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Channel History

Retrieves the messages from a channel.
URL
Requires Auth
HTTP Method
/api/v1/channels.history
yes
GET
Query Parameters
Argument
Example
Required
Description
roomId
ByehQjC44FwMeiLbX
Required
The channel's id
latest
2016-09-30T13:42:25.304Z
Optional Default: now
The end of time range of messages to retrieve
oldest
2016-05-30T13:42:25.304Z
Optional Default: n/a
The start of the time range of messages to retrieve
inclusive
true
Optional Default: false
Whether messages which land on latest and oldest should be included
offset
10
Optional Default: 0
The offset of the list messages to retrieve
count
100
Optional Default: 20
The amount of messages to retrieve
unreads
false
Optional Default: false
Whether the amount of unreads should be included.
Example Call
curl -H "X-Auth-Token: 9HqLlyZOugoStsXCUfD_0YdwnNnunAJF8V47U3QHXSq" \
     -H "X-User-Id: aobEdbYhXfu5hkeqG" \
     https://localhost:3000/api/v1/channels.history?roomId=ByehQjC44FwMeiLbX
Example Result
{
  "messages": [
    {
      "_id": "AkzpHAvZpdnuchw2a",
      "rid": "ByehQjC44FwMeiLbX",
      "msg": "hi",
      "ts": "2016-12-09T12:50:51.555Z",
      "u": {
        "_id": "y65tAmHs93aDChMWu",
        "username": "testing"
      },
      "_updatedAt": "2016-12-09T12:50:51.562Z"
    },
    {
      "_id": "vkLMxcctR4MuTxreF",
      "t": "uj",
      "rid": "ByehQjC44FwMeiLbX",
      "ts": "2016-12-08T15:41:37.730Z",
      "msg": "testing2",
      "u": {
        "_id": "bRtgdhzM6PD9F8pSx",
        "username": "testing2"
      },
      "groupable": false,
      "_updatedAt": "2016-12-08T16:03:25.235Z"
    },
    {
      "_id": "bfRW658nEyEBg75rc",
      "t": "uj",
      "rid": "ByehQjC44FwMeiLbX",
      "ts": "2016-12-07T15:47:49.099Z",
      "msg": "testing",
      "u": {
        "_id": "nSYqWzZ4GsKTX4dyK",
        "username": "testing1"
      },
      "groupable": false,
      "_updatedAt": "2016-12-07T15:47:49.099Z"
    },
    {
      "_id": "pbuFiGadhRZTKouhB",
      "t": "uj",
      "rid": "ByehQjC44FwMeiLbX",
      "ts": "2016-12-06T17:57:38.635Z",
      "msg": "testing",
      "u": {
        "_id": "y65tAmHs93aDChMWu",
        "username": "testing"
      },
      "groupable": false,
      "_updatedAt": "2016-12-06T17:57:38.635Z"
    }
  ],
  "success": true
}
Change Log
Version
Description
0.75.0
Added offset property
0.47.0
Added

URL	Requires Auth	HTTP Method
`/api/v1/channels.history`	`yes`	`GET`

Argument	Example	Required	Description
`roomId`	`ByehQjC44FwMeiLbX`	Required	The channel's id
`latest`	`2016-09-30T13:42:25.304Z`	Optional Default: now	The end of time range of messages to retrieve
`oldest`	`2016-05-30T13:42:25.304Z`	Optional Default: n/a	The start of the time range of messages to retrieve
`inclusive`	`true`	Optional Default: `false`	Whether messages which land on latest and oldest should be included
`offset`	`10`	Optional Default: `0`	The offset of the list messages to retrieve
`count`	`100`	Optional Default: `20`	The amount of messages to retrieve
`unreads`	`false`	Optional Default: `false`	Whether the amount of unreads should be included.

Version	Description
0.75.0	Added `offset` property
0.47.0	Added

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