You can access specific information about your activity on Facebook, including your posts, photos, reactions, comments and messages, as well as other information, using our Access Your Information tool.

You can download a copy of information you've provided to Facebook using the Download Your Information tool. You can download this information in an HTML format that is easy to view, or in a JSON format, which will allow you to transfer your information to another service.

From the Download Your Information tool:

Downloading your information is a password-protected process that only you can initiate. Once you've created a file, it will be available for download for a few days. Your downloaded file may contain sensitive information. You should keep it secure and take precautions when storing, sending or uploading it to any other services.

Learn more about what categories of your Facebook data are available to you.

You can also access information about your Facebook account elsewhere on the platform through the Activity Log, Ads Preferences and Off-Facebook Activity tools, that, altogether, give you access to, and control over, your personal data.

Please note that your file doesn't include content that you've deleted from your Facebook account.

Important: If you delete your Facebook account before receiving your account information, we are not able to resend a copy of your information as we no longer retain any information when an account has been permanently deleted.

Our Data Policy has more information about how we collect and use your information, how it's shared and how long we retain it.

For more information on how we collect, share and use information, please review our Data Policy. You can also contact us.

To learn more about how you can request content from a Facebook account of a deceased person visit the Help Center.

You can submit data access requests through this channel only if you are the rightful Facebook account holder or an authorized representative. For Law Enforcement requests and Third-Party matters, visit the Help Center.

If you think your account was hacked, you can secure it by going to the Help Center.

To learn more about why your profile may have been disabled and what you can do if you think it was disabled by mistake, please visit the Help Center. When logging into your account by entering your email address and password, you will be redirected to a page that informs you that your account has been disabled. On-screen instructions can take you through a few steps to request a review.

If you need help logging into your account, please visit the Help Center.

To reactivate your account, log into Facebook with your email and password. If you're having trouble reactivating your account, visit the Help Center.

Once you've logged into your account, you can use our self-service tools to access and download your information.

To learn more about deactivating your account, visit the Help Center.

To learn more about what happens when you delete content from Facebook, please visit the Help Center.

To learn more about deleting your account, visit the Help Center.

To learn more about how to report an impostor account, fill out contact form.

To learn more about how to report a Facebook account associated with your email or phone number, fill out the contact form.