Feature Announcement: Exporting Channels

A chat application can generate extensive user interaction data, which may need to be accessed in a flexible format for analysis or third-party use, such as providing livestream event transcripts to organizers. Stream Chat offers a method for exporting channel data in JSON format, which is particularly useful for large data sets where standard client methods may struggle due to pagination and rate limits. The exportChannel method, available through the Stream Chat JS client, allows users to request data from one or multiple channels, specifying optional timeframes for messages. This method returns a task ID rather than the data itself, which can be used with the getExportChannelStatus method to track the export's progress. Once completed without errors, the data can be accessed via a URL. Users can export data from up to 25 channels simultaneously, providing flexibility in data management and analysis.