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How YouTube Watch History Analyzer works

  1. Go to takeout.google.com while signed into the Google account whose YouTube history you want to inspect.
  2. Click 'Deselect all', then check only 'YouTube and YouTube Music', and set the export format to JSON.
  3. Request the export. Google will prepare a .zip file and email you a download link (usually within a few minutes for history-only exports).
  4. Unzip the archive and locate watch-history.json inside the 'YouTube and YouTube Music/history/' folder.
  5. Open this tool and drag watch-history.json into the upload area, or click to browse for the file.
  6. Review your dashboard: total videos watched, top channels, activity over time, and a searchable list of individual entries with links back to YouTube.
  • Find out how many videos you've watched from a specific channel over the past year before deciding whether to unsubscribe.
  • Spot binge-watching patterns — late-night sessions or sudden spikes — as part of a digital wellbeing review.
  • Recover links to videos you watched but lost track of, without scrolling through YouTube's slow built-in history page.
  • Audit your own data before requesting Google to delete your account or clear your watch history.
  • Get a quick overview of your viewing habits for a year-in-review post or personal record.

Your watch-history.json file is read and parsed entirely in your browser using JavaScript. It is never uploaded, transmitted, or stored on Small Web Apps servers — closing the tab clears everything from memory.

  • Only reads the watch-history.json file from Google Takeout — it does not connect to your live YouTube account or the YouTube API.
  • Only includes videos watched while signed in with watch history enabled; private or paused-history sessions are not recorded by Google in the first place.
  • Removed or deleted videos appear in the list but without title, channel, or thumbnail information, since YouTube no longer serves that metadata.

YouTube Watch History Analyzer

YouTube Watch History Analyzer turns your Google Takeout export into readable viewing insights inside your browser. Upload a local file, inspect watch-entry volume, surface timestamps and channel patterns, and understand viewing habits without sending data to a server.

YouTube Watch History Analyzer Runs locally

YouTube / Data

Watch history snapshot

Read a Google Takeout watch history file locally and get a quick summary of channels, dates, and viewing patterns. Nothing is uploaded.

ZIP support is still enabled. The archive is opened locally only to find watch-history.json or watch-history.html from Google Takeout.

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Guide

How to use

  1. Go to takeout.google.com while signed into the Google account whose YouTube history you want to inspect.

  2. Click 'Deselect all', then check only 'YouTube and YouTube Music', and set the export format to JSON.

  3. Request the export. Google will prepare a .zip file and email you a download link (usually within a few minutes for history-only exports).

  4. Unzip the archive and locate watch-history.json inside the 'YouTube and YouTube Music/history/' folder.

  5. Open this tool and drag watch-history.json into the upload area, or click to browse for the file.

  6. Review your dashboard: total videos watched, top channels, activity over time, and a searchable list of individual entries with links back to YouTube.

Scenarios

Use cases

  • Find out how many videos you've watched from a specific channel over the past year before deciding whether to unsubscribe.

  • Spot binge-watching patterns — late-night sessions or sudden spikes — as part of a digital wellbeing review.

  • Recover links to videos you watched but lost track of, without scrolling through YouTube's slow built-in history page.

  • Audit your own data before requesting Google to delete your account or clear your watch history.

  • Get a quick overview of your viewing habits for a year-in-review post or personal record.

Good to know

Limitations & Privacy

Private by design

Your watch-history.json file is read and parsed entirely in your browser using JavaScript. It is never uploaded, transmitted, or stored on Small Web Apps servers — closing the tab clears everything from memory.

  • Only reads the watch-history.json file from Google Takeout — it does not connect to your live YouTube account or the YouTube API.

  • Only includes videos watched while signed in with watch history enabled; private or paused-history sessions are not recorded by Google in the first place.

  • Removed or deleted videos appear in the list but without title, channel, or thumbnail information, since YouTube no longer serves that metadata.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Does this tool upload my watch history file?

No. The entire analysis runs inside your browser tab. The file is never transmitted to any server.

Is this a full YouTube analytics replacement?

No. It is a lightweight inspection tool designed to give you quick insights from a Takeout export. It does not track future views or connect to the YouTube API.

How do I get my Google Takeout export?

Visit takeout.google.com, deselect everything except 'YouTube and YouTube Music', choose JSON as the format, and request the export. Google will email you a download link, usually within minutes for history-only exports.

Why does Takeout offer both JSON and HTML formats?

HTML is meant for viewing in a browser as a static page; JSON is structured data meant for tools like this one. This analyzer only reads the JSON version — if you exported HTML, re-request the export and choose JSON.

Can I analyze search history or only watch history?

This version focuses on watch-history.json. Search history is stored in a separate file (search-history.json) and is not currently parsed, but the same privacy-first approach would apply if support is added.

What happens to entries with missing titles or 'Watched a video that has been removed'?

Those entries are still counted toward totals and timestamps, but channel and title information is shown as unavailable since YouTube no longer provides metadata for removed videos.

Will this work with a multi-gigabyte Takeout export?

The watch-history.json file itself is usually only a few MB even for years of history, since it contains text only (titles, links, timestamps). The tool can handle tens of thousands of entries without issues on a modern device.