How to Find and Automate Your Lyft Receipts

Finding Lyft receipts is simple: open the Lyft app, go to Ride history, and tap a trip to see its receipt. For hands-free tracking, set up email auto-forwarding to SparkReceipt so every Lyft receipt is automatically scanned, categorized, and added to your financial records -- no manual work required.

Feeling overwhelmed by how complicated it is to keep track of all your expenses? Whether you're a freelancer, small business owner, or just someone trying to organize your life better, it's probably the small, routine expenses like Lyft fares which make life complicated for you.

Forward Your Receipts Automatically

If you're a regular Lyft customer or rideshare driver tracking business expenses, you only have to forward your receipts to a receipt scanning app to add them to your financial records. The app will read the receipt and input your information by itself so you can focus on the sweeter things in life. Just choose an app like SparkReceipt that supports auto-forwarding email receipts and auto-scanning via email.

Sign up for SparkReceipt and Identify Your Unique Email Address

Your personal forwarding address can be found from "Email Documents" option in the app's main menu.

To forward emails to SparkReceipt, first identify your unique forwarding address in the app under "Email Documents" in the main menu. Save this address to your email contacts for easy access. When you receive a receipt from Lyft, just forward it to this address. SparkReceipt will process the receipt, whether it's an attachment or embedded in the email, and you'll receive a confirmation email once the receipt is successfully scanned and added to your account.

You can also set up an auto-forwarding rule in Gmail or Outlook that sends every Lyft receipt email to this address, so receipts reach SparkReceipt without you lifting a finger.

Find Your Lyft Receipts Manually

This quick and easy guide will tell you how, on your phone or your computer:

Locating Lyft Receipts on the Lyft App

1. Open the Lyft app on your smartphone.
2. Open the menu and tap "Ride history".
3. Browse the trips you've taken and tap the ride you want to add to your accounting records.
4. The receipt opens with the full fare breakdown.

To send receipts on, tap "Export" (iOS) or the download icon (Android), select the rides you need, and tap "Send report". Lyft emails you a ride report covering those trips.

Finding Lyft Receipts on a Computer

Lyft keeps ride history and receipts in the app, not on a browser account page. On a computer, the receipt Lyft emails you after each ride is the quickest copy to grab. Forward that email straight to SparkReceipt, or set up the auto-forwarding rule described above so it happens on its own.

Tracking Expenses with Lyft Receipts

Lyft normally emails a receipt to you every time you use its services. However, the method described in this guide is quicker and more convenient than digitally rummaging through old emails trying to find the right one.

Now that you have obtained your receipt from Lyft, you only have to forward it to SparkReceipt. It will automatically categorize the information and take care of all your financial management worries. Forwarding receipts only takes a few clicks. If you also use Uber for rideshares, check out our guide on how to find your Uber receipts. And to make sure you're keeping all your ride receipts for tax time, see our tips on how to organize receipts for taxes. If you're a rideshare driver, don't forget to track your business mileage too -- at 76 cents per mile from July 2026 (72.5 cents before), it's one of your biggest tax deductions. See our full guide on the self-employed mileage deduction to maximize your write-offs. Still choosing an app? Compare the best receipt scanner apps.