Amex US: transaction downloads and archived billing PDFs
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Corrected October 12, 2026: transaction scopes and archive delay.
The desktop apps export date, description, and amount as CSV. Open CSV in Excel to save an XLSX workbook. Statement support varies: verify the result against your own PDF.
Choose the transaction-download scope
Amex offers viewing, filtering, sorting and downloading the previous two years of transactions in PDF, Excel or CSV. CSV is comma-separated values. The Excel extension and exported columns are untested.
The separate software download covers recent activity and the past six billing statements, in Quicken, QuickBooks or CSV formats. Find download options on the left of the online account page.
| Amex download scope | Decision |
|---|---|
| Two-year transaction history | PDF, Excel or CSV downloads |
| Recent activity plus six billing statements | Software-download scope; six billing cycles need not equal six calendar months |
| Archived billing statement | Allow up to twenty-four hours after selection for online availability |
Retrieve the issued bill
- Sign in to the US online card account.
- In the statement list, choose the required statement PDF.
A selected archived Amex PDF becomes available online within twenty-four hours. Archive age and closed-card access remain unconfirmed.
These US card instructions do not establish routes for Amex Savings, Serve, corporate/iCC or another country’s account.
Record planner and analysis
LocalExtract processes one PDF locally to date,description,amount CSV; Excel can save that CSV as an XLSX workbook. Downloads and limits.
For an Amex US analysis file, choose the transaction service whose offered dates fit: two-year history or recent activity/six billing statements. For the issued bill, use the statement list; allow the documented twenty-four-hour delay for a selected archive.
Official sources checked October 12, 2026.
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