Common workflows
- Personal backup — keep a copy of a conversation before you leave a group or a chat is deleted.
- Community moderation — archive a mod-team group chat for your records.
- Evidence & disputes — export a conversation with timestamps and sender names for reference.
- Research & analysis — run sentiment analysis over the message body once it's in a spreadsheet.
Only your own conversations
Reddit Chat is private. This exporter reads a room the same way the Reddit app does — as the logged-in account — so it can only export conversations you're a participant in. Nothing is posted, and the other participants aren't notified.
Direct messages and group chats
Both are supported. Direct chats are labelled by the other person's username; group chats keep their room name. Every message row carries the sender, the timestamp, and — for replies — the message it responds to.
Plan limits
Per-conversation size scales with your plan. Free (no signup): up to 100 results per conversation. Personal: 5,000. Premium: 50,000. Business: 250,000 — see pricing for the full feature comparison and API tiers for the API-specific limits.
FAQ
Reddit Chat Exporter — FAQ
Is the Reddit Chat exporter free?
The free tier (no signup) returns up to 100 messages per conversation. Larger messages and CSV/JSON require a paid plan: Personal 5,000, Premium 50,000, Business 250,000. See pricing.
Can I export someone else's chats?
No. Chat is private — you can only export conversations your own Reddit account is a participant in.
Why do I need to connect my Reddit account?
Reddit Chat runs on an authenticated messaging service, so the export has to run as you. You provide your Reddit Chat token in the advanced authentication panel; we never post or send anything.
Are group chats supported?
Yes — both direct messages and group chats. Group chats keep their room name; direct chats are labelled by the other participant.
Will the other person know I exported the chat?
No. Reading the conversation history is a normal client action — nothing is sent and no notification is triggered.
Does it include timestamps and replies?
Yes. Every message has a timestamp and sender, and replies reference the message they answer.
Is there an API?
Yes — the same pipeline is exposed as a JSON-over-HTTP API on Premium and Business plans.