Get chat
Namespace: microsoft.graph
Important
APIs under the /beta
version in Microsoft Graph are subject to change. Use of these APIs in production applications is not supported. To determine whether an API is available in v1.0, use the Version selector.
Retrieve a single chat (without its messages).
This method supports federation. To access a chat, at least one chat member must belong to the tenant the request initiated from.
This API is available in the following national cloud deployments.
Global service | US Government L4 | US Government L5 (DOD) | China operated by 21Vianet |
---|---|---|---|
✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
Permissions
Choose the permission or permissions marked as least privileged for this API. Use a higher privileged permission or permissions only if your app requires it. For details about delegated and application permissions, see Permission types. To learn more about these permissions, see the permissions reference.
Permission type | Least privileged permissions | Higher privileged permissions |
---|---|---|
Delegated (work or school account) | Chat.ReadBasic | Chat.Read, Chat.ReadWrite |
Delegated (personal Microsoft account) | Not supported. | Not supported. |
Application | Chat.ReadBasic.WhereInstalled | Chat.Manage.Chat, Chat.Read.All, Chat.ReadBasic.All, Chat.ReadWrite.All, ChatSettings.Read.Chat, ChatSettings.ReadWrite.Chat |
Note
The ChatSettings.Read.Chat, ChatSettings.ReadWrite.Chat, and Chat.Manage.Chat permissions use resource-specific consent.
HTTP request
GET /me/chats/{chat-id}
GET /users/{user-id | user-principal-name}/chats/{chat-id}
GET /chats/{chat-id}
Optional query parameters
This operation doesn't currently support OData query parameters to customize the response.
Request headers
Header | Value |
---|---|
Authorization | Bearer {token}. Required. Learn more about authentication and authorization. |
Request body
Don't supply a request body for this method.
Response
If successful, this method returns a 200 OK
response code and a collection of chat objects in the response body.
Examples
Example 1: Get a group chat
Request
The following example shows a request.
GET https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/chats/19:b8577894a63548969c5c92bb9c80c5e1@thread.v2
Response
The following example shows the response.
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-type: application/json
{
"@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/$metadata#chats/$entity",
"id": "19:b8577894a63548969c5c92bb9c80c5e1@thread.v2",
"topic": "test group 1",
"createdDateTime": "2021-04-06T19:49:52.431Z",
"lastUpdatedDateTime": "2021-04-06T19:54:04.306Z",
"chatType": "group",
"webUrl": "https://teams.microsoft.com/l/chat/19%3Ab8577894a63548969c5c92bb9c80c5e1@thread.v2/0?tenantId=b33cbe9f-8ebe-4f2a-912b-7e2a427f477f",
"tenantId": "b33cbe9f-8ebe-4f2a-912b-7e2a427f477f",
"onlineMeetingInfo": null,
"createdBy": {
"application": null,
"device": null,
"user": {
"@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.teamworkUserIdentity",
"id": "8c0a1a67-50ce-4114-bb6c-da9c5dbcf6ca",
"displayName": null,
"userIdentityType": "aadUser",
"tenantId": "b33cbe9f-8ebe-4f2a-912b-7e2a427f477f"
}
},
"viewpoint": {
"isHidden": true,
"lastMessageReadDateTime": "2021-05-06T23:55:07.191Z"
},
"isHiddenForAllMembers": false
}
Example 2: Get a user's one on one chat
Request
The following example shows a request.
GET https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/users/8b081ef6-4792-4def-b2c9-c363a1bf41d5/chats/19:8b081ef6-4792-4def-b2c9-c363a1bf41d5_877192bd-9183-47d3-a74c-8aa0426716cf@unq.gbl.spaces
Response
The following example shows the response.
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-type: application/json
{
"@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/$metadata#chats/$entity",
"id": "19:8b081ef6-4792-4def-b2c9-c363a1bf41d5_877192bd-9183-47d3-a74c-8aa0426716cf@unq.gbl.spaces",
"topic": null,
"createdDateTime": "2019-04-18T23:51:42.099Z",
"lastUpdatedDateTime": "2019-04-18T23:51:43.255Z",
"chatType": "oneOnOne",
"webUrl": "https://teams.microsoft.com/l/chat/19%3A8b081ef6-4792-4def-b2c9-c363a1bf41d5_877192bd-9183-47d3-a74c-8aa0426716cf@unq.gbl.spaces/0?tenantId=2432b57b-0abd-43db-aa7b-16eadd115d34",
"tenantId": "2432b57b-0abd-43db-aa7b-16eadd115d34",
"onlineMeetingInfo": null,
"createdBy": {
"application": null,
"device": null,
"user": {
"@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.teamworkUserIdentity",
"id": "8c0a1a67-50ce-4114-bb6c-da9c5dbcf6ca",
"displayName": null,
"userIdentityType": "aadUser",
"tenantId": "2432b57b-0abd-43db-aa7b-16eadd115d34"
}
},
"viewpoint": {
"isHidden": false,
"lastMessageReadDateTime": "2021-07-06T22:26:27.98Z"
},
"isHiddenForAllMembers": false
}
Example 3: Get a chat and all its members
Request
The following example shows a request.
GET https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/chats/19:b8577894a63548969c5c92bb9c80c5e1@thread.v2?$expand=members
Response
The following example shows the response.
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-type: application/json
{
"@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/$metadata#chats(members())/$entity",
"id": "19:b8577894a63548969c5c92bb9c80c5e1@thread.v2",
"topic": "test group 1",
"createdDateTime": "2021-04-06T19:49:52.431Z",
"lastUpdatedDateTime": "2021-04-21T17:13:44.033Z",
"chatType": "group",
"webUrl": "https://teams.microsoft.com/l/chat/19%3Ab8577894a63548969c5c92bb9c80c5e1@thread.v2/0?tenantId=b33cbe9f-8ebe-4f2a-912b-7e2a427f477f",
"tenantId": "b33cbe9f-8ebe-4f2a-912b-7e2a427f477f",
"onlineMeetingInfo": null,
"createdBy": {
"application": null,
"device": null,
"user": {
"@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.teamworkUserIdentity",
"id": "8c0a1a67-50ce-4114-bb6c-da9c5dbcf6ca",
"displayName": null,
"userIdentityType": "aadUser",
"tenantId": "b33cbe9f-8ebe-4f2a-912b-7e2a427f477f"
}
},
"viewpoint": {
"isHidden": false,
"lastMessageReadDateTime": "2021-08-09T17:38:24.101Z"
},
"isHiddenForAllMembers": false,
"members": [
{
"@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.aadUserConversationMember",
"id": "MCMjMjQzMmI1N2ItMGFiZC00M2RiLWFhN2ItMTZlYWRkMTE1ZDM0IyMxOTpiODU3Nzg5NGE2MzU0ODk2OWM1YzkyYmI5YzgwYzVlMUB0aHJlYWQudjIjIzhjMGExYTY3LTUwY2UtNDExNC1iYjZjLWRhOWM1ZGJjZjZjYQ==",
"roles": [
"owner"
],
"displayName": "John Doe",
"visibleHistoryStartDateTime": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
"userId": "8c0a1a67-50ce-4114-bb6c-da9c5dbcf6ca",
"email": "john@contoso.com",
"tenantId": "b33cbe9f-8ebe-4f2a-912b-7e2a427f477f"
},
{
"@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.aadUserConversationMember",
"id": "MCMjMjQzMmI1N2ItMGFiZC00M2RiLWFhN2ItMTZlYWRkMTE1ZDM0IyMxOTpiODU3Nzg5NGE2MzU0ODk2OWM1YzkyYmI5YzgwYzVlMUB0aHJlYWQudjIjIzQ1OTVkMmYyLTdiMzEtNDQ2Yy04NGZkLTliNzk1ZTYzMTE0Yg==",
"roles": [
"owner"
],
"displayName": "Test User 1",
"visibleHistoryStartDateTime": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
"userId": "4595d2f2-7b31-446c-84fd-9b795e63114b",
"email": "testuser1@contoso.com",
"tenantId": "b33cbe9f-8ebe-4f2a-912b-7e2a427f477f"
},
{
"@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.aadUserConversationMember",
"id": "MCMjMjQzMmI1N2ItMGFiZC00M2RiLWFhN2ItMTZlYWRkMTE1ZDM0IyMxOTpiODU3Nzg5NGE2MzU0ODk2OWM1YzkyYmI5YzgwYzVlMUB0aHJlYWQudjIjIzgyZmU3NzU4LTViYjMtNGYwZC1hNDNmLWU1NTVmZDM5OWM2Zg==",
"roles": [
"owner"
],
"displayName": "Test User 2",
"visibleHistoryStartDateTime": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
"userId": "82fe7758-5bb3-4f0d-a43f-e555fd399c6f",
"email": "testuser2@contoso.com",
"tenantId": "b33cbe9f-8ebe-4f2a-912b-7e2a427f477f"
},
{
"@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.aadUserConversationMember",
"id": "MCMjMjQzMmI1N2ItMGFiZC00M2RiLWFhN2ItMTZlYWRkMTE1ZDM0IyMxOTpiODU3Nzg5NGE2MzU0ODk2OWM1YzkyYmI5YzgwYzVlMUB0aHJlYWQudjIjIzJjOGQyYjVjLTE4NDktNDA2Ni1iNTdkLWU3YTBlOWU0NGVjOA==",
"roles": [
"owner"
],
"displayName": "Test User 3",
"visibleHistoryStartDateTime": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
"userId": "2c8d2b5c-1849-4066-b57d-e7a0e9e44ec8",
"email": "testuser3@contoso.com",
"tenantId": "b33cbe9f-8ebe-4f2a-912b-7e2a427f477f"
},
{
"@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.aadUserConversationMember",
"id": "MCMjMjQzMmI1N2ItMGFiZC00M2RiLWFhN2ItMTZlYWRkMTE1ZDM0IyMxOTpiODU3Nzg5NGE2MzU0ODk2OWM1YzkyYmI5YzgwYzVlMUB0aHJlYWQudjIjIzhlYTBlMzhiLWVmYjMtNDc1Ny05MjRhLTVmOTQwNjFjZjhjMg==",
"roles": [
"owner"
],
"displayName": "Test User 4",
"visibleHistoryStartDateTime": "2021-04-20T17:13:43.715Z",
"userId": "8ea0e38b-efb3-4757-924a-5f94061cf8c2",
"email": "testuser4@contoso.com",
"tenantId": "b33cbe9f-8ebe-4f2a-912b-7e2a427f477f"
}
]
}
Example 4: Get the meeting details of a chat associated with a Microsoft Teams meeting
Request
The following example shows a request.
GET https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/chats/19:meeting_ZDZlYTYxOWUtYzdlMi00ZmMxLWIxMTAtN2YzODZlZjAxYzI4@thread.v2
Response
The following example shows the response.
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-type: application/json
{
"id": "19:meeting_YDZlYTYxOWUtYzdlMi00ZmMxLWIxMTAtN2YzODZlZjAxYzI4@thread.v2",
"topic": "Test Meeting",
"createdDateTime": "2021-08-17T12:21:37.322Z",
"lastUpdatedDateTime": "2021-08-18T00:31:31.817Z",
"chatType": "meeting",
"webUrl": "https://teams.microsoft.com/l/chat/19%3Ameeting_YDZlYTYxOWUtYzdlMi00ZmMxLWIxMTAtN2YzODZlZjAxYzI4%40thread.v2/0?tenantId=2432b57b-0abd-43db-aa7b-16eadd115d34",
"tenantId": "2432b57b-0abd-43db-aa7b-16eadd115d35",
"viewpoint": {
"isHidden": false,
"lastMessageReadDateTime": "2021-08-17T18:04:32.583Z"
},
"isHiddenForAllMembers": false,
"onlineMeetingInfo": {
"calendarEventId": "AAMkADAzMjNhY2NiLWVmNDItNDVjYS05MnFjLTExY2U0ZWMyZTNmZQBGAAAAAAARDMODhhR0TZRGWo9nN0NcBwAmvYmLhDvYR6hCFdQLgxR-AAAAAAENAAAmvYmLhDvYR6hCFdQLgxR-AABkrglJAAA=",
"joinWebUrl": "https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3Ameeting_YDZlYTYxOWUtYzdlMi00ZmMxLWIxMTAtN2YzODZlZjAxYzI4%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%222432b57b-0abd-43db-aa7b-16eadd115d34%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22bfb5bb25-3a8d-487d-9828-7875ced51a30%22%7d",
"organizer": {
"id": "bfb5bb25-3a8d-487d-9828-7875ced51a30",
"displayName": null,
"userIdentityType": "aadUser"
}
},
"createdBy": {
"application": null,
"device": null,
"user": {
"@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.teamworkUserIdentity",
"id": "bfb5bb25-3a8d-487d-9828-7875ced51a30",
"displayName": null,
"userIdentityType": "aadUser",
"tenantId": "2432b57b-0abd-43db-aa7b-16eadd115d34"
}
}
}
Example 5: Get the chat along with the preview of the last message sent in the chat
Request
The following example shows a request.
GET https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/chats/19:ebe3857aa388434bab0cad9d2e09f4de@thread.v2?$expand=lastMessagePreview
Response
The following example shows the response.
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-type: application/json
{
"@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/$metadata#chats(lastMessagePreview())/$entity",
"id": "19:ebe3857aa388434bab0cad9d2e09f4de@thread.v2",
"topic": "Demo Group Chat",
"createdDateTime": "2021-04-08T16:00:53.563Z",
"lastUpdatedDateTime": "2022-09-08T23:11:54.246Z",
"chatType": "group",
"webUrl": "https://teams.microsoft.com/l/chat/19%3Aebe3857aa388434bab0cad9d2e09f4de%40thread.v2/0?tenantId=2432b57b-0abd-43db-aa7b-16eadd115d34",
"tenantId": "2432b57b-0abd-43db-aa7b-16eadd115d34",
"onlineMeetingInfo": null,
"createdBy": {
"application": null,
"device": null,
"user": {
"@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.teamworkUserIdentity",
"id": "bfb5bb25-3a8d-487d-9828-7875ced51a30",
"displayName": null,
"userIdentityType": "aadUser",
"tenantId": "2432b57b-0abd-43db-aa7b-16eadd115d34"
}
},
"viewpoint": {
"isHidden": true,
"lastMessageReadDateTime": "2022-09-08T23:11:54.353Z"
},
"isHiddenForAllMembers": false,
"lastMessagePreview@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/$metadata#chats('19%3Aebe3857aa388434bab0cad9d2e09f4de%40thread.v2')/lastMessagePreview/$entity",
"lastMessagePreview": {
"id": "1662678714353",
"createdDateTime": "2022-09-08T23:11:54.353Z",
"isDeleted": false,
"messageType": "systemEventMessage",
"from": null,
"body": {
"contentType": "html",
"content": "<systemEventMessage/>"
},
"eventDetail": {
"@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.membersAddedEventMessageDetail",
"visibleHistoryStartDateTime": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
"members": [
{
"id": "ee9f3754-62e1-4034-ad10-97940ef7f709",
"displayName": null,
"userIdentityType": "aadUser"
}
],
"initiator": {
"application": null,
"device": null,
"user": {
"id": "bfb5bb25-3a8d-487d-9828-7875ced51a30",
"displayName": null,
"userIdentityType": "aadUser"
}
}
}
}
}