---
title: "Read Channel Messages Anonymously"
slug: "read-channel-messages-anonymously"
updated: 2026-06-08T12:46:40Z
published: 2026-06-08T12:46:40Z
---
> ## 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.
# Read Channel Messages Anonymously
Get/api/v1/channels.anonymousread
Fetch the messages in a public channel to an anonymous user. You must enable `Accounts_AllowAnonymousRead` [setting](https://docs.rocket.chat/docs/accounts) in the workspace.
### Changelog
| Version | Description |
| --- | --- |
| 1.2.0 | Added |
Query parametersroomIdstring
The room ID. It is required if the `roomName` is not provided.
Exampledlpfuijw7ej
roomNamestring
The room name. It is required if the `roomId` is not provided.
Examplegeneral
offsetinteger
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.
Example50
countinteger
The number of items to return. Refer to the [official documentation](https://developer.rocket.chat/apidocs/query-parameters#pagination) to learn more.
Example50
sort
List of fields to order by, and in which direction. This is a JSON object, with properties listed in desired order, with values of 1 for ascending, or -1 for descending. For example, {"value": -1, "_id": 1}. Refer to the [official documentation](https://developer.rocket.chat/apidocs/query-parameters#pagination) to learn more.
query
This parameter allows you to use MongoDB query operators to search for specific data. For example, to query users with a name that contains the letter "g": `query={ "name": { "$regex": "g" } }`. Refer to the [official documentation](https://developer.rocket.chat/apidocs/query-parameters#query-and-fields) to learn more.
fieldsstring
This parameter accepts a JSON object with properties that have a value of 1 or 0 to include or exclude them in the response. For example, to only retrieve the usernames of users: `fields={ "username": 1 }`. Refer to the [official documentation](https://developer.rocket.chat/apidocs/query-parameters#query-and-fields) to learn more.
Responses200
OK
Success
```json
{
"messages": [
{
"_id": "xadufzmxzYQp4H9py",
"alias": "test",
"msg": "Example message",
"attachments": [],
"parseUrls": true,
"bot": {
"i": "MnQyfhWt5LqZotyfc"
},
"groupable": false,
"ts": "2018-10-05T01:10:47.524Z",
"u": {
"_id": "rocket.cat",
"username": "rocket.cat",
"name": "Rocket.Cat"
},
"rid": "GENERAL",
"_updatedAt": "2018-10-05T13:42:51.163Z",
"reactions": {
":grin:": {
"usernames": [
"marco.zoo"
]
}
},
"mentions": [],
"channels": [],
"starred": {
"_id": "KPkEYwKKBKZnEEPpt"
}
},
{
"_id": "id-1538701845987",
"rid": "GENERAL",
"msg": "This message was edited via API",
"alias": "Gruggy",
"emoji": ":smirk:",
"avatar": "http://res.guggy.com/logo_128.png",
"attachments": [
{
"collapsed": false,
"color": "#ff0000",
"text": "Yay for gruggy!",
"ts": "2016-12-09T16:53:06.761Z",
"message_link": "https://google.com",
"thumb_url": "http://res.guggy.com/logo_128.png",
"author_name": "Bradley Hilton",
"author_link": "https://rocket.chat/",
"author_icon": "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/850391?v=3",
"title": "Attachment Example",
"title_link": "https://youtube.com",
"title_link_download": true,
"image_url": "http://res.guggy.com/logo_128.png",
"audio_url": "http://www.w3schools.com/tags/horse.mp3",
"video_url": "http://www.w3schools.com/tags/movie.mp4",
"fields": [
{
"short": true,
"title": "Test",
"value": "Testing out something or other"
},
{
"short": true,
"title": "Another Test",
"value": "Link something and this and that."
}
]
}
],
"ts": "2018-10-05T01:10:45.994Z",
"u": {
"_id": "rocketchat.internal.admin.test",
"username": "rocketchat.internal.admin.test",
"name": "RocketChat Internal Admin Test"
},
"_updatedAt": "2018-10-05T01:10:47.064Z",
"editedBy": {
"_id": "rocketchat.internal.admin.test",
"username": "rocketchat.internal.admin.test"
},
"editedAt": "2018-10-05T01:10:46.384Z",
"reactions": {
":smile:": {
"usernames": [
"rocketchat.internal.admin.test"
]
},
":squid:": {
"usernames": [
"rocketchat.internal.admin.test"
]
},
":bee:": {
"usernames": [
"rocketchat.internal.admin.test"
]
},
":ant:": {
"usernames": [
"rocketchat.internal.admin.test"
]
}
},
"mentions": [],
"channels": [],
"urls": []
}
],
"count": 2,
"offset": 0,
"total": 2,
"success": true
}
```
Expand Allobject messages Array of object object _idstring
tstring
msgstring
groupableboolean
blocks Array of object object typestring
blockIdstring
callIdstring
appIdstring
tsstring
uobject _idstring
usernamestring
namestring
ridstring
_updatedAtstring
urls Array of object object
mentions Array of object object
channels Array of object object
md Array of object object typestring
value Array of object object typestring
valuestring
attachments Array of object (Attachment) object tsstring Example1970-01-01T00:00:00.000Z
titlestring
title_linkstring
title_link_downloadboolean
image_dimensionsobject widthinteger Example444
heightinteger Example360
image_previewstring Example/9j/2wBDAAYEBQ...
image_urlstring Example/file-upload/PNTaE9SBQasdpAwk2/img_1.jpg
image_typestring Exampleimage/jpeg
image_sizeinteger Example26674
typestring Examplefile
descriptionstring Example
countinteger
offsetinteger
totalinteger
successboolean
400
Bad Request
Example 1
```json
{
"success": false,
"error": "The required \"roomId\" or \"roomName\" param provided does not match any channel [error-room-not-found]",
"errorType": "error-room-not-found"
}
```
object successboolean
errorstring
errorTypestring