# Export WhatsApp Conversations

{% hint style="info" %} <mark style="color:red;">**Sorry, the Back up WhatsApp Chat chrome extension is currently offline due to  WhatsApp API Limitations.**</mark>&#x20;

<mark style="color:red;">**We will put it back online as soon as those limitations are lifted.**</mark>
{% endhint %}

<mark style="color:red;background-color:yellow;">**The content below is deprecated since Apr 20,2023. 👇**</mark>

Download our Google Chrome Extension to export your recent WhatsApp conversations before deleting the associated WhatsApp account.&#x20;

### 1. Install the Chrome Extension

Click here to download [**Back up WhatsApp Chat**](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/back-up-whatsapp-chat/hdplchlpchhjjbaejfpkbhklohcdlcbh) chrome extension.

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### 2. Open WhatsApp Web

Select our "Back up WhatsApp chat" from your installed extensions, then click on the "Open WhatsApp Web" button to access and connect to your WhatsApp account.

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### 3. Select backup date range

When your WhatsApp Web has connected with your account, click on the **Back up WhatsApp chat extension** again. You can select the date range that you want to export your conversations.

{% hint style="info" %}
Please note that:

1. media files and group chats will **NOT** be exported.
2. The conversations that you exported must be from the same WhatsApp account that you are going to import.
   {% endhint %}

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### 4. Download WhatsApp Chats as .json files

Click on the **"Download WhatsApp Chats"** button, and then will start the download process.

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Please note that the download process may a few minutes to a few hours, depending on the amount of messages to be downloaded.
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### 5. Complete download and prepare for importing conversations to chatalog

Your history conversations have been backed up. You can connect to chatalog and import your conversations now!


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