That’s a whole lot of data! Unfortunately, everything included in your folder will be a heavily compressed version of the original photo/video/story. Videos - Videos you’ve shared to your profile.Īny ephemeral data, such as self deleting direct messages and photos, are not included. Also included are posts you’ve shared to your stories, regardless of if it’s your content or another user’s. Stories - The photos, videos you’ve shared to your IG story. Stories/posts are not included, only photos you’ve sent directly from your device. Stories_activities.json - A list of recent polls, quizzes, countdowns, emoji sliders or Q&A stories you’ve interacted with, however only time, date, and account name are listed.Īs for media that included in the download, you get the following folders:ĭirect - Images you’ve shared over direct message. Settings.json - A file containing some basic instagram preferences, such as allowing comments, or filtering keywords. My file contained my last 28 days of searches, I am unsure if Instagram keeps your search history longer than this. How much data in this file will vary on if you’ve cleared your search history in the past (you can do this from your Privacy and Security settings). Here’s an example of how that data displays: It includes the name of the folder you saved the post to, when you made the folder, when you last updated it, and the accounts you’ve saved. Saved.json - Contains all the posts you’ve bookmarked using Instagram’s save feature. The messy part is that the caption of any posts shared over direct messaging are in this file as well, making it one of the largest JSON files in the Data Download. Messages.json - This file is a bit messy it includes all the messages you’ve sent, the users you’ve sent the messages to, as well as posts shared over direct messaging. Media.json - Captions on your post, writing on instagram stories, as well as location data, time and date, and the URL path instagram used to post your content. Likes.json - All your likes, although only the account of the post liked and time and date are included. Here’s a breakdown of all the other JSON files included:Īutofill.json - autofill data, if you’ve used this feature.Ĭheckout.json - data used if you’ve ever purchased something on Instagram.Ĭomments.json - Every comment you’ve ever posted, including hashtags on posts and emojis.Ĭonnections.json - Includes a list of blocked users, restricted users, close friends, followers, follow requests, and users and hashtags you follow.Ĭontacts.json - If you’ve ever imported your contacts into Instagram, they’re stored here. Here’s an example of how the data presents itself: However you won’t be able to see the post itself. For example, the likes.json contains a simplified record of every single post you have ever liked, and will show you the time and date you liked the post, as well as the account that posted the photo. The interesting part of JSON files is that they’re a format that is readable, both by machines and humans, meaning anyone can open these files in a text editor to read their contents. The folder also contains JSON files, which, simply put, are JavaScript files used for structuring your Instagram data. When used, Instagram sends you a ZIP folder containing not only every photo you’ve posted, but also separate folders with every photo sent using direct messaging, every Instagram story you’ve posted or shared, your profile pictures, and your videos. In 2018, Instagram rolled out it’s “Data Download” tool, which lets users download a copy of all their Instagram data, and I mean ALL their data.
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