slack-chat-backup

Backup your Slack chat messages (direct messages, group messages, joined channels) to your local computer without any extra permissions or apps.

REQUIREMENTS

• BASH (/bin/bash)
• jq
• GNU's date
  • MacOS: brew install coreutils

INSTALLATION

git clone https://github.com/t-tran/slack-chat-backup.git

CONFIGURATION

By default, the program uses config file named config.sh in the program directory. There is a sample config file named config_sample.sh. You must fill config.sh file with proper settings for the program to work by following the steps below:

1. Login to your Slack workspace on your browser.

2. Enable Web Developer >> Network tool and refresh the workspace.

3. Copy the values for needed settings from browser to config.sh file.

USAGE

./run.sh -h
Usage: ./run.sh [command] [options]

COMMAND:
    boot        Download account info and related users profile (meta data)
    sync        Download all messages (requires existing meta data)
    all         Perform all commands above in listed order
    test        Attempt to check system compatibility *DEFAULT*

OPTIONS:
    -c|--config Path to config file. Default: config.sh
    -d|--debug  Enable debug. Extremely verbose.
    -h|--help   Print this help

HOW IT WORKS

The program uses provided Slack cookie and token and other variables to connect directly to Slack servers, retrieve chat messages and store in local directory in JSON format.