gives you. JSON and TXT both work.

Your file stays on this device. Nothing is uploaded.

Don't have your file yet?

Ask TikTok for it. It takes a minute to request.

  1. 1In the TikTok app, tap Profile, then the menu at the top right.
  2. 2Tap Settings and privacy, then Account.
  3. 3Tap Download your data.
  4. 4Nothing is ticked at first, so tap Select all. Either file format works.
  5. 5Tap Request data. Only request once, because a new request cancels the file from the last one.

TikTok can take a few days to prepare it and sends an alert when it's ready. It then sits under Download data for 4 days, so come back here once it arrives.

Find or clear search history in the TikTok app

  1. 1Tap Profile at the bottom.
  2. 2Tap the menu (three lines) at the top right.
  3. 3Tap Settings and privacy, then Activity center.
  4. 4Tap Search history. To clear it, tap Select, choose everything, then Delete.

You can also tap the search icon and See more to view recent searches, and tap the X next to one to remove it.

What your search history file shows

  • Every search you made, with the date and time, newest first.
  • Search the list by word to find when you first looked something up.
  • Clearing history in the app does not change a file you already downloaded.

TikTok search history questions

Made by Tote. Not affiliated with TikTok.

How do I see my TikTok search history?+

In TikTok, tap Profile, the menu at the top right, Settings and privacy, Activity center, then Search history. For every search with its date, request your data file from TikTok and open it here.

How do I clear my TikTok search history?+

In Activity center, tap Search history, tap Select, choose all, then Delete. You can also remove one search from the recent list under the search bar by tapping its X.

Can other people see my TikTok searches?+

No. Your search history is private to your account. Anyone with your data file can read it, so treat the file like a private document.

How do I get my TikTok data file?+

In the TikTok app, tap Profile, the menu, Settings and privacy, Account, then Download your data. On a computer, go to tiktok.com, then Settings, Privacy, and Download your data. Tap Select all, then Request data. The file can take a few days and stays downloadable for 4 days.

Is my data uploaded anywhere?+

No. Your browser opens the file on your device, and nothing from it is sent to Tote. When you press Play, TikTok's own player loads that one video from TikTok. The file is gone when you close the tab or tap Clear file. Direct messages, login history, and purchases in it are never read.

Should I pick TXT or JSON?+

Either works. TikTok picks TXT for you, and this page reads both. What matters is tapping Select all, because TikTok starts with nothing selected.

Searching for the same thing twice?

Save the TikToks you'd look for again to Tote, and search them by what was said and shown.