tg-archive is a tool for exporting Telegram group chats into static websites, preserving chat history like mailing list archives.
The @fossunited Telegram group archive.
tg-archive uses the Telethon Telegram API client to periodically sync messages from a group to a local SQLite database (file), downloading only new messages since the last sync. It then generates a static archive website of messages to be published anywhere.
- Periodically sync Telegram group messages to a local DB.
- Download user avatars locally.
- Download and embed media (files, documents, photos).
- Renders poll results.
- Use emoji alternatives in place of stickers.
- Single file Jinja HTML template for generating the static site.
- Year / Month / Day indexes with deep linking across pages.
- "In reply to" on replies with links to parent messages across pages.
- RSS / Atom feed of recent messages.
- Get Telegram API credentials. Normal user account API and not the Bot API.
- If this page produces an alert stating only "ERROR", disconnect from any proxy/vpn and try again in a different browser.
- Install with
pip3 install tg-archive(tested with Python 3.8.6).
tg-archive --new --path=mysite(creates a new site.cdinto mysite and editconfig.yaml).tg-archive --sync(syncs data intodata.sqlite). Note: First time connection will prompt for your phone number + a Telegram auth code sent to the app. On successful auth, asession.sessionfile is created. DO NOT SHARE this session file publicly as it contains the API autorization for your account.tg-archive --build(builds the static site into thesitedirectory, which can be published)
Edit the generated template.html and static assets in the ./static directory to customize the site.
- The sync can be stopped (Ctrl+C) any time to be resumed later.
- Setup a cron job to periodically sync messages and re-publish the archive.
- Downloading large media files and long message history from large groups continuously may run into Telegram API's rate limits. Watch the debug output.
Licensed under the MIT license.