{
 "name": "Data export wait times by platform",
 "description": "How long each platform's personal data export takes from request to ready, how long the download link lasts, and the limit the platform itself states, for 11 platforms and 17 export tiers. One row per platform and tier, because the tier you pick often matters more than the platform.",
 "url": "https://pupulcorp.com/data/wait-times",
 "csv": "https://pupulcorp.com/data/wait-times.csv",
 "json": "https://pupulcorp.com/data/wait-times.json",
 "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
 "license_name": "CC BY 4.0",
 "attribution": "Pupul, Data export wait times by platform, https://pupulcorp.com/data/wait-times, checked 2026-08-27.",
 "creator": {
  "name": "Pupul",
  "url": "https://pupulcorp.com"
 },
 "published": "2026-08-27",
 "checked": "2026-08-27",
 "row_count": 17,
 "id_scheme": "Every row carries a permanent id of the form wait-<platform>-<tier>. Ids are assigned once and never reused, never renumbered, and never derived from the row text, so adding a row or rewording an existing one leaves every existing id pointing at the same fact. Cite a single row as https://pupulcorp.com/data/wait-times#<id>.",
 "status_field": "status",
 "status_values": {
  "reported": "The figure comes from the platform's own published help text, or from what users consistently describe, on the checked date. It is not a wait we timed.",
  "measured": "We requested this export ourselves and recorded both the request timestamp and the ready timestamp. A measured row prints both. No row on this table is measured yet."
 },
 "status_counts": {
  "reported": 17,
  "measured": 0
 },
 "notes": [
  "Every row on this table is labeled reported. Not one is measured. We have not timed a request ourselves, and rather than dress a reported figure as a measurement, the count is printed here: 17 reported, 0 measured.",
  "The 30 day figure that recurs is the statutory ceiling several platforms quote from data protection law, not a processing estimate."
 ],
 "schema": {
  "row_id_field": "id",
  "fields": [
   {
    "name": "id",
    "type": "string",
    "description": "Permanent row id. Stable across row additions and copy edits."
   },
   {
    "name": "platform",
    "type": "string",
    "description": "The platform the export is requested from."
   },
   {
    "name": "export_tier",
    "type": "string",
    "description": "Which export the row describes. Several platforms offer more than one, on different clocks."
   },
   {
    "name": "reported_typical_wait",
    "type": "string",
    "description": "The wait people report in practice, in plain language rather than a false average."
   },
   {
    "name": "platform_stated_limit",
    "type": "string",
    "description": "The outer limit the platform itself publishes, or \"Not stated\"."
   },
   {
    "name": "download_window",
    "type": "string",
    "description": "How long the finished file stays downloadable once it is ready."
   },
   {
    "name": "status",
    "type": "string",
    "description": "reported or measured. See status_values."
   },
   {
    "name": "checked",
    "type": "date",
    "description": "ISO date this row was last checked against the source."
   },
   {
    "name": "source",
    "type": "url",
    "description": "The page this row is published on."
   },
   {
    "name": "row_url",
    "type": "url",
    "description": "A link to this exact row. This is the citation target for a single fact."
   }
  ]
 },
 "rows": [
  {
   "id": "wait-tiktok-all-data",
   "platform": "TikTok",
   "export_tier": "All data, JSON",
   "reported_typical_wait": "A few minutes to 2 days for most accounts",
   "platform_stated_limit": "Up to 4 days per TikTok's help text",
   "download_window": "About 4 days once ready",
   "status": "reported",
   "checked": "2026-08-27",
   "source": "https://pupulcorp.com/data/wait-times",
   "row_url": "https://pupulcorp.com/data/wait-times#wait-tiktok-all-data"
  },
  {
   "id": "wait-instagram-selection",
   "platform": "Instagram",
   "export_tier": "Narrow JSON selection",
   "reported_typical_wait": "Minutes to a few hours",
   "platform_stated_limit": "Meta says a complete copy can take up to 30 days",
   "download_window": "About 4 days once ready",
   "status": "reported",
   "checked": "2026-08-27",
   "source": "https://pupulcorp.com/data/wait-times",
   "row_url": "https://pupulcorp.com/data/wait-times#wait-instagram-selection"
  },
  {
   "id": "wait-instagram-all-information",
   "platform": "Instagram",
   "export_tier": "All information with media",
   "reported_typical_wait": "Several days",
   "platform_stated_limit": "Up to 30 days",
   "download_window": "About 4 days once ready",
   "status": "reported",
   "checked": "2026-08-27",
   "source": "https://pupulcorp.com/data/wait-times",
   "row_url": "https://pupulcorp.com/data/wait-times#wait-instagram-all-information"
  },
  {
   "id": "wait-google-activity",
   "platform": "Google Takeout",
   "export_tier": "Activity and YouTube only",
   "reported_typical_wait": "Minutes to a few hours",
   "platform_stated_limit": "Google warns some exports take hours or days",
   "download_window": "One week, limited downloads",
   "status": "reported",
   "checked": "2026-08-27",
   "source": "https://pupulcorp.com/data/wait-times",
   "row_url": "https://pupulcorp.com/data/wait-times#wait-google-activity"
  },
  {
   "id": "wait-google-large-archive",
   "platform": "Google Takeout",
   "export_tier": "Large archive with media",
   "reported_typical_wait": "Days, sometimes longer",
   "platform_stated_limit": "Hours or days per Google",
   "download_window": "One week, limited downloads",
   "status": "reported",
   "checked": "2026-08-27",
   "source": "https://pupulcorp.com/data/wait-times",
   "row_url": "https://pupulcorp.com/data/wait-times#wait-google-large-archive"
  },
  {
   "id": "wait-spotify-account-data",
   "platform": "Spotify",
   "export_tier": "Account data",
   "reported_typical_wait": "Around 5 days",
   "platform_stated_limit": "Not stated",
   "download_window": "Link arrives by email",
   "status": "reported",
   "checked": "2026-08-27",
   "source": "https://pupulcorp.com/data/wait-times",
   "row_url": "https://pupulcorp.com/data/wait-times#wait-spotify-account-data"
  },
  {
   "id": "wait-spotify-extended-history",
   "platform": "Spotify",
   "export_tier": "Extended streaming history",
   "reported_typical_wait": "Up to 30 days, usually most of them",
   "platform_stated_limit": "Up to 30 days",
   "download_window": "Link arrives by email",
   "status": "reported",
   "checked": "2026-08-27",
   "source": "https://pupulcorp.com/data/wait-times",
   "row_url": "https://pupulcorp.com/data/wait-times#wait-spotify-extended-history"
  },
  {
   "id": "wait-spotify-technical-log",
   "platform": "Spotify",
   "export_tier": "Technical log information",
   "reported_typical_wait": "Up to 30 days",
   "platform_stated_limit": "Up to 30 days",
   "download_window": "Link arrives by email",
   "status": "reported",
   "checked": "2026-08-27",
   "source": "https://pupulcorp.com/data/wait-times",
   "row_url": "https://pupulcorp.com/data/wait-times#wait-spotify-technical-log"
  },
  {
   "id": "wait-amazon-advertising",
   "platform": "Amazon",
   "export_tier": "Advertising category only",
   "reported_typical_wait": "A day or two",
   "platform_stated_limit": "Amazon says up to 30 days",
   "download_window": "Link arrives by email",
   "status": "reported",
   "checked": "2026-08-27",
   "source": "https://pupulcorp.com/data/wait-times",
   "row_url": "https://pupulcorp.com/data/wait-times#wait-amazon-advertising"
  },
  {
   "id": "wait-amazon-all-data",
   "platform": "Amazon",
   "export_tier": "Request All Your Data",
   "reported_typical_wait": "One to two weeks, sometimes longer",
   "platform_stated_limit": "Up to 30 days",
   "download_window": "Link arrives by email",
   "status": "reported",
   "checked": "2026-08-27",
   "source": "https://pupulcorp.com/data/wait-times",
   "row_url": "https://pupulcorp.com/data/wait-times#wait-amazon-all-data"
  },
  {
   "id": "wait-x-full-archive",
   "platform": "X",
   "export_tier": "Full archive",
   "reported_typical_wait": "Around 24 hours",
   "platform_stated_limit": "X says 24 hours or longer",
   "download_window": "In-app download",
   "status": "reported",
   "checked": "2026-08-27",
   "source": "https://pupulcorp.com/data/wait-times",
   "row_url": "https://pupulcorp.com/data/wait-times#wait-x-full-archive"
  },
  {
   "id": "wait-linkedin-fast",
   "platform": "LinkedIn",
   "export_tier": "Fast file selection",
   "reported_typical_wait": "About 10 minutes",
   "platform_stated_limit": "Not stated",
   "download_window": "72 hours from the link",
   "status": "reported",
   "checked": "2026-08-27",
   "source": "https://pupulcorp.com/data/wait-times",
   "row_url": "https://pupulcorp.com/data/wait-times#wait-linkedin-fast"
  },
  {
   "id": "wait-linkedin-archive",
   "platform": "LinkedIn",
   "export_tier": "Larger data archive",
   "reported_typical_wait": "Within 24 hours",
   "platform_stated_limit": "Not stated",
   "download_window": "72 hours from the link",
   "status": "reported",
   "checked": "2026-08-27",
   "source": "https://pupulcorp.com/data/wait-times",
   "row_url": "https://pupulcorp.com/data/wait-times#wait-linkedin-archive"
  },
  {
   "id": "wait-netflix-full",
   "platform": "Netflix",
   "export_tier": "Full data request",
   "reported_typical_wait": "A couple of days",
   "platform_stated_limit": "Netflix says up to 30 days",
   "download_window": "Seven days once ready",
   "status": "reported",
   "checked": "2026-08-27",
   "source": "https://pupulcorp.com/data/wait-times",
   "row_url": "https://pupulcorp.com/data/wait-times#wait-netflix-full"
  },
  {
   "id": "wait-chatgpt-full",
   "platform": "ChatGPT",
   "export_tier": "Full export",
   "reported_typical_wait": "Minutes for most accounts",
   "platform_stated_limit": "OpenAI says up to 7 days",
   "download_window": "24 hours from the email",
   "status": "reported",
   "checked": "2026-08-27",
   "source": "https://pupulcorp.com/data/wait-times",
   "row_url": "https://pupulcorp.com/data/wait-times#wait-chatgpt-full"
  },
  {
   "id": "wait-claude-full",
   "platform": "Claude",
   "export_tier": "Full export",
   "reported_typical_wait": "Minutes, a few hours for heavy accounts",
   "platform_stated_limit": "A small delay per Anthropic",
   "download_window": "24 hours from the email",
   "status": "reported",
   "checked": "2026-08-27",
   "source": "https://pupulcorp.com/data/wait-times",
   "row_url": "https://pupulcorp.com/data/wait-times#wait-claude-full"
  },
  {
   "id": "wait-grok-full",
   "platform": "Grok",
   "export_tier": "Full export, grok.com",
   "reported_typical_wait": "A few minutes, some reports say days",
   "platform_stated_limit": "Not published",
   "download_window": "Not stated",
   "status": "reported",
   "checked": "2026-08-27",
   "source": "https://pupulcorp.com/data/wait-times",
   "row_url": "https://pupulcorp.com/data/wait-times#wait-grok-full"
  }
 ]
}