If you've ever tried to export your Apple purchase history, you'll know the frustration. Apple is perfectly happy to show you what you've bought, but when it comes to actually getting that data out in a usable format? Not so much.
Whether you need your purchase history for budgeting, tax records, expense reports, or simply to understand where your money has gone, this guide will walk you through every option available in 2026 -- including the one that actually works properly.
Where to Find Your Apple Purchase History
Apple stores your complete purchase history across all its services -- the App Store, Apple Music, Apple TV, iCloud, and everything else tied to your Apple ID. You can view this history in a few places:
- reportaproblem.apple.com -- This is the most complete view. Sign in with your Apple ID and you'll see every purchase, subscription charge, and in-app purchase going back years.
- Settings on your iPhone or iPad -- Go to Settings, tap your name at the top, then tap Media & Purchases, followed by View Account, and then Purchase History.
- The App Store app on Mac -- Click your name in the bottom-left corner, then Account Settings, and scroll down to Purchase History.
The reportaproblem.apple.com website tends to be the most reliable and complete, so that's the one we'd recommend starting with.
The Manual Methods (and Why They're Painful)
Since Apple doesn't offer a built-in export button, people resort to some creative workarounds:
Screenshots
The most common approach is simply taking screenshots of each page of your purchase history. This works in a pinch, but if you've been an Apple customer for years, you could be looking at dozens of pages. It's tedious, error-prone, and you end up with a pile of images rather than searchable data.
Copy and Paste
You can try selecting the text on the reportaproblem.apple.com page and pasting it into a spreadsheet. The problem is that the formatting rarely survives the journey intact. You'll spend ages cleaning up the data, and there's a good chance you'll miss transactions or introduce errors.
Requesting Data from Apple
Apple does let you request a copy of your data through privacy.apple.com. However, the purchase history you receive is often incomplete, oddly formatted, and can take several days to arrive. It's not designed for quick analysis.
None of these methods give you clean, structured data that you can actually work with. That's where a purpose-built tool comes in.
The Easier Way: Export with iSpent
iSpent is a Chrome extension built specifically to solve this problem. It reads your purchase history directly from reportaproblem.apple.com and exports it into properly formatted files you can use straight away.
Step-by-Step Instructions
- Install iSpent from the Chrome Web Store.
- Go to reportaproblem.apple.com and sign in with your Apple ID.
- Load your purchase history -- scroll down or click "Load More" until you've loaded all the transactions you want to export.
- Click the iSpent icon in your browser toolbar.
- Choose your export format -- CSV, Excel, or PDF.
- Download your file -- that's it. Your complete purchase history in a clean, usable format.
What You Get in Each Export Format
iSpent gives you three export options, each suited to different needs:
- CSV -- A simple comma-separated file that opens in any spreadsheet application. Ideal for importing into accounting software, budgeting apps, or databases. Each row contains the date, item name, type (app, subscription, in-app purchase), and amount.
- Excel (.xlsx) -- A formatted spreadsheet with columns for every detail. Ready for sorting, filtering, and creating charts. Perfect for detailed spending analysis or expense reports.
- PDF -- A clean, printable report of your purchase history. Great for record-keeping, sharing with an accountant, or attaching to expense claims.
All three formats include every transaction that was loaded on the page, complete with dates, descriptions, and amounts.
What You Can Do With Your Exported Data
Once you have your purchase history in a spreadsheet, the possibilities open up:
- Calculate your total lifetime spending on Apple purchases
- Identify recurring subscriptions you may have forgotten about
- Track monthly spending trends over time
- Prepare expense reports for work-related app purchases
- Spot unauthorised charges you might have missed
Take Control of Your Apple Spending
Ready to export your Apple purchase history?
iSpent makes it simple. Install the free Chrome extension, visit reportaproblem.apple.com, and download your complete purchase history as CSV, Excel, or PDF in seconds.