Extract WhatsApp contacts from iCloud

“I lost my WhatsApp contacts occasionally, i want to get them back. and i’ve done backup in iCloud, my friends say i can extract WhatsApp contacts from my iCloud backup. But what should i do to extract WhatsApp contacts from iCloud?”

Doing backup in iCloud is very convenient, only if our iPhone is connected with Wifi, so most of us will choose iCloud to do backup. But when we need the backup in iCloud, like WhatsApp contacts, we may just don’t know how to extract them out. Now we’ll show you the ways to extract WhatsApp contacts from iCloud.

Extract WhatsApp contacts from iCloud directly

By doing this way, it will need us to erase all content and settings, so some data in our iPhone will be overwritten. If need, you can do another backup for your iPhone data before extracting WhatsApp contacts from iCloud.

Step 1. Connect your iPhone with Wifi, go to Setting--General--Erase all content and settings, when all content and settings are erased, go to set up assistant with a hello screen.

Step 2. Swipe to begin the setup progress, choose “Restore from Backup”, then confirm with “Restore”.

Now you’ll have your WhatsApp contacts back.



Extract WhatsApp contacts from iCloud with iRefone selectively

If you only need to extract part of WhatsApp contacts, and you don’t want to erase all content and settings. You’ll need to relay on iRefone for help.

iRefone is an excellent iOS data recovery software, it can selectively extract your iPhone data from iCloud backup. Also it can recover your lost or deleted iPhone data, like contacts, notes, messages, photos, WeChat messages, WhatsApp messages, reminders, calenders ect.

Now you can download and install the free trail version to have a try.



Step 1. Run iRefone, choose “Recover from iCloud”, log in it with your Apple ID and password.



Step 2. When log in, all the data files in your iCloud backup will show up. Click “Download” at the end of the files you need.



Step 3. After downloading, we’ll enter the new interface with data icon and media icon that iRefone can recover, tap on “WhatsApp Contact” icon, and it’ll be scanned by iRefone.



Step 4. Wait a few minutes for scanning, then you can preview and choose the WhatsApp contacts you need, tap on “Recover to PC”.

Then you’ll have your WhatsApp contacts back.