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 may 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:
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 inHTMLorJSON,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’show 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:
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 thePDF reader of your choice.
Export Your Telegram Chat History With Ease
While it isn’t necessary, you may 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.
