TGExport

TGExport is a simple Python script to export and save messages from Telegram chats. It uses the Telethon library to interact with the Telegram API.

Features

Downloads and saves messages from specified Telegram channel
Uses Telegram message timestamp and id to name the files
Saves new messages, skipping any previously downloaded ones

Getting Started

Prerequisites

TGExport uses Poetry for dependency management. Make sure you have Poetry installed. If not, follow the instructions on the Poetry website. You also need to register a 3rd-party app in Telegram API Developer Tools to get the APP_ID and APP_HASH.

Installation

Clone the repo:

git clone https://github.com/mehraneftekhari99/tgexport.git

Navigate to the project directory:
```
cd tgexport
```
Install the dependencies:
```
poetry install
```

Usage

Create a .env file in the project root directory with the following content, and replace the placeholders with your actual Telegram API ID and Hash:
```
API_ID=<Your Telegram API ID>
API_HASH=<Your Telegram API Hash>
```
Run the script:
```
poetry run python tgexport.py --help
```

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

License

This project is released into the public domain. For more information, see the LICENSE in this repository.

mehraneftekhari99 / tgexport