LERS Portals & Law-Enforcement Data Requests, by Platform
How police and government agencies request user data from major platforms — the official LERS portal, legal process, and emergency channels for each. Search or filter by platform below.
WhatsApp LERS Portal: Police & Government Data Request Guide
Step-by-step guide to WhatsApp's LERS Portal (Law Enforcement Response System): how authorised police and government file preservation and data requests.
Open guideFacebook & Instagram LERS Portal: Police Data Request Guide
How law enforcement uses Meta's LERS Portal at facebook.com/records to request Facebook, Instagram and Threads data: preservation and records requests.
Open guideTelegram Law Enforcement Data Request: How to Investigate Telegram
Telegram has no LERS portal — police request data by email under legal process. Identifiers, the data provided (IP, phone), and India's IT Rules timeline.
Open guideGoogle LERS Portal: Police & Government Data Request Guide
How law enforcement uses Google's LERS Portal (lers.google.com) to request Gmail, Drive and account data: preservation, disclosure, emergency, and India's MLAT route.
Open guideApple Law Enforcement Portal: Police Data Request Guide (iCloud)
How police request Apple & iCloud data via Apple's Law Enforcement Portal (lep.apple.com): preservation, device records, emergency, and the warrant/MLAT rule.
Open guideLaw Enforcement Data Requests: Platform-by-Platform LERS Guide
How police and government request user data from WhatsApp, Google, Meta, Apple and Telegram: the LERS portals, preservation vs disclosure, emergencies, and India's MLAT route.
Open guideWhat Is LERS? Law-Enforcement Response Systems, Explained
LERS stands for Law Enforcement Response (or Request) System — the online portals where verified police submit data requests to WhatsApp, Google, Meta, Apple and more. How they work.
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