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name: wechat-export description: Export WeChat chat history using chatlog server. Use when user mentions WeChat, exporting chats, chat history, or WeChat messages. Requires chatlog server running locally.

WeChat Chat Export

Export WeChat chat history using the chatlog local server.

Prerequisites

• chatlog server running (with --auto-decrypt recommended)
• Default address: http://127.0.0.1:5030

Steps

1. Find the contact's WeChat ID:

Copycurl "http://127.0.0.1:5030/api/v1/contact?keyword=<name_or_alias>"

Returns: UserName (wxid), Alias, Remark, NickName

2. Export chat history:

Copycurl "http://127.0.0.1:5030/api/v1/chatlog?time=<start>~<end>&talker=<wxid>&limit=2000" > output.txt

Parameters

Gotchas

• Single-day queries (time=2025-12-02) may return empty — use a range instead
• If recent messages are missing, manually trigger decrypt:

Copychatlog decrypt -d <data_dir> -k <data_key> -w <work_dir> -p darwin -v 4