Usually not in the CSV. Platform rules mean you cannot take Instagram or Messenger conversation content with you, only the contact records and fields you collected. Use their API or ask support if you need attachments in bulk.
How to export your data from Manychat
Whether you are switching tools or just want a backup, getting your data out of Manychat is straightforward once you know where to look. These steps are based on Manychat's public help documentation. Menus move, so if something looks different, their help centre is linked at the end.
Updated 15 September 2026
Step by step: exporting from Manychat
- Log in to Manychat and open the Contacts (Audience) page.
- Use the bulk action on the contact list and choose Export to download a CSV of your subscribers and their custom fields.
- Open each automation you want to keep and use the share or export option to save it as a template.
- Copy your keyword triggers and growth tool settings by hand, as they are not in the contact export.
- Broadcast history can be checked in the Broadcasts page but is not exported in bulk.
Good to know
- Platform rules mean you cannot take Instagram or Messenger conversation content with you, only the contact records and fields you collected.
- Export before you downgrade. Free plans lose access to some bulk actions.
What to do with the export
Most brands do not import old conversations into the new tool. Customers rarely refer back to them, and your Shopify order history already holds what matters. Keep the export as a record and start fresh.
Do bring across the useful parts: your saved replies, your FAQ answers and your policies. In Paperflower these become brand knowledge, so drafts are correct from day one.
Switching to Paperflower
Paperflower is an AI customer agent for Shopify brands in Australia and New Zealand. It reads every Instagram and Facebook comment, DM and support email, sorts them by what matters, drafts a reply with your order details and brand knowledge, hides spam, and flags the people who are ready to buy.
Request access, connect Instagram, Facebook, email and Shopify, paste in your policies and FAQs, and you are live. Nothing is sent without your approval unless you turn auto-send on.
Frequently asked questions
Vendors keep data for a limited time after cancellation, and some remove it quickly. Export first, then cancel.
Not today. Paperflower starts from the day you connect your channels and pulls in your Shopify order history for context. Keep your export as a record.
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Connect Instagram, Facebook, email and Shopify in a few minutes. AI drafts every reply, you stay in control, and nothing is sent without your say-so unless you switch that on.