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How to View, Download, and Delete Your Netflix Viewing History: Complete Guide

Want to review or clear your Netflix viewing history? It's straightforward—follow these expert steps to manage your watchlist effectively and refine your recommendations.

How to View, Download, and Delete Your Netflix Viewing History: Complete Guide

Checking and clearing your Netflix history helps tailor the algorithm to your tastes, hiding unwanted suggestions. Note: Full access is easiest via desktop browser, regardless of your subscription plan.

How to View Your Netflix Viewing History

Netflix provides viewing history only through the web version of your account. Here's how:

  • Log in to Netflix.com in your browser.
  • Select the account or profile you want to check.
  • Click your profile icon (top right), then Account.
  • Under Profiles & Parental Controls, scroll to your profile and click Viewing Activity (formerly History).

This displays recently watched titles, including individual episodes for series. You can also access your ratings history.

How to Download Your Netflix Viewing History

From the Viewing Activity page, click Download All at the bottom to get a CSV file of your full list—perfect for Excel or similar tools.

This feature is desktop-only; it's not available on mobile apps for Android or iOS.

How to Hide or Delete Titles from Netflix History

Hide specific titles or clear everything to reset recommendations. Common reasons include avoiding similar unwanted content, stopping resume prompts, or keeping views private from shared profiles.

  • Go to Viewing Activity.
  • Next to a title, click the Hide icon (beside "Report a problem").
  • To clear all, scroll down and select Hide All Activity.

Clear the 'Continue Watching' Section

On Android/iOS apps (or other devices), remove from 'Continue Watching':

  • Tap the title's menu (three dots).
  • Select Remove from Continue Watching.

For other devices, use the Viewing Activity page.