Where to find and clear your Amazon Prime watch history
Your Amazon Prime watch history lives in your account settings, not in the app itself. To delete it, you log into your account on a web browser, navigate to your viewing activity, and remove titles one at a time or clear everything at once. The process takes about two minutes and works the same way whether you watch on a TV, phone, or computer.
Amazon stores this history to recommend shows and movies you might like, and to remember where you stopped watching. Clearing it removes those recommendations based on past viewing and starts your suggestions fresh. It does not affect your saved lists or watchlist — only the record of what you have actually watched.
Key Takeaways
- You must use a web browser to delete watch history; the Prime Video app on phones and TVs does not have this option.
- Go to your account settings, find "Your Account," then select "Manage Your Prime Video Watch History" to see everything you have watched.
- You can delete individual titles by clicking the X next to each one, or delete your entire history at once with a single button.
- Deleting watch history removes personalized recommendations but does not affect your watchlist, saved shows, or rental history.
- If you share an Amazon account with others, clearing history affects recommendations for everyone on that account.
Steps to delete individual titles from your history
Start by opening a web browser and going to amazon.com. Sign in with your account email and password if you are not already logged in. Once you are on the Amazon homepage, look for the account menu — this is usually a circle with your name or initials in the top right corner. Click it and select "Your Account" from the dropdown menu.
On the Your Account page, scroll down until you see a section labeled "Prime Video Settings" or "Video Preferences." Under that section, click "Manage Your Prime Video Watch History." This opens a page showing every title you have watched on Prime Video, listed with the most recent at the top.
Find the title you want to remove. Next to each title is a small X button. Click the X, and that title disappears from your history when ready. You can repeat this for as many titles as you want. There is no confirmation step — once you click the X, it is gone.
How to delete your entire watch history at once
If you want to clear everything instead of removing titles one by one, look at the top of your watch history page. There is a button that says "Clear All Watch History" or similar wording depending on when Amazon last updated the interface. Click this button once.
Amazon will ask you to confirm that you want to delete your entire watch history. This is the only confirmation step in the process. Click the confirmation button, and your entire history is deleted. This action cannot be undone, so make sure you actually want to clear everything before you confirm.
After you clear your history, your Prime Video homepage will no longer show "Continue Watching" sections or recommendations based on what you have previously watched. Your suggestions will start building again as you watch new content.
What happens when you delete watch history
Deleting watch history removes the record of what you watched, but it does not erase other parts of your account. Your watchlist — the shows and movies you have saved for later — stays intact. Any rentals or purchases you have made remain in your account and in your billing history. Your ratings and reviews of titles also stay on your account.
The main change is that Amazon stops using your past viewing to suggest new shows and movies. If you have watched a lot of action movies, for example, your homepage will stop recommending action titles based on that history. Over time, as you watch new content, Prime will build a new set of recommendations based on your current viewing.
If you share your Amazon account with family members, clearing your watch history affects everyone on that account. All personalized recommendations disappear for all users. This is why some households create separate Amazon profiles for each person — so each person has their own watch history and recommendations without affecting others.
Creating separate profiles to keep watch histories private
If you share an Amazon account and want to keep your watch history separate from others, you can create individual profiles within the same account. Each profile has its own watch history, recommendations, and watchlist. This way, one person can clear their history without affecting what others see.
To create a profile, go to your account settings and look for "Profiles & Parental Controls" or "Manage Profiles." Click the option to add a new profile and give it a name. Once the profile is created, anyone using that profile will have their own separate watch history. When you sign into Prime Video on any device, you can select which profile you want to use.
Profiles are useful if you have children on your account, because you can set parental controls for each profile separately. You can also delete a profile's watch history without affecting the main account or other profiles.
Deleting watch history on the Prime Video app
The Prime Video app on phones, tablets, and smart TVs does not have a built-in option to delete watch history. You must use a web browser on a computer to access the watch history settings. However, once you delete your history through the website, it disappears from the app as well.
If you want to prevent the app from storing your watch history in the first place, some devices let you sign out of your account on that device. When you sign out, the app stops tracking what you watch on that specific device. The next time you sign back in, the app will not have a record of what you watched while you were signed out.
Another option is to use private or incognito mode on your phone or tablet's web browser to watch Prime Video without storing history. Open your browser's private mode, go to amazon.com, and watch from there. When you close private mode, that viewing session is not saved to your account history.
Why Amazon stores your watch history
Amazon keeps your watch history for two main reasons: to show you where you stopped watching a show so you can resume it later, and to build personalized recommendations based on your viewing patterns. The "Continue Watching" section on your Prime homepage pulls from this history. Without it, you would have to remember exactly where you left off in a series.
The recommendation system uses your history to suggest titles similar to what you have watched before. If you watch a lot of documentaries, Prime learns that and suggests more documentaries. This can be helpful if you like discovering new content in genres you already enjoy, but some people find it intrusive or prefer to browse without algorithmic suggestions.
You can also pause your watch history without deleting it. Some accounts have an option to temporarily stop recording what you watch, then resume recording later. This is different from deleting — it just stops the recording going forward without erasing what has already been recorded.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I delete watch history on just one device?
No. Watch history is tied to your Amazon account, not to individual devices. When you delete your history, it is deleted from your account everywhere — on your phone, TV, computer, and any other device you use to watch Prime Video. If you want to keep history separate by device, you would need to use different Amazon accounts or different profiles on the same account.
Does deleting watch history remove my continue watching section?
Yes. The "Continue Watching" section is built from your watch history. Once you delete your history, that section disappears. If you were in the middle of watching a show, you will have to search for it again and manually find the episode you were on. For this reason, many people delete individual titles rather than clearing everything at once.
Will deleting my watch history affect my Prime Video recommendations?
Yes. Amazon uses your watch history to personalize recommendations. Once you delete your history, the recommendations reset and start building again based on what you watch going forward. It may take a few days or weeks of new viewing before personalized suggestions appear again.
Can I see a deleted watch history after I clear it?
No. Once you delete a title from your watch history or clear your entire history, it is permanently removed from your account. Amazon does not keep a backup of deleted watch history that you can recover. If you deleted something by accident, there is no way to restore it.
What if I delete my watch history but want to keep recommendations?
You cannot delete watch history and keep recommendations — they are connected. If you want recommendations without a visible watch history, your only option is to create a separate profile and use that profile for watching. The main account profile will have no history, but a new profile will start building its own history and recommendations from scratch.