Article Purpose

The purpose of this article is to highlight that setting up Telegram will prompt you to accept a Data export request from the native Telegram app.

What is the prompt?

The prompt comes directly from Telegram whenever a data export is requested. More information on it can be found here: https://telegram.org/blog/export-and-more 

What does it mean?

This is requested by Beeper for Telegram's history import to Beeper which will bring all your chats from Telegram to Beeper.

What should I do with the prompt?

If you'd like to see all of your Telegram chat history within Beeper, select Allow when you receive the export request.

FAQ

What if I reject the prompt?

Your Telegram chat history will not be fully imported to Beeper, new chats and messages will continue to show in Beeper as they arrive.

How long would chat import take?

That depends on the number chats and the number of messages you have in your Telegram.