Admin: export messages for audit

Realm admins can export message history as CSV or JSON, filtered by date range, channel and visibility.

Realm admins can export message history for audit, e-discovery, or analytics from Admin → Settings → Messaging → Export. (Messaging admin now lives inside Settings under its own sidebar group.)

Filters

  • Date range — start and end.

  • Channel kind — DMs, group DMs, channels, area channels (or all).

  • Specific channel — pick one if needed.

  • Include archived — opt-in.

  • Include deleted — opt-in. Deleted messages are soft-deleted by default.

Format

CSV (default) or JSON. Each row carries:

  • message_id, created_at_iso, created_at_ms

  • channel_id, channel_name, channel_kind, channel_slug, area_id

  • thread_id, reply_to_message_id

  • sender_id, sender_name, sender_email

  • content_plain, content_html

  • attachment_count

  • edited_at_iso, deleted_at_iso

Use it for

  • Compliance audits and inspections.

  • Data subject access requests (GDPR).

  • Internal investigations.

Note — Carerealm does not currently keep an audit log of who has run exports. If you need a "who exported what" trail, capture it manually before running the export.

Last updated 21 May 2026 · by Carerealm · Suggest a feature or change to this article
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