Get Group Messages
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    Article summary

    Get
    /api/v1/groups.messages

    Lists all of the specific groups/channels messages on the workspace.

    Changelog

    VersionDescription
    0.59.0Added
    Header parameters
    X-Auth-Token
    stringRequired

    The authToken of the authenticated user.

    ExampleRScctEHSmLGZGywfIhWyRpyofhKOiMoUIpimhvheU3f
    X-User-Id
    stringRequired

    The userId of the authenticated user.

    ExamplerbAXPnMktTFbNpwtJ
    Query parameters
    roomId
    string

    The room id. It is required if the roomName is not provided.

    Exampledlpfuijw7ej
    roomName
    string

    The room name. It is required if the roomId is not provided.

    Examplegeneral
    fields
    string

    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 }

    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" } }

    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}

    offset
    integer

    Number of items to "skip" in the query, i.e. requests return count items, skipping the first offset items.

    Example50
    count
    integer

    The number of items to return.

    Example50
    Responses
    200

    OK

    Example 1
    {
      "messages": [
        {
          "_id": "CeXwh5eBbdrtvnqG6",
          "rid": "agh2Sucgb54RQ8dDo",
          "msg": "s",
          "ts": "2018-10-05T13:48:21.616Z",
          "u": {
            "_id": "KPkEYwKKBKZnEEPpt",
            "username": "marc.pow",
            "name": "Marc Pow"
          },
          "_updatedAt": "2018-10-05T13:48:49.535Z",
          "reactions": {
            ":frowning2:": {
              "usernames": [
                "marcos.defendi"
              ]
            }
          },
          "mentions": [],
          "channels": [],
          "starred": {
            "_id": "KPkEYwKKBKZnEEPpt"
          }
        },
        {
          "_id": "MrAeupRiF9TvhMesK",
          "t": "room_changed_privacy",
          "rid": "agh2Sucgb54RQ8dDo",
          "ts": "2018-10-05T00:11:16.998Z",
          "msg": "Private Group",
          "u": {
            "_id": "rocketchat.internal.admin.test",
            "username": "rocketchat.internal.admin.test"
          },
          "groupable": false,
          "_updatedAt": "2018-10-05T00:11:16.998Z"
        }
      ],
      "count": 2,
      "offset": 0,
      "total": 2,
      "success": true
    }
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    object
    messages
    Array of object
    object
    _id
    string
    rid
    string
    msg
    string
    ts
    string
    u
    object
    _id
    string
    username
    string
    name
    string
    _updatedAt
    string
    reactions
    object
    :frowning2:
    object
    usernames
    Array of string
    string
    mentions
    Array of object
    object
    channels
    Array of object
    object
    starred
    object
    _id
    string
    t
    string
    groupable
    boolean
    count
    integer
    offset
    integer
    total
    integer
    success
    boolean

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