How do I access & control my Google activity?

When you use Google sites, apps, and services, a record of some of your activity is saved in your Google Account. You can easily access and control this activity, where you can find and delete them in My Activity. You can also stop saving most activity at any time.

What's My Activity?

My Activity is a central place to view and manage activity such as searches you've done, websites you've visited, and videos you've watched.

How does my Google activity work?

To personalize your experience, your activity on certain Google services like Search, YouTube, or Chrome, can be saved as data to your account. This activity helps make your experience on Google faster and more useful.

The kinds of activity that show up in My Activity can include associated data like location, and can depend on which Google products you use, and which Activity controls are turned on.

When does my activity get saved to my Google Account?

Activity is saved when you're signed in to your Google Account.

Your Activity controls control most of the activity data that's saved to your account.

Find & view activity

Your Google activity data is listed as individual items, starting with the most recent.

How do I find my Google activity?

Go to your Google Account.
On the left navigation panel, click Data & privacy.
Under "History settings," click My Activity.
To access your activity:
- Browse your activity, organized by day and time.
- To find specific activity, at the top, use the search bar and filters.

How do I get details about my Google activity?

To view details about an item: At the bottom of the item, select Details. You'll find the date and time of the activity and why it was saved. You might also get location, device, and app information.

How do I delete my Google activity?

Learn how to delete past searches, browsing history, and other activity in My Activity. You can also set up automatic deletion for older activity.

How do I make My Activity private on shared devices?

To strengthen your privacy on shared devices, you can choose to require an extra verification step to view your full history on My Activity.

Go to activity.google.com.
Above your activity, select Manage My Activity Verification.
Turn Extra Verification on or off.

Turn off & delete activity

You can control most of the information and data in My Activity.

Go to your Google Account.
On the left, click Data & privacy.
Under "History settings," click an activity or history setting you don't want to save.
Under the setting you don’t want to save, select Turn off.
Follow the steps to turn off the setting, or choose to Turn off or Turn off and delete activity.
- If you choose Turn off and delete activity, follow the steps to select and confirm what activity you want to delete.

Tip: Some activity isn't included in My Activity.

Stop saving activity temporarily

You can browse in Incognito mode.

Tip: If you sign in to your Google Account in a private browsing window, your search activity may be stored in that account.

Fix problems

Why does my activity not show up in My Activity?

Important: Some Google services don't support saving activity data to your account.

If your searches, websites you've visited, or other activity don't show in My Activity, make sure that:

You're signed in. Activity is saved only when you're signed in to your Google Account.
Your device is online. Any offline activity won't show up in My Activity until your device connects to the Internet.
The right settings are turned on. Review your Activity controls to make sure you're saving the kinds of activity you want to.
You're signed in to only one account. If multiple accounts are signed in to the same browser or device at the same time, your activity might be saved to the default account.

Why is there unfamiliar activity in My Activity?

You might find these types of unfamiliar activity in My Activity.

Activity from websites & apps that use Google services

Some websites and apps use Google services, like Search, Maps, or Ads. If you visit these websites and apps while signed in to your Google Account, your activity might show up in My Activity. If you use a shared device or sign in with multiple accounts, you may find activity from another signed in account.

Some websites and apps might share certain activity with Google.

Learn more about Web & App Activity.

Predicted activity

Sometimes Google predicts what you'd like to view next and serves this content to you.

For example, if YouTube autoplay is turned on, My Activity might show videos that were played automatically based on what you've watched.

Other unfamiliar activity

You might find unfamiliar activity if:

You’re signed in to multiple accounts on the same browser or device at the same time.
- Activity from another signed-in account might be saved in My Activity.
There’s an activation you didn’t intend and Google Assistant detects it.
You didn't sign out of a shared device, like a public computer.
Your device is set to a different date and time.
- Activity from this device might appear with an incorrect date.
Someone accessed your account without your permission.