Conversations

Conversations History

GET
/conversations.history

Fetches a conversation's history of messages and events.

Authorization

slackAuth channels:history, groups:history, im:history, mpim:history
AuthorizationBearer <token>

In: header

Scope: channels:history, groups:history, im:history, mpim:history

Query Parameters

token?string

Authentication token. Requires scope: conversations:history

channel?string

Conversation ID to fetch history for.

latest?number

End of time range of messages to include in results.

Formatdouble
oldest?number

Start of time range of messages to include in results.

Formatdouble
inclusive?boolean

Include messages with latest or oldest timestamp in results only when either timestamp is specified.

limit?integer

The maximum number of items to return. Fewer than the requested number of items may be returned, even if the end of the users list hasn't been reached.

Formatint32
cursor?string

Paginate through collections of data by setting the cursor parameter to a next_cursor attribute returned by a previous request's response_metadata. Default value fetches the first "page" of the collection.

Header Parameters

Content-Type*"application/x-www-form-urlencoded"

Value in

  • "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"

Response Body

application/json

application/json

curl -X GET "https://example.com/conversations.history" \  -H "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
{  "channel_actions_count": 0,  "channel_actions_ts": null,  "has_more": true,  "messages": [    {      "attachments": [        {          "fallback": "string",          "id": 0,          "image_bytes": 0,          "image_height": 0,          "image_url": "string",          "image_width": 0        }      ],      "blocks": [        {          "type": "string"        }      ],      "bot_id": null,      "bot_profile": {        "app_id": "string",        "deleted": true,        "icons": {          "image_36": "http://example.com",          "image_48": "http://example.com",          "image_72": "http://example.com"        },        "id": "string",        "name": "string",        "team_id": "string",        "updated": 0      },      "client_msg_id": "string",      "comment": {        "comment": "string",        "created": 0,        "id": "string",        "is_intro": true,        "is_starred": true,        "num_stars": 0,        "pinned_info": {},        "pinned_to": [          "string"        ],        "reactions": [          {            "count": 0,            "name": "string",            "users": [              "string"            ]          }        ],        "timestamp": 0,        "user": "string"      },      "display_as_bot": true,      "file": {        "channels": [          "string"        ],        "comments_count": 0,        "created": 0,        "date_delete": 0,        "display_as_bot": true,        "editable": true,        "editor": "string",        "external_id": "string",        "external_type": "string",        "external_url": "http://example.com",        "filetype": "string",        "groups": [          "string"        ],        "has_rich_preview": true,        "id": "string",        "image_exif_rotation": 0,        "ims": [          "string"        ],        "is_external": true,        "is_public": true,        "is_starred": true,        "is_tombstoned": true,        "last_editor": "string",        "mimetype": "string",        "mode": "string",        "name": "string",        "non_owner_editable": true,        "num_stars": 0,        "original_h": 0,        "original_w": 0,        "permalink": "http://example.com",        "permalink_public": "http://example.com",        "pinned_info": {},        "pinned_to": [          "string"        ],        "pretty_type": "string",        "preview": "string",        "public_url_shared": true,        "reactions": [          {            "count": 0,            "name": "string",            "users": [              "string"            ]          }        ],        "shares": {          "private": null,          "public": null        },        "size": 0,        "source_team": "string",        "state": "string",        "thumb_1024": "http://example.com",        "thumb_1024_h": 0,        "thumb_1024_w": 0,        "thumb_160": "http://example.com",        "thumb_360": "http://example.com",        "thumb_360_h": 0,        "thumb_360_w": 0,        "thumb_480": "http://example.com",        "thumb_480_h": 0,        "thumb_480_w": 0,        "thumb_64": "http://example.com",        "thumb_720": "http://example.com",        "thumb_720_h": 0,        "thumb_720_w": 0,        "thumb_80": "http://example.com",        "thumb_800": "http://example.com",        "thumb_800_h": 0,        "thumb_800_w": 0,        "thumb_960": "http://example.com",        "thumb_960_h": 0,        "thumb_960_w": 0,        "thumb_tiny": "string",        "timestamp": 0,        "title": "string",        "updated": 0,        "url_private": "http://example.com",        "url_private_download": "http://example.com",        "user": "string",        "user_team": "string",        "username": "string"      },      "files": [        {          "channels": [            "string"          ],          "comments_count": 0,          "created": 0,          "date_delete": 0,          "display_as_bot": true,          "editable": true,          "editor": "string",          "external_id": "string",          "external_type": "string",          "external_url": "http://example.com",          "filetype": "string",          "groups": [            "string"          ],          "has_rich_preview": true,          "id": "string",          "image_exif_rotation": 0,          "ims": [            "string"          ],          "is_external": true,          "is_public": true,          "is_starred": true,          "is_tombstoned": true,          "last_editor": "string",          "mimetype": "string",          "mode": "string",          "name": "string",          "non_owner_editable": true,          "num_stars": 0,          "original_h": 0,          "original_w": 0,          "permalink": "http://example.com",          "permalink_public": "http://example.com",          "pinned_info": {},          "pinned_to": [            "string"          ],          "pretty_type": "string",          "preview": "string",          "public_url_shared": true,          "reactions": [            {              "count": 0,              "name": "string",              "users": [                "string"              ]            }          ],          "shares": {            "private": null,            "public": null          },          "size": 0,          "source_team": "string",          "state": "string",          "thumb_1024": "http://example.com",          "thumb_1024_h": 0,          "thumb_1024_w": 0,          "thumb_160": "http://example.com",          "thumb_360": "http://example.com",          "thumb_360_h": 0,          "thumb_360_w": 0,          "thumb_480": "http://example.com",          "thumb_480_h": 0,          "thumb_480_w": 0,          "thumb_64": "http://example.com",          "thumb_720": "http://example.com",          "thumb_720_h": 0,          "thumb_720_w": 0,          "thumb_80": "http://example.com",          "thumb_800": "http://example.com",          "thumb_800_h": 0,          "thumb_800_w": 0,          "thumb_960": "http://example.com",          "thumb_960_h": 0,          "thumb_960_w": 0,          "thumb_tiny": "string",          "timestamp": 0,          "title": "string",          "updated": 0,          "url_private": "http://example.com",          "url_private_download": "http://example.com",          "user": "string",          "user_team": "string",          "username": "string"        }      ],      "icons": {        "emoji": "string",        "image_64": "http://example.com"      },      "inviter": "string",      "is_delayed_message": true,      "is_intro": true,      "is_starred": true,      "last_read": "string",      "latest_reply": "string",      "name": "string",      "old_name": "string",      "parent_user_id": "string",      "permalink": "http://example.com",      "pinned_to": [        "string"      ],      "purpose": "string",      "reactions": [        {          "count": 0,          "name": "string",          "users": [            "string"          ]        }      ],      "reply_count": 0,      "reply_users": [        "string"      ],      "reply_users_count": 0,      "source_team": "string",      "subscribed": true,      "subtype": "string",      "team": "string",      "text": "string",      "thread_ts": "string",      "topic": "string",      "ts": "string",      "type": "string",      "unread_count": 0,      "upload": true,      "user": "string",      "user_profile": {        "avatar_hash": "string",        "display_name": "string",        "display_name_normalized": "string",        "first_name": "string",        "image_72": "http://example.com",        "is_restricted": true,        "is_ultra_restricted": true,        "name": "string",        "real_name": "string",        "real_name_normalized": "string",        "team": "string"      },      "user_team": "string",      "username": "string"    }  ],  "ok": "True",  "pin_count": 0}