Telegram export
Upload a group's history, exported from Telegram Desktop, and Evidently reads it as it reads a WhatsApp export. This is how to bring in what a group said before the bot joined.
Upload a file
An example
HLWC Legal Clinic
Exported from Telegram Desktop
HLWC Legal ClinicWhat Evidently does
- Monday, 14 September
Ahmad Yusof
Upload it, step by step
In Telegram Desktop, open the group, then the three dots, then Export chat history.
Tick Photos if you want sign-up sheets read too. Set the format to Machine-readable JSON, choose the dates, then Export.
In Sources, pick Telegram export and add result.json, or the export folder as a .zip.
Check it, tick your team, name it, choose the dates, and press Read this chat.
Where you'll see it
- Sources shows the messages, the records found and each upload.
- The evidence behind a number shows the message, the words that support it highlighted.
If something goes wrong
| What you see | What to do |
|---|---|
| “This doesn't look like a Telegram chat export.” | Export the group again with the format set to JSON, then upload result.json. |
| “This is an export of a whole Telegram account…” | Export just the one group: open it in Telegram Desktop, then Export chat history. |
| Photos weren't read. | Export again with Photos ticked, and upload the whole folder as a .zip. |