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ChatGPT Exporter ULTIMATE

🔗 Part of the OpenClaw Ecosystem — This skill is part of a larger AI agent revamp project. Full project: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw

Export all ChatGPT conversations in seconds — no waiting for OpenAI's 24-hour export email.

Usage

Export my ChatGPT conversations

Requirements

User must attach their Chrome ChatGPT tab via browser relay
User must be logged into ChatGPT

How It Works

Attach browser - User clicks OpenClaw toolbar icon on chatgpt.com tab
Inject script - Agent injects background export script
List conversations - Script fetches all conversations from the main listing API
Discover Project conversations - Script searches with broad terms to find conversations hidden inside ChatGPT Projects/folders (these are invisible to the main listing endpoint)
Fetch all - Script fetches full content for every conversation found
Download - JSON file auto-downloads to user's Downloads folder

Why Search-Based Discovery?

ChatGPT's /backend-api/conversations endpoint only returns conversations that are NOT inside Projects. Conversations created within Projects (e.g., "Feina", "Receptes") are invisible to this endpoint. The /backend-api/conversations/search endpoint searches across ALL conversations including those in Projects, so we use broad search terms to discover them.

Technical Details

Authentication

ChatGPT's internal API requires a Bearer token from /api/auth/session:

const session = await fetch("/api/auth/session", { credentials: "include" });
const { accessToken } = await session.json();

API Endpoints

Endpoint	Purpose
`/api/auth/session`	Get access token
`/backend-api/conversations?offset=N&limit=100`	List conversations
`/backend-api/conversation/{id}`	Get full conversation

Export Script

The agent injects a self-running script that:

Fetches the access token
Paginates through all conversations (100 per page)
Fetches each conversation's full content
Extracts messages from the mapping tree
Creates JSON blob and triggers download

Progress Tracking

// Check progress in console — the script logs each conversation as it's fetched
// Phase 1: listing (fast), Phase 2: search discovery (~30s), Phase 3: fetching (100ms/conv)

Output Format

{
  "exported": "2026-02-15T16:30:00.000Z",
  "exporter_version": "2.0",
  "total": 264,
  "listed": 189,
  "from_projects": 75,
  "successful": 264,
  "errors": 0,
  "conversations": [
    {
      "id": "abc123",
      "title": "Conversation Title",
      "created": "2025-09-19T12:34:00.901734Z",
      "updated": "2025-09-22T15:12:11.617018Z",
      "gizmo_id": "g-p-690b268fc9f8819191a7742fce2700fb",
      "messages": [
        { "role": "user", "text": "...", "time": 1770273234 },
        { "role": "assistant", "text": "...", "time": 1770273240 }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Rate Limits

100ms delay between conversation fetches and search queries
Phase 1 (listing): ~2 seconds
Phase 2 (search discovery): ~30 seconds (searches ~50 terms)
Phase 3 (fetching): ~100ms per conversation
Total for ~250 conversations: ~3-4 minutes

Troubleshooting

Issue	Solution
No tab attached	Click OpenClaw toolbar icon on ChatGPT tab
401 error	Log into ChatGPT and re-attach tab
Export stuck	Check browser console for errors
No download	Check Downloads folder / browser settings

Files

scripts/bookmarklet.js - Standalone console script (paste in DevTools)
scripts/export.sh - CLI export with token argument

Comparison to Extensions

Feature	This Skill	ChatGPT Exporter Extension
Installation	None	Chrome Web Store
Automation	Full (agent-controlled)	Manual (user clicks)
Format	JSON	JSON, MD, HTML, PNG
Batch export	✅ Auto	✅ "Select All"
Progress	Agent monitors	UI progress bar

When to use this skill: Automated exports, programmatic access, agent workflows When to use extension: Manual exports, multiple formats, visual UI

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