On February 16, 2025 By newsroom Topic: Technology Buyers Guide
Here’s a step-by-step guide to help you access viewing history, set up profiles, and optimize recommendations for a specific genre on Netflix.
Netflix provides a detailed record of everything you’ve watched, which you can use to clean up your account, analyze your viewing habits, or refine recommendations.
Go to Netflix and log in using your credentials.
Navigate to Your Account Settings:
On the top-right corner, click your profile icon and select Account.
Find Viewing Activity:
Select Viewing Activity.
Download Your Viewing History (Optional):
Example: If you watched a show you didn’t like (e.g., a reality show your friend watched on your account), hide it.
Identify Binge Patterns:
Creating separate profiles ensures personalized recommendations for each user or genre preference.
Log in and click Manage Profiles.
Create a New Profile:
Click Add Profile and enter a name for the profile (e.g., “Action Movies” or “Kids’ Profile”).
Customize the Profile:
Set content restrictions (e.g., Kids or PG-13 content).
Switch Between Profiles:
Watch only content from that genre on the profile to refine its recommendations.
Family vs. Personal Profiles:
Netflix’s AI tailors recommendations based on what you watch, rate, and search for. You can optimize these recommendations for a specific genre like Action, Sci-Fi, or Documentaries.
After finishing a movie or show, use the Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down feature.
Search for Genre-Specific Content:
Watch more of these titles to strengthen the genre’s presence in your recommendations.
Add Genre-Specific Titles to My List:
Netflix has hidden genre codes to filter content by niche subgenres.
https://www.netflix.com/browse/genre/XXXX
XXXX
with the genre code.| Genre | Code |
|--------------------------|-----------|
| Action & Adventure | 1365 |
| Documentaries | 6839 |
| Sci-Fi & Fantasy | 1492 |
| Stand-Up Comedy | 11559 |
| Anime | 7424 |
Example: To find Sci-Fi content, use this link:
https://www.netflix.com/browse/genre/1492
Example: If you want recommendations for Documentaries, remove unrelated titles like romantic comedies.
Watch Key Genre-Specific Titles:
Filter Netflix’s library by genre, release date, or rating.
JustWatch:
Find trending titles and upcoming releases.
Reelgood:
Netflix will randomly pick a title based on your preferences.
Preview Content: