fb-export-to-slack

Import Facebook Messenger Group chats or single user chats into Slack. This converts a Facebook Messenger JSON file export to a Slack CSV file, which can then be imported into Slack.

How to use

Downloading your Facebook data

• go to https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=your_facebook_information
• click on "Download my information"
• click "Deselect All"
• click on Messages
• for the data export format, change HTML to JSON
• set the media quality to low (this cannot import images)
• click Create File
• follow the instructions, then download the ZIP file
• there will be a lot of folders. Search for the group or person's name to find the folder that contains the JSON file.
• select the file called message.json and open it up to confirm that it has your messages that you'd like to import
• run the following command: python3 fb_to_slack.py /path/to/message.json /path/to/output.csv
• the resulting CSV file can be imported into Slack. For the delimiter on Slack's import page, choose , (default)
• press import, and within a few minutes, all of your messages from your Facebook group or user will appear in the designated Slack channel

Bugs

• stickers and images are not imported
• not tested with anything other than English text