Export WhatsApp Messages from iPhone to MacOS

export-whatsapp-messages.sh

# requires:
# - WhatsApp Desktop and
# - backup of iPhone using Finder
pip install whatsapp-chat-exporter
mkdir whatsapp-export
cd whatsapp-export
BACKUP_PATH=~/Library/Application\ Support/MobileSync/Backup/
DEVICE_IDS=$(ls "$BACKUP_PATH")
if [ -z "$DEVICE_IDS" ]; then
    echo "No backups found in $BACKUP_PATH"
    exit 1
fi
DEVICE_ID=$(ls "$BACKUP_PATH" | head -1)
if [ -z "$DEVICE_ID" ]; then
    echo "No backups found in $BACKUP_PATH"
    exit 1
fi
FULL_BACKUP_PATH="${BACKUP_PATH}${DEVICE_ID}"
wtsexporter -i -b "$FULL_BACKUP_PATH" -o "html" -j "result.json"
echo "Export completed for device ID: $DEVICE_ID."