Whether you share your Amazon account with a friend or family member or just need to be discreet when checking your orders in public, Amazon’s archive orders feature can come in handy.
So, while there’s no way for you to delete an order from your purchase history, these steps will help you keep your purchases away from prying eyes, while still maintaining a record of your transactions.
How to Archive Amazon Orders
To archive an Amazon order, you’ll need to follow these steps:
The process is the same for archiving both older andrecent orders that haven’t arrivedyet.
How to View Your Archived Amazon Orders
The benefit of archiving an order is that you can view the purchase details, request a refund or replacement, ortrack the packagewhenever you want to. Here’s how you can view archived orders:
Can You Archive Amazon Orders on Your Phone?
Currently, archiving an order is only possible through Amazon’s website. So, if you’re using the Amazon app on your iPhone or Android, you won’t see this option. In this case, you’ll need to visit the Amazon website through your mobile browser and switch to the desktop site mode.
Depending on the screen size of your smartphone, this could make it tricky for you to navigate the platform and archive your orders successfully.
Amazon Might Not Offer the Best Privacy
While archiving your orders on Amazon this way can help, you may have other privacy issues if you share your Amazon account with several others. If this is the case, you may want to consider looking up alternatives to the e-commerce platform for your shopping needs.
