Backing up your WhatsApp Chats With A Chrome Plugin

In this guide, we provide you with a step-by-step guide on how you can back up or export your WhatsApp Chat History for free.

Disclaimer - With this extension, only the latest text messages of each contact from a year prior will be backed up.

Step by Step

1. On the Google Chrome Browser, Install the “Backup WhatsApp Chats” Chrome Plugin from the Chrome Webstore. Download link: IMAGE Open web.whatsapp.com on your computer using the Google Chrome Browser.
2. Open the WhatsApp app on your phone by tapping on it.
3. Open the Chats screen and select Menu and then WhatsApp Web.
4. There will be a QR code (which looks like a scrambled barcode) on the computer screen. Scan this using your phone.

   

5. Choose the Date Range and click on the “Download WhatsApp Chats” button.
6. Allow the chat download to be completed.

   

7. The chat backup shall be stored as JSON files.



Uncompressed the zip file and check if the text messages has been backed up correctly.