Get chat

Namespace: microsoft.graph

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.

Note: This API works differently in one or more national clouds. For details, see Implementation differences in national clouds.

This API is supported in the following national cloud deployments.

Global service US Government L4 US Government L5 (DOD) China operated by 21Vianet

Permissions

One of the following permissions is required to call this API. To learn more, including how to choose permissions, see Permissions.

Permission type Permissions (from least to most privileged)
Delegated (work or school account) Chat.ReadBasic, Chat.Read, Chat.ReadWrite
Delegated (personal Microsoft account) Not supported.
Application Chat.ReadBasic.All, Chat.Read.All, Chat.ReadWrite.All

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 does not currently support OData query parameters to customize the response.

Request headers

Header Value
Authorization Bearer {token}. Required.

Request body

Do not 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 is an example of the request.

GET https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/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/v1.0/$metadata#chats/$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,
    "viewpoint": {
        "isHidden": true,
        "lastMessageReadDateTime": "2021-05-06T23:55:07.191Z"
    }
}

Example 2: Get a user's one on one chat

Request

The following is an example of the request.

GET https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/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/v1.0/$metadata#chats/$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,
    "viewpoint": {
        "isHidden": false,
        "lastMessageReadDateTime": "2021-07-06T22:26:27.98Z"
    }
}

Example 3: Get a chat and all its members

Request

The following is an example of the request.

GET https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/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/v1.0/$metadata#chats(members())/$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,
    "viewpoint": {
        "isHidden": false,
        "lastMessageReadDateTime": "2021-08-09T17:38:24.101Z"
    },
    "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.onmicrosoft.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.onmicrosoft.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.onmicrosoft.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.onmicrosoft.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.onmicrosoft.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 is an example of the request.

GET https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/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"
    },
    "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"
        }
    }
}

Example 5: Get the chat along with the preview of the last message sent in the chat

Request

The following is an example of the request.

GET https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/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/v1.0/$metadata#chats(lastMessagePreview())/$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,
    "viewpoint": {
        "isHidden": true,
        "lastMessageReadDateTime": "2022-09-08T23:11:54.353Z"
    },
    "lastMessagePreview@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#chats('19%3Aebe3857aa388434bab0cad9d2e09f4de%40thread.v2')/lastMessagePreview/$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"
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

See also

Microsoft Graph service-specific throttling limits