Telegram export tool.

Installation

$ pip install t-export

Usage

Usage: python -m texport [OPTIONS]

Options:
  --api-id INTEGER                Telegram api id. Saved in
                                  ~/.texport/config.json file.
  --api-hash TEXT                 Telegram api hash. Saved in
                                  ~/.texport/config.json file.
  -s, --session-name TEXT         Pyrogram session name or path to existing file. 
                                  Saved in ~/.texport/<session_name>.session file.
  -c, --chat-id TEXT              Chat id or username or phone number. "me" or
                                  "self" to export saved messages.
  -o, --output TEXT               Output directory.
  -l, --size-limit INTEGER        Media size limit in megabytes.
  -f, --from-date TEXT            Date from which messages will be saved.
  -t, --to-date TEXT              Date to which messages will be saved.
  --photos / --no-photos          Download photos or not.
  --videos / --no-videos          Download videos or not.
  --voice / --no-voice            Download voice messages or not.
  --video-notes / --no-video-notes
                                  Download video messages or not.
  --stickers / --no-stickers      Download stickers or not.
  --gifs / --no-gifs              Download gifs or not.
  --documents / --no-documents    Download documents or not.
  --quiet BOOLEAN                 Do not print progress to console.

At first run you will need to specify api id and api hash and log in into your telegram account. Or you can pass path of existing pyrogram session to "--session" argument (no need to logging in or specifying api id or api hash).

Examples

Export all messages from private chat with user @example to directory example_export

$ t-export -c example -o example_export

Export all messages from private chat with user @example to directory example_export without videos and with size limit of 100 megabytes

$ t-export -c example -o example_export --no-videos --size-limit 100

Export all messages from start of 2023 from private chat with user @example to directory example_export

$ t-export -c example -o example_export --size-limit 100 --from-date 01.01.2023