Exporting WhatsApp chat history
On iPhone:
- Open the WhatsApp chat you want to email.
- Tap the contact's name or group subject.
- Tap Export Chat.
- Select if you want to Attach Media or email the chat Without Media.
- Tap the Mail app. You can also tap More for additional options.
- Enter your email address and tap Send.
On Android:
- Open the chat for the individual or group.
- Tap More options (3-dot button on the top right).
- Tap More.
- Tap Export chat.
- Choose whether to Include Media or not.
An email will be composed with your chat history attached as a .txt document.
Note:
- If you choose to attach media, the most recent media sent will be added as attachments.
- When sending with media, you can send up to 10,000 latest messages. Without media, you can send 40,000 messages. These constraints are due to maximum email sizes.