How to Get Text Message Records From Boost Mobile
Reviewed by Jacob Reed, founder of Verity ·
Short answer
Through a subpoena, sent where Boost says. Boost Mobile's own subpoena contact sheet routes general civil subpoenas and requests from lawyers to one email address, Boostsubpoenas@dish.com, and law enforcement requests to a separate service. Like other carriers' records, what comes back is a log of who texted whom and when, not the words. For the words, export the conversation from the phone, and save any usage history your own account shows.
Boost is one of the brands where the right address for a subpoena isn't obvious. Boost publishes it.
Where requests go
- Civil subpoenas and lawyer requests: Boost's sheet says to email them to Boostsubpoenas@dish.com, and marks that address as not for law enforcement.
- Law enforcement: subpoenas, warrants and emergency requests go to a separate service, Subsentio, by phone or email, and that route is not for lawyers or civil use.
A family case usually means your lawyer sends a civil subpoena; see how subpoenas for text records work.
What a carrier record shows
In most cases, a carrier keeps a log of each text on a line (date, time, the other number, which direction), not the words. Boost's sheet says nothing about how long it keeps records, so ask early. The bigger picture is in how long phone carriers keep text messages and prepaid carrier records.
What to do yourself first
- Look in your Boost account for any call and text history, and save what it shows.
- If there is none, ask customer service in writing what the account holder can get, and keep the answer.
- Export the conversation from your phone: that is where the words are (see how to export your texts).
Matching a log to the messages
Verity reads your exported conversation in your browser, without uploading it, and numbers every message in date order, so a line in a carrier log can be matched to a numbered message.
Boost page cited
Read on November 3, 2026. Contact details change; check the current sheet before sending anything.
This is general information, not legal advice. Verity is not affiliated with Boost Mobile. Ask your attorney whether a subpoena is worth it in your case.
The words are on the phone
Drop in your export and read every message numbered in date order. It is read in your browser and is not uploaded.