Clear your Amazon search history in three places
Amazon stores your searches in three separate locations, and you need to clear all three to fully remove your search history. The main search history lives in your account settings, but Amazon also keeps a record on your device's browser and in your Alexa app if you use voice search. Most people only clear one place and think they're done, then find their old searches still showing up.
The fastest way is to delete everything at once through your Amazon account, which takes about two minutes. If you want to delete individual searches instead of your whole history, you can do that too — it just takes longer. Either way, the steps are straightforward and work the same on phone, tablet, or computer.
Key Takeaways
- Amazon stores search history in your account, your browser, and your Alexa app separately, so clearing one place won't clear the others.
- You can delete all searches at once through your account settings, or remove individual searches one by one if you want to keep some.
- Clearing your browser history and cookies will also remove searches stored by your web browser itself.
- If you use Alexa voice search, you'll need to clear that history separately through the Alexa app.
- Your search history will start building again as soon as you search for something new, unless you turn off search history recording.
Delete all your Amazon search history at once
Open Amazon.com and sign into your account. Move your cursor to the top right corner where your account name appears, then click on "Account" from the dropdown menu. Look for "Login & security" and click it.
Scroll down until you see "Devices and Alexa" or "Manage your content and devices" — the exact name depends on whether you use Alexa. Click on "Manage your content and devices." On the next page, find the tab labeled "Search history" and click it. You'll see a list of everything you've searched for on Amazon, with the most recent searches at the top.
At the top of the search history page, you'll see a button that says "Delete all" or "Clear all." Click it. Amazon will ask you to confirm — click "Yes" or "Confirm" when it does. Your entire search history will disappear immediately. The page will show "No search history" or a similar message once it's done.
Remove individual searches instead of everything
If you want to keep some searches and only delete others, follow the same steps to reach your search history page. Instead of clicking "Delete all," look for an X button or trash icon next to each individual search result. Click the X next to any search you want to remove.
You can delete searches one at a time this way, which is useful if you only want to hide a few specific items. However, if you have years of search history, this method takes a long time — most people find it faster to delete everything and start fresh. There's no way to select multiple searches at once and delete them together, so you really do have to click each one individually.
Clear search history from your web browser
Your web browser (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, or Edge) keeps its own record of what you searched for on Amazon, separate from your Amazon account history. Clearing your Amazon account search history does not clear your browser's memory. You need to clear your browser history and cookies to remove this second copy.
On Chrome: Click the three-line menu in the top right corner, then click "Settings." Click "Privacy and security" on the left side, then "Clear browsing data." Make sure "Cookies and other site data" and "Browsing history" are both checked. Set the time range to "All time" if you want to clear everything. Click "Clear data."
On Safari: Click "Safari" in the top menu bar, then "Clear History." Choose how far back you want to clear — "all history" removes everything. Click "Clear History."
On Firefox: Click the three-line menu in the top right, then "Settings." Click "Privacy & Security" on the left. Under "History," click "Clear Recent History." Make sure "Cookies" and "Browsing & Download History" are checked, set the time range to "Everything," and click "Clear Now."
Delete Alexa voice search history
If you use Amazon Alexa to search by voice, those searches are stored separately in the Alexa app. Clearing your Amazon account search history won't touch your Alexa history. Open the Alexa app on your phone or tablet and tap the three-line menu in the bottom right corner.
Tap "Settings," then "Alexa Privacy," then "Review voice history." You'll see a list of everything you've asked Alexa. To delete all of it at once, look for a "Delete all" or "Clear all" button at the top. To delete individual voice searches, tap the X or trash icon next to each one. After you delete, the Alexa app will confirm that the history is gone.
Turn off search history recording to prevent future tracking
Once you've cleared your history, you can stop Amazon from recording new searches going forward. Go back to your account settings and find "Manage your content and devices" the same way you did before. Click the "Search history" tab again.
At the top of the page, you should see a toggle or checkbox that says "Manage search history" or "Record search history." Turn this off or uncheck it. Amazon will stop saving your searches from that point on. However, this also means Amazon won't use your search history to recommend products to you, which some people find helpful. You can turn it back on anytime by going to the same page and toggling it back on.
Keep in mind that turning off search history recording only stops Amazon from saving new searches. It does not delete searches that are already saved. You still need to clear your existing history using the steps above.
What happens after you clear your history
Once you delete your search history, it's gone from your Amazon account. Amazon will no longer show you product recommendations based on what you've searched for before. Your search suggestions will be based only on what you search for going forward, plus general browsing trends.
If you share an Amazon account with someone else, clearing your search history also clears theirs — the history is tied to the account, not to individual people. If you want private searches without affecting someone else's account, you'll need to use a private browsing window (called "Incognito" in Chrome, "Private" in Safari, and "Private Window" in Firefox). Searches made in private browsing mode are not saved to your Amazon account at all.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does clearing my search history delete my saved items and wishlists?
No. Search history and saved items are stored separately. Clearing your search history only removes the record of what you've searched for — it does not affect your wishlist, cart, or saved for later items. Those will stay exactly as they are.
Will Amazon still recommend products to me after I clear my history?
Amazon will still recommend products based on your purchase history and browsing activity, but not based on your searches. Your recommendations will be less personalized until you build up new search history. If you've turned off search history recording entirely, recommendations will rely only on what you've actually bought.
Can I see my deleted search history after I clear it?
No. Once you delete your search history through your account settings, it's permanently removed from your Amazon account. Amazon does not provide a way to recover deleted searches. If you deleted something by accident, you cannot get it back.
Does clearing my browser history remove my Amazon searches?
Clearing your browser history removes searches that your browser recorded, but not searches stored in your Amazon account. You need to do both — clear your Amazon account search history and clear your browser history — to fully remove all traces of your searches.
If I use Amazon on multiple devices, do I need to clear history on each one?
Your Amazon account search history is the same across all devices, so clearing it once through your account settings removes it everywhere. However, each device's browser keeps its own separate history, so you'll need to clear the browser history on each device individually if you want to remove those records too.