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melty edited this page Dec 31, 2025 · 13 revisions

Welcome to the discord-dm-manager wiki!

This script will automatically reopen ALL of your discord DM's in batches. Each batch will run an instance of Discord Chat Exporter (DCE) per channel as it only can access currently opened messages.

How do I use this script?

Follow these instructions to use this script after extracting the files.

Working as of 2026/01/01.

  1. Get Node.js and change directory:

    • Ensure Node.js is installed. You can download Node.js using this link: https://nodejs.org/
    • Run this command to change the current directory in your terminal:
    cd "/insert/path/to/discord-dm-manager"

  2. Install package dependencies:

    • Run this command to install axiom and dotenv packages using the package.json file.
    npm install

  3. Run the script:

    • Run the script in your terminal using node and follow prompts:
    npm start

Instructions on getting your data can be found here: Assembling your data

Visit this page if you want to learn more about the tool: Explanation

BEWARE: This script will close all DMs (excluding group chats). If a user is deleted, there is no known way of getting this DM back. If you know how, please let me know.

FYI: Discord regularly updates their support pages and sometimes their links are broken. If this information becomes obsolete or outdated, just search for "How to download Discord data package" in a search engine.

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