Can you export a thread as a PDF?

No. Plain has no built-in way to download or export a thread as a PDF, and there is no export button on the thread timeline.

Build an export with the API

A developer can retrieve the full conversation with the GraphQL API and generate a PDF from it.

1. Use the thread query to fetch the thread.
2. Paginate through timelineEntries to retrieve all messages and notes.
3. Read the llmText field on each entry. It holds a plain-text version of that entry, which you can use to reconstruct the conversation.
4. Pass the reconstructed text to a PDF generation library of your choice.

Related documentation

• Reading threads
• Fetch threads