MatrixAmnesia is a simple script for removing user messages from Matrix room
It intended for user who wants to delete his messages from a chatroom. So script makes list of message ids from user, and then sends "redact" request for each message with specified timeout (so server won't ban or kik user).
Server receiving this request should clear message content.
I wanted to clean my messages from one chat room, but was unable to find the way to do it... So, I made this script.
It depends on matrix-nio python lib.
usage: matrix_amnesia.py [-h] -s SERVER -u USER -p PASSWORD -r ROOM [-i INTERVAL]
This program finds all messages in Matrix room and sends redact requests for them.
options:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-s, --server SERVER homeserver, for example 'https://matrix.org'
-u, --user USER user id, for example '@user:matrix.org'
-p, --password PASSWORD user password
-r, --room ROOM room ID from which to delete messages
-i, --interval INTERVAL interval in seconds between redaction requests
This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program. If not, see https://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
Copyright (C) 2026 Kirill Shakirov