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Easier way to delete all your Facebook messages at once.
/**
* Auto Delete All Facebook Messages
*
* You can run this code from the console, but the best way to run it is by
* saving it as bookmark in your bookmark bar. Look at the gists comments for
* instructions on how to save it as a bookmark.
*
* @link http://matthewdunham.net
* @link http://linkedin.com/in/matthewdunham
* @author Matthew Dunham <matt@matthewdunham.net>
*/
(function($){
var
stepOne = function(){
if (null !== $('div[aria-label="Conversation actions"]')) {
$('div[aria-label="Conversation actions"]').click();
setTimeout(stepTwo, 250);
} else {
console.log('There are no messages to delete');
}
},
stepTwo = function(){
var elements = document.evaluate('//span[text()="Delete"]', document, null, XPathResult.ORDERED_NODE_SNAPSHOT_TYPE, null);
for (var i = 0; i < elements.snapshotLength; i++) {
elements.snapshotItem(i).click();
}
setTimeout(stepThree, 250);
},
stepThree = function(){
$('em[data-intl-translation="Delete"]').parentNode.click();
if (null !== $('div[aria-label="Conversation actions"]')) {
setTimeout(stepOne, 420);
} else {
console.log('No more messages to delete');
}
};
console.log('Deleting all Facebook messages - By: Matthew Dunham');
stepOne();
})(function(selector){ return document.querySelector(selector); });
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mdunham commented Jan 28, 2017

This has been moved to its own GitHub repository here is the link: Auto Delete All Facebook Messages

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gsvster commented May 18, 2017

Perfect!

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