> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://developer.rocket.chat/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Get Livechat Messages > View the messages of a specific Livechat room. Permission required: `view-l-room` ## OpenAPI ````json GET /api/v1/livechat/messages/{rid} { "openapi": "3.0.0", "info": { "version": "1.0.0", "title": "Omnichannel" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://apiexplorer.support.rocket.chat" } ], "tags": [ { "name": "Omnichannel Users" }, { "name": "Omnichannel Agents" }, { "name": "Omnichannel Monitors" }, { "name": "Omnichannel Visitors" }, { "name": "Omnichannel Contacts" }, { "name": "Omnichannel Rooms" }, { "name": "Omnichannel Departments" }, { "name": "Omnichannel Custom Fields" }, { "name": "Omnichannel Business Hours" }, { "name": "Omnichannel Priorities" }, { "name": "Omnichannel Tags" }, { "name": "Omnichannel Units" }, { "name": "SLA Policies" }, { "name": "Canned Responses" }, { "name": "Omnichannel Transcript" }, { "name": "Omnichannel Statistics" }, { "name": "Omnichannel Agent Stats" }, { "name": "Omnichannel Dashboards" }, { "name": "Reports" }, { "name": "Omnichannel Inquiries" }, { "name": "Omnichannel Webhooks" }, { "name": "Livechat" }, { "name": "Livechat Appearance" }, { "name": "Livechat Triggers" }, { "name": "Livechat Messages" }, { "name": "Livechat Page Visited" } ], "paths": { "/api/v1/livechat/messages/{rid}": { "get": { "summary": "Get Livechat Messages", "tags": [ "Livechat Messages" ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "messages": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "properties": { "_id": { "type": "string" }, "rid": { "type": "string" }, "ts": { "type": "string" }, "msg": { "type": "string" }, "groupable": { "type": "boolean" }, "file": { "type": "object", "properties": { "_id": { "type": "string" }, "name": { "type": "string" }, "type": { "type": "string" }, "size": { "type": "integer" }, "format": { "type": "string" } } }, "files": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "properties": { "_id": { "type": "string" }, "name": { "type": "string" }, "type": { "type": "string" }, "size": { "type": "integer" }, "format": { "type": "string" } } } }, "attachments": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "properties": { "title": { "type": "string" }, "title_link": { "type": "string" }, "title_link_download": { "type": "boolean" }, "image_dimensions": { "type": "object", "properties": { "width": { "type": "integer" }, "height": { "type": "integer" } } }, "image_preview": { "type": "string" }, "image_url": { "type": "string" }, "image_type": { "type": "string" }, "image_size": { "type": "integer" }, "type": { "type": "string" }, "description": { "type": "string" } } } }, "u": { "type": "object", "properties": { "_id": { "type": "string" }, "username": { "type": "string" }, "name": { "type": "string" } } }, "_updatedAt": { "type": "string" }, "urls": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "properties": {} } }, "mentions": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "properties": {} } }, "channels": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "properties": {} } }, "md": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "properties": { "type": { "type": "string" }, "value": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "properties": { "type": { "type": "string" }, "value": { "type": "string" } } } } } } }, "token": { "type": "string" }, "alias": { "type": "string" } } } }, "offset": { "type": "integer" }, "count": { "type": "integer" }, "total": { "type": "integer" }, "success": { "type": "boolean" } } }, "examples": { "Example 1": { "value": { "messages": [ { "_id": "hmnQoYcnSJp7c9f2v", "rid": "dCBiZX3XPWyPsa6pt", "ts": "2025-10-16T11:17:07.068Z", "msg": "", "groupable": "false", "file": { "_id": "68f0d43201e202fefed836cf", "name": "video-designs (1).png", "type": "image/png", "size": "17466", "format": "png" }, "files": [ { "_id": "68f0d43201e202fefed836cf", "name": "video-designs (1).png", "type": "image/png", "size": "17466", "format": "png" }, { "_id": "68f0d43301e202fefed836d1", "name": "thumb-video-designs (1).png", "type": "image/png", "size": "14848", "format": "png" } ], "attachments": [ { "title": "video-designs (1).png", "title_link": "/file-upload/68f0d43201e202fefed836cf/video-designs%20(1).png", "title_link_download": "true", "image_dimensions": { "width": "480", "height": "301" }, "image_preview": "/9j/2wBDAAYEBQYFBAYGBQYHBwYIChAKCgkJChQODwwQFxQYGBcUFhYaHSUfGhsjHBYWICwgIyYnKSopGR8tMC0oMCUoKSj/2wBDAQcHBwoIChMKChMoGhYaKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCj/wAARCAAUACADASIAAhEBAxEB/8QAGQABAAMBAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIDBAUI/8QAHRAAAgIDAAMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQIAAwQRMQUhIv/EABUBAQEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAB/8QAFxEBAQEBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAERQf/aAAwDAQACEQMRAD8A8qqCzAKNk8EtbGvW4VNUwsPF17kKXNVquvVO5vt8pdZnpklvpRoHUszqXWNca5rjUKmNg6uvcqYFWIYaI6J0a/KXJnvkhvthrepgusNtrO3WOzFzhLUIiJFIiIH/2Q==", "image_url": "/file-upload/68f0d43301e202fefed836d1/video-designs%20(1).png", "image_type": "image/png", "image_size": "17466", "type": "file", "description": "" } ], "u": { "_id": "C38WSSzrGd2NCjzqJ", "username": "test.cat", "name": "Test Cat" }, "_updatedAt": "2025-11-12T10:24:44.42Z", "urls": [], "mentions": [], "channels": [] }, { "_id": "6j9hrchZBHwZHpsF2", "rid": "dCBiZX3XPWyPsa6pt", "msg": "hello", "ts": "2025-10-16T11:16:58.948Z", "u": { "_id": "C38WSSzrGd2NCjzqJ", "username": "test.cat", "name": "Test Cat" }, "_updatedAt": "2025-11-12T10:24:44.42Z", "urls": [], "mentions": [], "channels": [], "md": [ { "type": "PARAGRAPH", "value": [ { "type": "PLAIN_TEXT", "value": "hello" } ] } ] }, { "_id": "CfD55oXeSvvC3jmZS", "rid": "dCBiZX3XPWyPsa6pt", "msg": "hello", "token": "2c9035b72dec31be7e9ccbb3cbd9952394ea41c1517b76c528d403c00a3fccf9", "alias": "swayyy", "ts": "2025-10-16T11:16:36.406Z", "u": { "_id": "68f0d41001e202fefed836af", "username": "guest-49", "name": "swayyy" }, "_updatedAt": "2025-10-16T11:16:36.447Z", "urls": [], "mentions": [], "channels": [], "md": [ { "type": "PARAGRAPH", "value": [ { "type": "PLAIN_TEXT", "value": "hello" } ] } ] } ], "offset": "0", "count": "50", "total": "3", "success": "true" } } } } } }, "400": { "description": "Bad Request", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "success": { "type": "boolean" }, "error": { "type": "string" } } }, "examples": { "Example 1": { "value": { "success": "false", "error": "invalid-room" } } } } } }, "401": { "$ref": "#/components/responses/authorizationError" } }, "operationId": "get-api-v1-livechat-:rid-messages", "description": "View the messages of a specific Livechat room. Permission required: `view-l-room`", "parameters": [ { "$ref": "#/components/parameters/AuthToken" }, { "$ref": "#/components/parameters/UserId" }, { "$ref": "#/components/parameters/offset" }, { "$ref": "#/components/parameters/count" }, { "$ref": "#/components/parameters/sort" }, { "schema": { "type": "string" }, "in": "query", "name": "searchTerm", "description": "Enter a term that you want to search in the messages." } ] } } }, "components": { "responses": { "authorizationError": { "description": "Unauthorized", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "status": { "type": "string" }, "message": { "type": "string" } } }, "examples": { "Authorization Error": { "value": { "status": "error", "message": "You must be logged in to do this." } } } } } } }, "parameters": { "AuthToken": { "name": "X-Auth-Token", "in": "header", "description": "The `authToken` of the authenticated user.", "required": "true", "schema": { "type": "string" }, "example": "RScctEHSmLGZGywfIhWyRpyofhKOiMoUIpimhvheU3f" }, "UserId": { "name": "X-User-Id", "in": "header", "description": "The `userId` of the authenticated user.", "required": "true", "schema": { "type": "string" }, "example": "rbAXPnMktTFbNpwtJ" }, "offset": { "name": "offset", "in": "query", "required": "false", "schema": { "type": "integer" }, "example": "50", "description": "Number of items to \"skip\" in the query, i.e. requests return count items, skipping the first offset items. Refer to the [official documentation](https://developer.rocket.chat/apidocs/query-parameters#pagination) to learn more." }, "count": { "name": "count", "in": "query", "required": "false", "schema": { "type": "integer" }, "example": "25", "description": "The number of items to return. Refer to the [official documentation](https://developer.rocket.chat/apidocs/query-parameters#pagination) to learn more." }, "sort": { "name": "sort", "in": "query", "required": "false", "schema": { "format": "object" }, "description": "List of fields to order by, and in which direction. JSON object, with properties listed in desired order, with values of 1 for ascending, or -1 for descending. For example, sort = `{\"value\": -1, \"_id\": 1}`. Refer to the [official documentation](https://developer.rocket.chat/apidocs/query-parameters#pagination) to learn more." } } } } ````