Script to remove all your messages from all chats in Skype

skype-message-remover.py

from skpy import Skype, SkypeSingleChat, SkypeGroupChat
import time
import getpass
import argparse
import sys

def delete_all_messages(username, password, skip_confirmation=False):
    try:
        # Login to Skype
        print("Logging in to Skype...")
        sk = Skype(username, password)
        print("Login successful!")
        
        chat_count = 0
        processed_chat_ids = set()
        
        # Outer loop to exhaust all chats by repeatedly calling recent()
        while True:
            # Get next batch of chats
            print(f"Retrieving batch of chats (already processed {chat_count} chats)...")
            new_chats = sk.chats.recent()
            
            # Filter out already processed chats
            unprocessed_chats = {chat_id: chat for chat_id, chat in new_chats.items() 
                                if chat_id not in processed_chat_ids}
            
            if not unprocessed_chats:
                print("No more chats to process.")
                break
                
            print(f"Found {len(unprocessed_chats)} new chats in this batch.")
            
            # Process each chat in the batch
            for chat_id, chat in unprocessed_chats.items():
                chat_count += 1
                processed_chat_ids.add(chat_id)
                
                # Get chat name safely
                if isinstance(chat, SkypeGroupChat) and hasattr(chat, 'topic'):
                    chat_name = chat.topic or 'Unnamed group chat'
                elif isinstance(chat, SkypeSingleChat) and hasattr(chat, 'user'):
                    chat_name = getattr(chat.user, 'name', 'Unknown contact')
                else:
                    chat_name = f"Chat {chat_id}"
                    
                print(f"Processing chat {chat_count}: {chat_name}")
                
                message_count = 0
                deleted_count = 0
                
                # Inner loop to exhaust all messages in this chat
                while True:
                    try:
                        # Get next batch of messages
                        messages = list(chat.getMsgs())
                        
                        if not messages:
                            print(f"  No more messages in this chat.")
                            break
                            
                        print(f"  Found {len(messages)} more messages.")
                        
                        # Delete each message in this batch
                        for msg in messages:
                            message_count += 1
                            try:
                                # Check if message belongs to the user
                                if msg.content == '':
                                    print(f"  Message already removed "+msg.id)
                                elif msg.userId == sk.userId:
                                    print(f"  Deleting message {message_count} "+msg.id+" "+msg.type)
                                    msg.delete()
                                    deleted_count += 1
                                    # Sleep to avoid rate limiting
                                    time.sleep(0.55)
                            except Exception as e:
                                error_message = str(e)
                                print(f"  Error deleting message: {error_message}")
                                if "Rate limit exceeded" in error_message:
                                    print("Rate limit hit, sleeping for 10 minutes...")
                                    time.sleep(600)
                                continue
                    except Exception as e:
                        print(f"  Error retrieving messages for chat: {str(e)}")
                        break
                
                print(f"Completed chat {chat_count}: {chat_name}")
                print(f"Processed {message_count} messages, deleted {deleted_count} messages.")
        
        print(f"All done! Processed {chat_count} chats in total.")
        
    except Exception as e:
        print(f"Error: {str(e)}")

def print_usage():
    print("Usage: python delete_skype_messages.py [options]")
    print("Options:")
    print("  --username, -u    Your Skype username/email")
    print("  --password, -p    Your Skype password")
    print("  --confirm, -c     Skip confirmation prompt")
    print("\nExamples:")
    print("  python delete_skype_messages.py -u [email protected] -p your_password -c")
    print("  python delete_skype_messages.py --username [email protected]")

def main():
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Delete all your messages from Skype chats')
    parser.add_argument('--username', '-u', type=str, help='Your Skype username/email')
    parser.add_argument('--password', '-p', type=str, help='Your Skype password')
    parser.add_argument('--confirm', '-c', action='store_true', help='Skip confirmation prompt')
    args = parser.parse_args()
    
    # Print warning and usage if no arguments
    if len(sys.argv) == 1:
        print("WARNING: This script will delete ALL of your messages from ALL of your Skype chats.")
        print("This action CANNOT be undone. Make sure you have backed up any important messages.\n")
        print_usage()
        print("\nPress Enter to continue with interactive prompts or Ctrl+C to exit.")
        input()
    
    # Get username if not provided
    if not args.username:
        args.username = input("Enter your Skype username/email: ")
    
    # Get password if not provided
    if not args.password:
        args.password = getpass.getpass("Enter your Skype password: ")
    
    # Check for confirmation
    if not args.confirm:
        print("WARNING: This script will delete ALL of your messages from ALL of your Skype chats.")
        print("This action CANNOT be undone. Make sure you have backed up any important messages.")
        confirmation = input("Type 'DELETE ALL MY MESSAGES' to confirm: ")
        
        if confirmation != "DELETE ALL MY MESSAGES":
            print("Operation cancelled.")
            return
    
    delete_all_messages(args.username, args.password, args.confirm)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()