Find and export
your Google Chat data.

1. 1Use a Google Workspace administrator account with the Reports privilege.
2. 2Open Reporting → Apps Reports → Google Chat to review message activity and types.
3. 3For user-level activity, open Reporting → User Reports → Apps usage and check the Chat metrics and their reporting windows.
4. 4If your organization has Vault, use a Chat search and export to establish the count for the retained conversations in scope.

Report in messages. Include the dates, spaces or accounts covered, and whether the count comes from reporting or a Vault export.

Record the oldest retained message date and the number of staff accounts using Chat. Describe spaces, direct messages and attachments separately when their availability differs.

1. 1With the required Vault privileges, open Google Vault → Matters and create or select a matter.
2. 2Search the Chat service for the accounts, organizational units, spaces and date range in scope.
3. 3Review the results and select Export. Download the message archives and accompanying metadata together.
4. 4If Vault is unavailable, ask a super administrator about the Workspace Data export tool and check which Chat content that export covers.

Vault exports include retained messages sent with history on. Linked Drive files and messages in spaces owned by another organization need separate consideration.

Workspace Data Export has a different scope from Vault. Review the export summary before treating it as a complete archive of spaces and group chats.

Chat spaces can preserve how a team responds to requests and resolves problems. Threads and timestamps connect individual replies to the work being discussed.

Those conversations can provide examples of task coordination across people who share a Workspace environment.

Select the accounts and spaces you want considered. Keep personal or confidential conversations outside that selection.

Telegraph Lab reviews the proposed material with you and agrees how sensitive information will be handled. Preparation can include excluding material, redacting details and replacing personal identifiers. Your company keeps ownership; the licensing agreement defines the material, permitted uses and authorized recipients.