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How to Delete Your Google Purchase History
Don't let Google keep track of your shopping
By Ryan Dube Ryan Dube Writer University of Maine Ryan Dube is a freelance contributor to Lifewire and former Managing Editor of MakeUseOf, senior IT Analyst, and an automation engineer. lifewire's editorial guidelines Updated on September 11, 2020 Tweet Share Email Tweet Share Email In This Article
Expand Jump to a Section Access Your Purchase History Step-by-Step: Delete Your Purchase History Prevent Purchase History Use Stop Google Account Tracking If you use Gmail, Google can track every purchase you've ever made, even if it wasn't a purchase made from Google. Nearly everything you buy comes with an email confirmation or receipt. Every email confirmation for plane tickets or reloading your Starbucks card is something Google adds to your Google recent purchases list. Fortunately, you can delete this purchase history. You just need to know where to go. Google collects your purchase history so it can make its apps and services more useful to you. Google can use airplane ticket emails to help Google Assistant remind you when your plane is about to depart, or it'll use your hotel confirmation email so Google Assistant can remind you of your upcoming trip. How to Access Your Google Purchase History
To see your Google payment history and recent purchases, you just need to log into your Google account and visit the Google Purchases page. Here, you'll see all of your recent purchases, organized by date. If you scroll down, you'll notice relatively recent purchases, as well as ones stretching as far back as the previous year. How to Delete Your Google Purchase History
If you don't want a record of all of your purchases to exist on Google's servers, you can delete purchases from your Google purchase history. If you only want to remove one or a few purchases from the Google History, you can do that right from the purchase history page. From the Google Purchases page, select a purchase you want to delete. At the bottom of the payment detail page, select Remove Purchase. A pop-up window explains that to remove the purchase in the history, you need to delete the original email. Select View Email to open the email. The email opens in your Gmail account. Select the trash can icon at the top of the email to delete it. You may need to wait between 24 hours and a few days, but the next time Google performs a scan of your inbox for purchases, this purchase will be removed from your Purchase History list. Prevent Google From Using Your Purchase History
Unfortunately, there's no way to delete all the purchases in your purchase history in bulk. There's also no way to stop Google from scanning your emails and adding purchases to this list. However, there are a few important things to keep in mind if Google's monitoring activity bothers you: The Purchase History list is only accessible to you, when you're logged into your account. The only way to stop new items from being added to your Google Purchase History is to stop using Gmail. Keeping your Gmail account clean (empty all emails) will prevent anything from showing up in your Google Purchase history. You are able to stop Google from using your Purchase History in other products and services it offers. To prevent Google from using your private Purchase History: Go to Google.com and select Settings at the bottom right corner of the page. Make sure you're signed in to your Google account. Select Search settings from the menu. On the Search results page, under the Private results section, select Do not use private results. This stops Google from using your purchase history in its other products and services like Google Assistant or Google Ads. Changing this setting will make apps like Google Assistant less useful. You'll no longer receive reminders for things like flight departures or hotel reservations, for example. Google Account Tracking
Even though Google tracks your purchase history based on incoming email receipts, it's important to keep in mind that the information is private and only Google has access to it. If this form of tracking still bothers you, the easiest way to deal with it is to keep your Gmail inbox empty of any emails. Or, if the fact that Google is trying to track all of your activity bothers you greatly, you may want to consider seeking out an alternative email service. Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Subscribe Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit More from Lifewire How to Find Out Who (or What) Is Accessing Your Gmail How to Check Your Google Storage Quota How to Turn Off Google Location Tracking How to Reactivate Your Snapchat Account How to Delete Amazon Order History How to Clear Your Internet Explorer History Search History: How to View or Delete It How to Email a Google Doc Google Family Link: What It Is and How to Use It How to Delete Your Activity Log on Facebook How to Run a Google Security Checkup How to Delete Your Gmail Account How to Delete an iCloud Email Account Permanently How to Delete Gmail Emails Faster on Android What Does Google Know About Me? How to Remove Your Information From the Web Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up By clicking “Accept All Cookies”, you agree to the storing of cookies on your device to enhance site navigation, analyze site usage, and assist in our marketing efforts. Cookies Settings Accept All Cookies