How to Export Your Telegram Chat History

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Telegram automatically saves your chat history to its cloud servers and makes it readily accessible when you sign in from a new device. This is why you never need to download it to keep a backup. However, if you want an offline copy of your chat history to share with someone else or keep for future use, Telegram lets you export it.

Below, we'll explain how to export your Telegram chat history. There's a caveat, though; you can only download chat history using the Telegram desktop app, not its mobile app.

How to Export Your Telegram Chat History With a Single Contact

To export your Telegram chat history with a single contact, follow these steps:

  • Launch the Telegram desktop application. If you don't already have it, download it from the official Telegram website, install the app, and log in to your Telegram account.
  • Open the conversation you intend to download.
  • Click the three vertical dots in the top-right corner and select Export chat history.
  • In the Chat export settings window, select which items you want to download (other than text messages). Check the boxes beside the items you want to export.
  • If you want to download voice messages, GIFs, or videos, often large in size, don't forget to increase the download limit by dragging the Size limit slider to the right.
  • Below the slider, change the format of the downloaded data, the download path, and the date range you want the data for.
  • Finally, click on Export to begin exporting the chat history.
  • Depending on the chat size, the exporting process may take some time. Therefore, let it complete its processing.

    • The above steps will export the chat history to your desired location. While the rest of the file types, such as photos, will be exported in their original format, such as JPEG, PNG, etc., the text messages will be in HTML or JSON, depending on the format you selected when downloading.

    Similarly, you can download the chat history for a channel or group. If you're unfamiliar, here's how Telegram channels differ from Telegram groups.

    How to Export Your Telegram Chat History With All Contacts

    There is no option to selectively download your chat history with a few contacts at once in Telegram. You'll need to export each contact's chat history separately using the above method. However, it is possible to download the chat history of every one of your contacts without downloading them one by one.

    To export your chat history with all of your Telegram contacts, follow these steps:

  • Launch the Telegram app.
  • Click the three horizontal lines stacked over each other in the top-left corner of the screen.
  • Navigate to Settings > Advanced.
  • Scroll down and click Export Telegram data.
  • Following the steps explained in the earlier section, select the data type you want to export, increase the size limit, change the format, and choose a download path.
  • Click Export to export your chat history.

    • The text messages are mostly downloaded in HTML format, so we recommend converting them to PDF using an online converter. This way, you can then open chats in the PDF reader of your choice .

    Export Your Telegram Chat History With Ease

    While it isn't necessary, you can export your Telegram chat history if needed. Hopefully, you now better understand how to download conversations with either a single contact or all of your contacts. You should save the chat history to a location you remember and back it up somewhere else if you don't want to lose it. Especially if you plan to close your account permanently.

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