How to Open and Read Instagram message_1.json Files
Everything you need to know about Instagram's exported message JSON files, how they are structured, and how to view them easily.
When you download your information from Meta Accounts Center in JSON format, conversation folders contain message_1.json files. Learn how participants, timestamps, and messages are organized, and how to visualize them in seconds.
What is inside message_1.json?
Each file contains conversation participants, an array of message objects with Unix millisecond timestamps, reaction arrays, and shared links.