node-whatsapp-drive-extractor

Download your synced WhatsApp medias from Google Drive backup

Requirement

• NodeJS v8~ ONLY (apparently there is some bug that prevents higher version of NodeJS from logging in to Google's servers)
• Retrieve your Device Id using this
• Tested on Node v8.16.2

Usage

Usage:
        $ waex
Options
        --email, -e     Set your Google login email (compulsory)
        --password, -p  Set your Google password, Read troubleshooting if you have problem (compulsory)
        --phone, -n     Set your phone number (compulsory)
        --devid, -i     Set your device Id (compulsory)

        # either one of the commands below is needed
        --list, -l          List all available files to download
        --download, -d      Download all available files
        --output, -o        Directory to download media to. Use with --download (default: current directory)
        --debug             Print debugging message (default: false)

    Examples
        $ waex -e [e-mail] -p YOUR_PASSOWRD -n YOUR_PHONE -i YOUR_DEVICEID --list
        # app will login & will list all files to download

        $ waex -e [e-mail] -p YOUR_PASSOWRD -n YOUR_PHONE -i YOUR_DEVICEID --download
        # app will login & starts downloading all files to current directory

        $ waex -e [e-mail] -p YOUR_PASSOWRD -n YOUR_PHONE -i YOUR_DEVICEID --download --output "C:"
        # app will login & starts downloading all files to given output directory
        # WARNING: DO NOT end your output folder with "\" - example: "C:\" <- this wil cause a problem

Instructions

1. npm install -g node-whatsapp-drive-extractor or yarn global add node-whatsapp-drive-extractor
2. Follow the usage stated above

OR

1. npx node-whatsapp-drive-extractor [..options]

TODO

• None for now

Troubleshooting

• If you are using 2FA on Google, you have to generate an App Password
• Your phone number is your country code and phone number. When in doubt, view your Google Drive backup folders.

Credits

• YuriCosta/WhatsApp-GD-Extractor-Multithread

License

MIT License - Copyright (c) 2019 Shaun