whapa VS WhatsApp-Key-DB-Extractor

I searched a lot on this subreddit and found two github solutions: B16f00t/whapa: WhatsApp Parser Toolset v1.59 (github.com) and ElDavoo/wa-crypt-tools: Decrypts WhatsApp .crypt12, .crypt14 and .crypt15 files. (github.com)

To batch it (I think, trying it now): https://github.com/B16f00t/whapa

I've used "WHAGODRI" from https://github.com/B16f00t/whapa to download my backup from Google Drive. However, the message database (msgstore.db.crypt15) requires a key file to decrypt. My phone is not rooted, so I am unable to access the decryption key. I have tried https://github.com/YuvrajRaghuvanshiS/WhatsApp-Key-Database-Extractor but I did not succeed in retrieving the key.

If you are technically inclined, you can also check some free tools. I used one some times ago: https://github.com/B16f00t/whapa

You can try whapa to download your database backup from Google Drive, then you clear WhatsApp data, copy the backup to the corresponding folder in /storage/emulated/0/Android/media/com.whatsapp/WhatsApp/Databases and then see if the WhatsApp app can recover the local backup. Note that you lost your local backups because uninstalling the app will trigger Android to clear its local data (all backups and media files)

The result is a sqlite database that can be dumped or browsed with the regular (database) tools; there are 2 projects I know of that are actually reading the data and presenting it nicely but both are broken just now as Whatsapp changed the name of some tables (the changes are only cosmetic, the data is still there): https://github.com/B16f00t/whapa and https://github.com/andreas-mausch/whatsapp-viewer .

Whatsapp Parser Toolset

I've used this: https://github.com/B16f00t/whapa awesome repository and works like a charm. Had a bit of a problem with finding my key until I rooted though.

I download from my Google Drive backup with https://github.com/B16f00t/whapa.

https://github.com/B16f00t/whapa (among other tools) appears to download it from Google without requiring any key from facebook or a rooted device.

Thank you for linking that one; seems to be a different one to the script I remember using. I did some searching, and I think this might be the Whatsapp backup script I used (sourced my own v2.11.431 APK from a mirror), and it worked. XDA thread (unofficial update fork)

You can’t set the key but I had to extract mine off my android and it was a real pain. Here’s a program you can use to extract it: https://github.com/EliteAndroidApps/WhatsApp-Key-DB-Extractor

I had to use https://github.com/EliteAndroidApps/WhatsApp-Key-DB-Extractor to install an older version which let's toy backup and extract the key.