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### TelegramChatDownloader
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A CLI program to download a chat from telegram.
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##### How to install (linux only)
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requirements:
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* python3
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* [telethon](https://github.com/LonamiWebs/Telethon)
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* [TelegramAPI-ID](https://core.telegram.org/api/obtaining_api_id)
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install requirements:
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```
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sudo apt install python3-pip git
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pip3 install telethon
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```
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get the downloader:
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```git clone https://github.com/mrbesen/TelegramChatDownloader.git```
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open the file telegramApi.py and enter your API ID, token and username.
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Then run:
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```
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cd TelegramChatDownloader/
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./telegramApi.py
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```
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##### Output Format
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The chat structure is stored as "chat.xml" in the folder "out/"
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All Media-files are Stored in the Folder out/media/
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2018-05-29 08:33:37 +02:00
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Stickers get downloaded too, but they wont get a file-postfix.
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They are stored in the [WEBP](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebP) format.
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