Channel messages
Lists all of the specific channel messages on the server. It supports the Offset, Count, and Sort Query Parameters along with Query and Fields Query Parameters.
| URL | Requires Auth | HTTP Method |
|---|---|---|
/api/v1/channels.messages |
yes |
GET |
Query Parameters
| Argument | Example | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
roomId |
ByehQjC44FwMeiLbX |
Required(if no roomName |
The channel’s id |
roomName |
testChannel |
Required(if no roomId) |
The channel’s name |
Example Call
curl -H "X-Auth-Token: 9HqLlyZOugoStsXCUfD_0YdwnNnunAJF8V47U3QHXSq" \
-H "X-User-Id: aobEdbYhXfu5hkeqG" \
http://localhost:3000/api/v1/channels.messages?roomId=ByehQjC44FwMeiLbX
Example Result
{
"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": "pimenta.bot",
"username": "pimenta.bot",
"name": "pimenta.bot"
},
"rid": "GENERAL",
"_updatedAt": "2018-10-05T13:42:51.163Z",
"reactions": {
":grin:": {
"usernames": [
"marcos.defendi"
]
}
},
"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://pimenta.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](https://google.com/) something and this and that."
}
]
}
],
"ts": "2018-10-05T01:10:45.994Z",
"u": {
"_id": "pimentachat.internal.admin.test",
"username": "pimentachat.internal.admin.test",
"name": "RocketChat Internal Admin Test"
},
"_updatedAt": "2018-10-05T01:10:47.064Z",
"editedBy": {
"_id": "pimentachat.internal.admin.test",
"username": "pimentachat.internal.admin.test"
},
"editedAt": "2018-10-05T01:10:46.384Z",
"reactions": {
":smile:": {
"usernames": [
"pimentachat.internal.admin.test"
]
},
":squid:": {
"usernames": [
"pimentachat.internal.admin.test"
]
},
":bee:": {
"usernames": [
"pimentachat.internal.admin.test"
]
},
":ant:": {
"usernames": [
"pimentachat.internal.admin.test"
]
}
},
"mentions": [],
"channels": [],
"urls": []
},
],
"count": 2,
"offset": 0,
"total": 2,
"success": true
}
Change Log
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 0.59.0 | Added |
