Hipchat lets you download an archive of your private (1-1) hipchat conversations. You'll need to install the tool, get an API token from HipChat, then run the tool. Detailed steps below.

1. Open a Terminal

2. Paste the command below:

   curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Bowbaq/hipchat/master/install | bash

   After a few seconds, Installation complete should appear in your Terminal window. Keep that window open, you'll need it to download your messages.

   

   Note: If you don't use OSX/Linux, head to the release section and download the binary for your machine, then place it in your $PATH.

3. In your browser, go to https://www.hipchat.com/account/api. You'll need to log in, then enter your password one more time.

4. Create a token with the view_group and view_messages scopes.

   

   You should now see your API token:

5. In the Terminal, paste the following command, replacing <api token> with the token from step 4.

   ~/bin/hipchat-archive -f "$HOME/Documents/hipchat-messages.zip" -t <api token>

   This might take a while. If it looks like it's hanging, just wait a few minutes, the API rate limits are low.

   

You're done. To browse your archive, you can run open "$HOME/Documents/hipchat-messages.zip" in the Terminal.

If you have go installed, a simple go get github.com/Bowbaq/hipchat should do the trick.