how to export whatsapp chat
How to Export a WhatsApp Chat for Textopsy
If you want Textopsy to analyze a chat cleanly, the export has to be done the right way. The safest path is always the plain text chat export without media.
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Step-by-Step
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Open the WhatsApp chat you want to analyze.
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Tap the recipient name at the top to open their profile view.
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Scroll down and tap Export Chat.
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Choose Without Media.
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Save the export somewhere easy to find.
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Upload the exported .txt or .zip file into Textopsy.
Why Without Media matters
Media makes the file larger, slower to handle, and more likely to fail upload checks. Textopsy only needs the message text and timestamps.
What file types Textopsy accepts
You can upload a .txt export, a .zip export, or a chat file with no extension. If a zip contains media, the backend extracts only the chat text.
Common export mistakes
The biggest mistakes are exporting with media, uploading unrelated zip files, or selecting the wrong chat entirely.
- Choosing With Media instead of Without Media
- Uploading a general downloads zip that is not a WhatsApp export
- Uploading a file over the 20MB limit
- Uploading a work or group chat instead of the dating chat you meant
What happens after upload
Textopsy parses participants, timeframe, message count, word count ratios, reply delays, and message samples before generating the final report.
Frequently Asked Questions
Should I export with or without media?
Without media. The analysis only needs the text transcript and timestamps.
Can I upload a zip from WhatsApp?
Yes. Textopsy extracts the chat text from valid WhatsApp export zips.
What if my export has no extension?
That is supported too, as long as it is a valid WhatsApp chat file.
Is there a maximum upload size?
Yes. Files over 20MB are rejected.
Can I analyze group chats?
The product is tuned for two-person dating conversations, so group chats are not ideal.
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Run your own chat audit
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