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How to see your Netflix viewing history

Netflix keeps a list of everything each profile has watched. Here’s where to find it, how to download it, and how to hide the things you’d rather it forgot.

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See what you’ve watched

  1. Sign in on the Netflix websiteGo to netflix.com in a web browser — on a computer, or your phone’s browser rather than the app.
  2. Open Viewing activityGo to Account → Profiles, choose your profile and select Viewing activity. Or go straight to netflix.com/viewingactivity.
  3. Load moreThe newest titles appear first, each with the date you watched it. Select Show more at the bottom to go further back.

Viewing activity is per profile. If something’s missing, check you’re on the right profile — each person’s history is kept separately.

Download your Netflix history

At the bottom of the Viewing activity page, select Download all. You’ll get a CSV file (NetflixViewingHistory.csv) listing every title with the date you watched it.

Want the time as well as the date, or how long you watched for? Request your full data from Netflix under Account → Security & privacy → Download your personal information. When it’s ready, the viewing activity file includes start times and durations.

Hide a title from your history

On the Viewing activity page, select the hide icon (a circle with a line through it) next to an episode or series. Hidden titles disappear from your history and from “Continue watching”. Netflix says it can take up to 24 hours to update on all devices.

Turn your Netflix history into a tracker

Netflix’s list is long and hard to use: every episode is a separate line and nothing tells you where you’re up to. haveseen turns it into a proper watch tracker.

  1. Download your CSVUse Download all on Viewing activity, as above.
  2. Drop it into haveseenOpen haveseen, go to Upload → Netflix and drop the file in. Episodes are grouped into their shows automatically.
  3. Pick up where you left offEach show gets an episode guide showing what you’ve seen and what’s next — plus stats on everything you’ve watched.

See your Netflix years in one place

Import your viewing history and get episode guides, “up next” and stats for every show.

Import my Netflix history

Questions

How far back does Netflix viewing history go?

Viewing activity shows everything watched on that profile. Select Show more repeatedly to load older titles, or use Download all to get the complete list at once.

Can I see my Netflix history in the app?

The full Viewing activity list is on the Netflix website. On a phone, open netflix.com/viewingactivity in your browser.

Why does my history show things I didn’t watch?

Someone else may be using your profile or account. Check each profile’s history, sign out of devices you don’t recognise under Account, and change your password.

Does the download include the time I watched?

The Download all file has dates only. Request your personal information from Netflix to get start times and durations.

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