Export Messages #
Export media messages from chats, channels, groups, etc. in JSON format.
CHAT Examples
Empty CHAT means ‘Saved Messages’
All #
Export all messages containing media to tdl-export.json
tdl chat export -c CHAT
From Topic/Replies #
Export media messages from specific topic:
Get Topic ID:
- Message Link:
https://t.me/c/1492447836/251011/269724
(251011
is topic id)tdl chat ls
command
tdl chat export -c CHAT --topic TOPIC_ID
Export media messages from specific channel post replies:
tdl chat export -c CHAT --reply POST_ID
Custom Destination #
Export with specific output file path. Default: tdl-export.json
.
tdl chat export -c CHAT -o /path/to/output.json
Custom Type #
Time Range #
Export with specific timestamp range. Default: 1970-01-01
- NOW
tdl chat export -c CHAT -T time -i 1665700000,1665761624
time
is also the default value of -T
option, so you can omit it
tdl chat export -c CHAT -i 1665700000,1665761624
ID Range #
Export with specific message id range. Default: 0
- latest
tdl chat export -c CHAT -T id -i 100,500
Last #
Export last 100 media messages:
tdl chat export -c CHAT -T last -i 100
Filter #
Please refer to Filter Guide for basic knowledge about filter.
List all available filter fields:
tdl chat export -c CHAT -f -
Export last 10 zip files that size > 5MiB
and views > 200
:
tdl chat export -c CHAT -T last -i 10 -f "Views>200 && Media.Name endsWith '.zip' && Media.Size > 5*1024*1024"
With Content #
Export with message content:
tdl chat export -c CHAT --with-content
Raw #
Export Telegram MTProto raw message structure, which is useful for debugging.
tdl chat export -c CHAT --raw
Non-Media #
Export all messages including non-media messages, which is useful for debugging/backup.
tdl chat export -c CHAT --all