How to Export Data from Yazio (Complete 2026 Guide)

Yazio's data export is limited to a PDF summary on PRO. For full data, file a GDPR subject access request — here's how, plus the manual workarounds.

Yazio is one of the most popular calorie trackers in Europe, with a clean interface and strong PRO feature set. But when users decide to switch apps, back up their history, or simply audit the data the app holds, they run into a wall: the in-app export is intentionally narrow. A PDF summary covers a limited date range and some aggregate nutrients. Your full meal-by-meal diary, custom recipes, weight history, and fasting records are not part of that PDF.

The good news is that European data protection law gives you a clear path to the complete archive, and there are several manual workarounds that fill the gaps while you wait for the official response. This guide walks through every option, end to end, so you can leave Yazio with your history intact — or keep Yazio and run a second tracker alongside it without losing continuity.

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What Yazio Officially Exports

The PRO PDF summary

If you subscribe to Yazio PRO, the app offers a PDF export from the diary section. This export produces a human-readable summary rather than a machine-readable dataset. Typical contents include:

• A date range you select (commonly up to 30 or 90 days in one run).
• Daily totals for calories and primary macros.
• A simple list of logged meals grouped by day.
• Weight entries across the selected window.

The PDF is useful for sharing a snapshot with a dietitian or your GP. It is much less useful for migration, because every field is laid out for reading, not parsing. Copying 180 days of entries from a PDF into another app by hand is realistic for a week of data, painful for a month, and impractical for a year.

What the PDF does not include

Features that do not survive the PDF export in any structured form:

• Custom recipes with ingredient lists and portion sizes.
• Custom foods you created yourself.
• Fasting timer history and streaks.
• Water intake logs, if you tracked them.
• Meal photos attached to entries.
• Notes or tags on meals.
• Micronutrient detail beyond the small set shown in the summary.
• Activity and step data pulled in from HealthKit or Health Connect.

The free tier

On the free tier, Yazio does not expose a built-in export at all. Free users see their data in the app, but the export button is gated behind PRO. This is where the GDPR route becomes the primary option rather than a fallback.

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GDPR Data Subject Access Request

European users (and users of any EU-headquartered app) have the right under Article 15 of the General Data Protection Regulation to request a copy of the personal data a company holds about them. Yazio is headquartered in Erfurt, Germany, so it is squarely inside the GDPR's scope. You can file a subject access request and Yazio is obliged to respond within one month.

This is not legal advice. It is a practical explanation of how the request works in everyday use.

What Article 15 covers

Article 15 gives you the right to obtain:

• Confirmation of whether your personal data is being processed.
• A copy of the personal data undergoing processing.
• Information about the purpose of processing, categories of data, recipients, retention periods, and your other rights under the regulation.

For a calorie tracker, the "copy of the personal data" is the part that matters for migration. In practice, most apps respond with a structured archive — commonly a ZIP containing JSON or CSV files — that includes your logged meals, weight history, custom entries, and account information.

How to file the request

1. Draft a short, clear email. You do not need legal language. A few sentences are enough.
2. Send it to Yazio's privacy contact. The current address is listed in the app's privacy policy under the data protection officer or privacy contacts section. Use the address shown there at the time you send it.
3. Include the email associated with your Yazio account and, if you have it, your user ID from the account settings screen.
4. Keep the sent email. You will use the date as the starting point for the one-month timeline.

A template you can adapt

Subject: GDPR Article 15 Subject Access Request

Hello,

Under Article 15 of the GDPR, I am requesting a copy of all personal data you hold about me, including my complete food diary, weight history, custom foods, custom recipes, fasting logs, and any activity or integration data.

Please provide the export in a commonly used, machine-readable format (CSV or JSON).

Account email: [your email] Account ID (if known): [your ID]

Thank you, [your name]

Timeline and what to expect

The GDPR requires a response within one month of the request. Companies may extend by up to two further months for complex requests, but must tell you about the extension within the first month. Most calorie-tracking apps respond inside the initial window.

You should receive one of three outcomes:

• A download link to a structured archive of your data.
• An email with the data attached, for smaller accounts.
• A request for identity verification before the data is released.

If the response arrives as a generic PDF summary rather than structured data, reply and specifically ask for the machine-readable format. Article 15 entitles you to receive the data in a commonly used electronic form when the request is made electronically.

If the deadline passes

If you do not hear back within one month and no extension notice has been sent, you can escalate. Options include a second email referencing the original date, a complaint to the supervisory authority in your country (for German companies, the Thuringia data protection authority covers Erfurt), or an EU-wide complaint via your own national authority. Most users never need this step — a clear follow-up email is usually enough.

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Manual Workarounds

While your GDPR response is in flight, or if you simply want to grab the data quickly without waiting, there are several manual techniques that preserve most of what matters.

Screenshots of the diary

Low-tech but surprisingly effective. Open Yazio, swipe back through each day, and screenshot the diary page. On iPhone, use the Screenshots album to keep everything grouped. On Android, a single folder in Google Photos does the same.

This captures exactly what you saw in the app, including meal names, portion sizes, and calorie values. It does not produce a file you can parse, but it does give you a dated visual record you can reference while re-entering data in your new tracker.

Tips to make screenshots more useful:

• Sort by date before you start.
• Screenshot the weekly and monthly summary views as well as daily detail.
• Back the album up to iCloud, Google Drive, or another cloud service before you uninstall Yazio.

HealthKit and Health Connect weight bridge

If you linked Yazio to Apple Health (HealthKit on iPhone and iPad) or Health Connect on Android, your weight entries and possibly nutrition totals were mirrored into the platform's central health store.

On iPhone, open the Health app, tap Browse, then Body Measurements, then Weight. Every entry Yazio wrote is available there, and you can export the full Health archive from Settings inside the Health app. The archive is a large ZIP with an XML file that lists every data point. Any new calorie tracker that integrates with HealthKit can read weight from the same store, so your body-weight history survives the move automatically.

On Android, Health Connect offers the same idea via its data management screen. You can review exactly which data Yazio wrote, export it, and grant another app read access so your weight graph does not reset on day one.

Nutrition data is more variable. Some apps write calories, macros, and micronutrients to Apple Health; others only write totals. Check the Nutrition category in Apple Health before you uninstall Yazio so you know what is already there.

Recipe recreation

Custom recipes are the entries most users mourn losing. They took effort to build: searching each ingredient, setting portions, naming the recipe, saving it. None of that appears in the PDF export in a way you can copy cleanly.

Two realistic approaches:

1. Screenshot each recipe's ingredient list inside Yazio before you delete the app. The screenshot preserves every ingredient and portion, and you can rebuild the recipe in your new tracker at leisure.
2. Open each recipe, note the ingredients in a plain text document or a notes app, and keep that list as your recipe master. Rebuilding the recipe in a new app is then a straightforward copy job.

Manual CSV

If you are comfortable in a spreadsheet, you can create a lightweight CSV yourself while you work through screenshots: date, meal, food, portion, calories, protein, carbs, fat. A weekend of keyboard time covers several months of history and gives you a file you can import into any tracker that supports CSV upload — MyFitnessPal Premium, Cronometer, and several others.

Weight and measurements

If your primary interest is weight trajectory rather than meal-by-meal detail, HealthKit and Health Connect already have the data. Spend zero minutes on screenshots and focus on recipes and macros instead.

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Where to Import to Next

Once you have whatever combination of PDF, GDPR archive, screenshots, and notes makes sense for you, the next question is where the data lands. The three most common destinations in 2026 are Nutrola, MyFitnessPal, and Cronometer.

Nutrola (manual setup, verified data)

Nutrola does not offer a one-click Yazio import, and it is important to be honest about that. What it does offer is fast manual setup with three logging methods that massively reduce the pain of re-entering history:

• AI photo logging identifies foods in under three seconds. Snap a plate, confirm the portion, done.
• Voice logging uses natural-language processing. Say "two eggs, toast, and a coffee with milk" and the entry appears.
• Barcode scanning covers the packaged foods you eat regularly, so recurring entries are a single scan.

The 1.8 million+ verified database handles the food matching for you. For users with heavy custom-recipe libraries, recipes still need to be rebuilt, but the building itself is faster because ingredient lookup is accurate on the first search.

MyFitnessPal (CSV import on Premium)

MyFitnessPal accepts CSV imports on Premium subscriptions. If you built a manual CSV from screenshots, or you received a structured GDPR archive that you converted to CSV format, Premium is the import path. The database is crowdsourced, so quality varies, but the raw import mechanic is reliable.

Cronometer (CSV import, verified database)

Cronometer supports CSV import as well, with the advantage of a USDA-backed verified database. The free tier has limits; Gold is needed for the full import workflow. Cronometer is the best fit if you want the most nutritional detail per entry, especially for micronutrients.

Choosing between them

The honest framing: if you want modern logging (photo, voice) and a clean native experience on iPhone, iPad, Android, and Apple Watch, Nutrola fits. If you have a large existing CSV and your priority is bulk import with minimal setup, MyFitnessPal Premium or Cronometer Gold is the shorter path. All three can coexist during the transition — log to the new app going forward while your historical data sits in a PDF and a CSV for reference.

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How Nutrola Handles Post-Migration Onboarding

Migration friction is not about the first day. It is about the two weeks after, when your habits have not yet rebuilt and every unfamiliar tap feels like a reason to give up. Nutrola's onboarding is designed specifically for users coming from another tracker.

• Guided setup: goal, activity level, and macro targets configured in under three minutes.
• HealthKit and Health Connect auto-link: weight history from your previous tracker appears immediately if it was written to the platform store.
• AI photo logging: snap a meal, get a verified entry in under three seconds. No database searching while you rebuild muscle memory.
• Voice logging with natural-language processing: say what you ate and Nutrola parses it. Useful while you rebuild custom food habits.
• Barcode scanning: 1.8 million+ verified database, including European and US packaged goods.
• Recipe builder: rebuild your favorite Yazio recipes with accurate ingredient matching on first search.
• 100+ nutrients tracked: calories, macros, vitamins, minerals, fiber, sodium, and more, written back to Apple Health.
• Custom foods: save anything the database does not cover, from a local bakery item to a home-brand sauce.
• Multi-device sync: iPhone, iPad, Android, Apple Watch, and the web app stay aligned through iCloud and Nutrola's cloud.
• 14 languages: Nutrola is localized across Europe and beyond, so your switch from Yazio does not force a language change.
• Zero ads on every tier: free and paid. No interstitials between meals, no banner ads draining battery.
• €2.50/month after the free tier: the lowest ongoing price among modern AI-powered trackers, with a genuine free level for users who only need the basics.

Onboarding is the stretch where most migrations fail. Nutrola's combination of AI entry methods and a clean verified database is designed to close that gap so the first two weeks feel lighter than the last two weeks on Yazio, not heavier.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Does Yazio have a built-in export feature?

Yes, but only on PRO. Yazio PRO includes a PDF export of the diary for a selected date range. It is a human-readable summary, not a machine-readable archive. The free tier does not include a built-in export.

How do I get my full Yazio data if I am on the free tier?

File a GDPR subject access request under Article 15. European data protection law requires Yazio to respond within one month with a copy of your personal data. Send the request to the privacy contact address listed in the current Yazio privacy policy.

How long does a GDPR request to Yazio take?

Up to one month by law, with an extension of up to two further months possible for complex cases (and only if you are notified inside the first month). Most responses arrive within the initial window.

Will my Yazio weight history transfer automatically to Nutrola?

If you linked Yazio to Apple Health or Health Connect, your weight entries live in the platform's health store. When you connect Nutrola to the same store, your weight history appears without manual re-entry. Meal logs and custom recipes do not transfer this way — those require manual setup or the techniques covered above.

Can I import a Yazio CSV directly into Nutrola?

Nutrola does not currently offer a one-click Yazio import. If you have a CSV from your GDPR response, you can use it as a reference while rebuilding favorites in Nutrola, or import it into MyFitnessPal Premium or Cronometer Gold, which both accept CSV uploads. Nutrola's AI photo, voice, and barcode logging significantly reduce the time needed for manual re-entry.

Should I cancel Yazio PRO before or after exporting?

Export first, cancel second. The PDF export is a PRO-only feature, so canceling first removes access to the in-app export. File your GDPR request before you cancel too, so the account is still active if Yazio needs to verify it during processing.

Is it legal for Yazio to refuse my data export request?

Under GDPR, Yazio cannot refuse a valid Article 15 request from an EU data subject except in narrow, defined circumstances (for example, manifestly unfounded or excessive repeat requests). A first-time request for your own data has to be fulfilled. If a response is missing past the deadline, escalation to the relevant supervisory authority is the standard next step.

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Final Verdict

Yazio's export story is frustrating by design: the in-app PDF is limited, and the deeper archive is only accessible through a GDPR subject access request. The good news is that the request itself is simple, the timeline is predictable, and the manual workarounds cover almost everything while you wait — screenshots for the diary, HealthKit or Health Connect for weight, notes for custom recipes.

Where your data lands next depends on the workflow you want going forward. For users who want modern AI-powered logging, verified nutrition data across 100+ nutrients, zero ads, and the lowest ongoing price in the category, Nutrola is a clean landing spot at €2.50/month after the free tier, backed by a 1.8 million+ verified database and 14 languages. For users with a ready-made CSV and a preference for bulk import, MyFitnessPal Premium or Cronometer Gold is the shorter path.

Either way, the exit from Yazio is more achievable than the in-app export button suggests. File the GDPR request, capture the screenshots, let HealthKit carry the weight history, and start logging in your next tracker without waiting for a perfect migration that no app currently offers.