List messages in a chat
Namespace: microsoft.graph
Retrieve the list of messages in a chat.
This method supports federation. To list chat messages in application context, the request must be made from the tenant that the channel owner belongs to (represented by the tenantId property on the channel).
Notes:
- This API supports subscribing to changes (create, update, and delete) using change notifications. This allows callers to subscribe and get changes in real time. For details, see Get notifications for messages.
- This API works differently in one or more national clouds. For details, see Implementation differences in national clouds.
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.Read | Chat.ReadWrite |
Delegated (personal Microsoft account) | Not supported. | Not supported. |
Application | ChatMessage.Read.Chat | Chat.Read.All, Chat.ReadWrite.All, ChatMessage.ReadWriteSelected.Chat |
HTTP request
GET /me/chats/{chat-id}/messages
GET /users/{user-id | user-principal-name}/chats/{chat-id}/messages
GET /chats/{chat-id}/messages
Optional query parameters
This method supports the following OData query parameters.
Name | Description |
---|---|
$top | Controls the number of items per response. Maximum allowed $top value is 50. |
$orderby | Currently supports the lastModifiedDateTime (default) and createdDateTime properties in descending order. The ascending order is currently not supported. |
$filter | Sets the date range filter for the lastModifiedDateTime and createdDateTime properties. The lastModifiedDateTime property supports the gt and lt operators. The createdDateTime property supports the lt operator. You can only filter results if the request URL contains the $orderby and $filter query parameters configured for the same property; otherwise, the $filter query option is ignored. |
The other OData query parameters are not currently supported.
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 chatMessage objects in the response body.
Examples
Example 1: Request without optional Prefer header
The following example shows a request. $top=2
is passed to retrieve two messages.
Request
The following example shows the request.
GET https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/chats/19:2da4c29f6d7041eca70b638b43d45437@thread.v2/messages?$top=2
Response
The following example shows the response.
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-type: application/json
{
"@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#chats('19%3A2da4c29f6d7041eca70b638b43d45437%40thread.v2')/messages",
"@odata.count": 3,
"@odata.nextLink": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/chats/19:2da4c29f6d7041eca70b638b43d45437@thread.v2/messages?$top=2&$skiptoken=M2UyZDAwMDAwMDMxMzkzYTMyNjQ2MTM0NjMzMjM5NjYzNjY0MzczMDM0MzE2NTYzNjEzNzMwNjIzNjMzMzg2MjM0MzM2NDM0MzUzNDMzMzc0MDc0Njg3MjY1NjE2NDJlNzYzMjAxZThmYjY4M2Y3ODAxMDAwMDg4NjA5ODdhNzgwMTAwMDB8MTYxNjk2NDUwOTgzMg%3d%3d",
"value": [
{
"id": "1616964509832",
"replyToId": null,
"etag": "1616964509832",
"messageType": "message",
"createdDateTime": "2021-03-28T20:48:29.832Z",
"lastModifiedDateTime": "2021-03-28T20:48:29.832Z",
"lastEditedDateTime": null,
"deletedDateTime": null,
"subject": null,
"summary": null,
"chatId": "19:2da4c29f6d7041eca70b638b43d45437@thread.v2",
"importance": "normal",
"locale": "en-us",
"webUrl": null,
"channelIdentity": null,
"policyViolation": null,
"eventDetail": null,
"from": {
"application": null,
"device": null,
"user": {
"id": "8ea0e38b-efb3-4757-924a-5f94061cf8c2",
"displayName": "Robin Kline",
"userIdentityType": "aadUser"
}
},
"body": {
"contentType": "text",
"content": "Hello world"
},
"attachments": [],
"mentions": [],
"reactions": [],
"messageHistory": []
},
{
"id": "1615971548136",
"replyToId": null,
"etag": "1615971548136",
"messageType": "message",
"createdDateTime": "2021-03-17T08:59:08.136Z",
"lastModifiedDateTime": "2021-03-17T08:59:08.136Z",
"lastEditedDateTime": null,
"deletedDateTime": null,
"subject": null,
"summary": null,
"chatId": "19:2da4c29f6d7041eca70b638b43d45437@thread.v2",
"importance": "normal",
"locale": "en-us",
"webUrl": null,
"channelIdentity": null,
"policyViolation": null,
"eventDetail": null,
"from": {
"application": null,
"device": null,
"user": {
"id": "8ea0e38b-efb3-4757-924a-5f94061cf8c2",
"displayName": "Robin Kline",
"userIdentityType": "aadUser"
}
},
"body": {
"contentType": "html",
"content": "<div><div><div><span><img height=\"63\" src=\"https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/chats/19:2da4c29f6d7041eca70b638b43d45437@thread.v2/messages/1615971548136/hostedContents/aWQ9eF8wLXd1cy1kOS1lNTRmNjM1NWYxYmJkNGQ3ZTNmNGJhZmU4NTI5MTBmNix0eXBlPTEsdXJsPWh0dHBzOi8vdXMtYXBpLmFzbS5za3lwZS5jb20vdjEvb2JqZWN0cy8wLXd1cy1kOS1lNTRmNjM1NWYxYmJkNGQ3ZTNmNGJhZmU4NTI5MTBmNi92aWV3cy9pbWdv/$value\" width=\"67\" style=\"vertical-align:bottom; width:67px; height:63px\"></span></div></div></div>"
},
"attachments": [],
"mentions": [],
"reactions": [],
"messageHistory": []
},
{
"id": "1615943825123",
"replyToId": null,
"etag": "1615943825123",
"messageType": "unknownFutureValue",
"createdDateTime": "2021-03-1706:47:05.123Z",
"lastModifiedDateTime": "2021-03-1706:47:05.123Z",
"lastEditedDateTime": null,
"deletedDateTime": null,
"subject": null,
"summary": null,
"chatId": "19:2da4c29f6d7041eca70b638b43d45437@thread.v2",
"importance": "normal",
"locale": "en-us",
"webUrl": null,
"channelIdentity": null,
"policyViolation": null,
"from": null,
"body": {
"contentType": "html",
"content": "<systemEventMessage/>"
},
"attachments": [],
"mentions": [],
"reactions": [],
"messageHistory": [],
"eventDetail": {
"@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.chatRenamedEventMessageDetail",
"chatId": "19:2da4c29f6d7041eca70b638b43d45437@thread.v2",
"chatDisplayName": "Graph Members",
"initiator": {
"application": null,
"device": null,
"user": {
"id": "1fb8890f-423e-4154-8fbf-db6809bc8756",
"displayName": null,
"userIdentityType": "aadUser"
}
}
}
}
]
}
Example 2: Request with optional Prefer header
The following example shows a request. $top=2
is passed to retrieve two messages.
Request
The following example shows the request.
GET https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/chats/19:2da4c29f6d7041eca70b638b43d45437@thread.v2/messages?$top=2
Prefer: include-unknown-enum-members
Response
The following is an example of the response when Prefer: include-unknown-enum-members
is provided in the request header.
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-type: application/json
{
"@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#chats('19%3A2da4c29f6d7041eca70b638b43d45437%40thread.v2')/messages",
"@odata.count": 3,
"@odata.nextLink": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/chats/19:2da4c29f6d7041eca70b638b43d45437@thread.v2/messages?$top=2&$skiptoken=M2UyZDAwMDAwMDMxMzkzYTMyNjQ2MTM0NjMzMjM5NjYzNjY0MzczMDM0MzE2NTYzNjEzNzMwNjIzNjMzMzg2MjM0MzM2NDM0MzUzNDMzMzc0MDc0Njg3MjY1NjE2NDJlNzYzMjAxZThmYjY4M2Y3ODAxMDAwMDg4NjA5ODdhNzgwMTAwMDB8MTYxNjk2NDUwOTgzMg%3d%3d",
"value": [
{
"id": "1616964509832",
"replyToId": null,
"etag": "1616964509832",
"messageType": "message",
"createdDateTime": "2021-03-28T20:48:29.832Z",
"lastModifiedDateTime": "2021-03-28T20:48:29.832Z",
"lastEditedDateTime": null,
"deletedDateTime": null,
"subject": null,
"summary": null,
"chatId": "19:2da4c29f6d7041eca70b638b43d45437@thread.v2",
"importance": "normal",
"locale": "en-us",
"webUrl": null,
"channelIdentity": null,
"policyViolation": null,
"eventDetail": null,
"from": {
"application": null,
"device": null,
"user": {
"id": "8ea0e38b-efb3-4757-924a-5f94061cf8c2",
"displayName": "Robin Kline",
"userIdentityType": "aadUser"
}
},
"body": {
"contentType": "text",
"content": "Hello world"
},
"attachments": [],
"mentions": [],
"reactions": [],
"messageHistory": []
},
{
"id": "1615971548136",
"replyToId": null,
"etag": "1615971548136",
"messageType": "message",
"createdDateTime": "2021-03-17T08:59:08.136Z",
"lastModifiedDateTime": "2021-03-17T08:59:08.136Z",
"lastEditedDateTime": null,
"deletedDateTime": null,
"subject": null,
"summary": null,
"chatId": "19:2da4c29f6d7041eca70b638b43d45437@thread.v2",
"importance": "normal",
"locale": "en-us",
"webUrl": null,
"channelIdentity": null,
"policyViolation": null,
"eventDetail": null,
"from": {
"application": null,
"device": null,
"user": {
"id": "8ea0e38b-efb3-4757-924a-5f94061cf8c2",
"displayName": "Robin Kline",
"userIdentityType": "aadUser"
}
},
"body": {
"contentType": "html",
"content": "<div><div><div><span><img height=\"63\" src=\"https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/chats/19:2da4c29f6d7041eca70b638b43d45437@thread.v2/messages/1615971548136/hostedContents/aWQ9eF8wLXd1cy1kOS1lNTRmNjM1NWYxYmJkNGQ3ZTNmNGJhZmU4NTI5MTBmNix0eXBlPTEsdXJsPWh0dHBzOi8vdXMtYXBpLmFzbS5za3lwZS5jb20vdjEvb2JqZWN0cy8wLXd1cy1kOS1lNTRmNjM1NWYxYmJkNGQ3ZTNmNGJhZmU4NTI5MTBmNi92aWV3cy9pbWdv/$value\" width=\"67\" style=\"vertical-align:bottom; width:67px; height:63px\"></span></div></div></div>"
},
"attachments": [],
"mentions": [],
"reactions": [],
"messageHistory": []
},
{
"id": "1615943825123",
"replyToId": null,
"etag": "1615943825123",
"messageType": "systemEventMessage",
"createdDateTime": "2021-03-1706:47:05.123Z",
"lastModifiedDateTime": "2021-03-1706:47:05.123Z",
"lastEditedDateTime": null,
"deletedDateTime": null,
"subject": null,
"summary": null,
"chatId": "19:2da4c29f6d7041eca70b638b43d45437@thread.v2",
"importance": "normal",
"locale": "en-us",
"webUrl": null,
"channelIdentity": null,
"policyViolation": null,
"from": null,
"body": {
"contentType": "html",
"content": "<systemEventMessage/>"
},
"attachments": [],
"mentions": [],
"reactions": [],
"messageHistory": [],
"eventDetail": {
"@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.chatRenamedEventMessageDetail",
"chatId": "19:2da4c29f6d7041eca70b638b43d45437@thread.v2",
"chatDisplayName": "Graph Members",
"initiator": {
"application": null,
"device": null,
"user": {
"id": "1fb8890f-423e-4154-8fbf-db6809bc8756",
"displayName": null,
"userIdentityType": "aadUser"
}
}
}
}
]
}
Example 3: List chat messages sorted by creation date
The following example shows a request that lists the top two messages ($top=2
) and sorts them by the createdDateTime property ($orderby=createdDateTime
).
Request
The following example shows the request.
GET https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/chats/19:2da4c29f6d7041eca70b638b43d45437@thread.v2/messages?$top=2&$orderby=createdDateTime desc
Response
The following example shows the response.
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-type: application/json
{
"@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#chats('19%3A2da4c29f6d7041eca70b638b43d45437%40thread.v2')/messages",
"@odata.count": 2,
"@odata.nextLink": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/chats/19:2da4c29f6d7041eca70b638b43d45437@thread.v2/messages?$top=2&$skiptoken=M2UyZDAwMDAwMDMxMzkzYTMyNjQ2MTM0NjMzMjM5NjYzNjY0MzczMDM0MzE2NTYzNjEzNzMwNjIzNjMzMzg2MjM0MzM2NDM0MzUzNDMzMzc0MDc0Njg3MjY1NjE2NDJlNzYzMjAxZThmYjY4M2Y3ODAxMDAwMDg4NjA5ODdhNzgwMTAwMDB8MTYxNjk2NDUwOTgzMg%3d%3d",
"value": [
{
"id": "1616964509832",
"replyToId": null,
"etag": "1616964509832",
"messageType": "message",
"createdDateTime": "2021-03-28T20:48:29.832Z",
"lastModifiedDateTime": "2021-03-28T20:48:29.832Z",
"lastEditedDateTime": null,
"deletedDateTime": null,
"subject": null,
"summary": null,
"chatId": "19:2da4c29f6d7041eca70b638b43d45437@thread.v2",
"importance": "normal",
"locale": "en-us",
"webUrl": null,
"channelIdentity": null,
"onBehalfOf": null,
"policyViolation": null,
"eventDetail": null,
"from": {
"application": null,
"device": null,
"user": {
"id": "8ea0e38b-efb3-4757-924a-5f94061cf8c2",
"displayName": "Robin Kline",
"userIdentityType": "aadUser"
}
},
"body": {
"contentType": "text",
"content": "Hello world"
},
"attachments": [],
"mentions": [],
"reactions": [],
"messageHistory": []
},
{
"id": "1615971548136",
"replyToId": null,
"etag": "1615971548136",
"messageType": "message",
"createdDateTime": "2021-03-17T08:59:08.136Z",
"lastModifiedDateTime": "2021-03-17T08:59:08.136Z",
"lastEditedDateTime": null,
"deletedDateTime": null,
"subject": null,
"summary": null,
"chatId": "19:2da4c29f6d7041eca70b638b43d45437@thread.v2",
"importance": "normal",
"locale": "en-us",
"webUrl": null,
"channelIdentity": null,
"onBehalfOf": null,
"policyViolation": null,
"eventDetail": null,
"from": {
"application": null,
"device": null,
"user": {
"id": "8ea0e38b-efb3-4757-924a-5f94061cf8c2",
"displayName": "Robin Kline",
"userIdentityType": "aadUser"
}
},
"body": {
"contentType": "html",
"content": "<div><div><div><span><img height=\"63\" src=\"https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/chats/19:2da4c29f6d7041eca70b638b43d45437@thread.v2/messages/1615971548136/hostedContents/aWQ9eF8wLXd1cy1kOS1lNTRmNjM1NWYxYmJkNGQ3ZTNmNGJhZmU4NTI5MTBmNix0eXBlPTEsdXJsPWh0dHBzOi8vdXMtYXBpLmFzbS5za3lwZS5jb20vdjEvb2JqZWN0cy8wLXd1cy1kOS1lNTRmNjM1NWYxYmJkNGQ3ZTNmNGJhZmU4NTI5MTBmNi92aWV3cy9pbWdv/$value\" width=\"67\" style=\"vertical-align:bottom; width:67px; height:63px\"></span></div></div></div>"
},
"attachments": [],
"mentions": [],
"reactions": [],
"messageHistory": []
}
]
}
Example 4: List chat messages filtered by last modified date range
The following example shows a request that lists the top two messages ($top=2
), sorts them in descending order by the lastModifiedDateTime property ($orderby=lastModifiedDateTime desc
), and filters the results for a specific date range ($filter=lastModifiedDateTime gt 2022-09-22T00:00:00.000Z and lastModifiedDateTime lt 2022-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
).
Request
The following example shows the request.
GET https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/chats/19:2da4c29f6d7041eca70b638b43d45437@thread.v2/messages?$top=2&$orderby=lastModifiedDateTime desc&$filter=lastModifiedDateTime gt 2022-09-22T00:00:00.000Z and lastModifiedDateTime lt 2022-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
Response
The following example shows the response.
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-type: application/json
{
"@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#chats('19%3A2da4c29f6d7041eca70b638b43d45437%40thread.v2')/messages",
"@odata.count": 2,
"@odata.nextLink": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/chats/19:2da4c29f6d7041eca70b638b43d45437@thread.v2/messages?$top=2&$orderby=lastModifiedDateTime desc&$filter=lastModifiedDateTime gt 2022-09-22T00:00:00.000Z and lastModifiedDateTime lt 2022-09-24T00:00:00.000Z&$skiptoken=M2UyZDAwMDAwMDMxMzkzYTMyNjQ2MTM0NjMzMjM5NjYzNjY0MzczMDM0MzE2NTYzNjEzNzMwNjIzNjMzMzg2MjM0MzM2NDM0MzUzNDMzMzc0MDc0Njg3MjY1NjE2NDJlNzYzMjAxZThmYjY4M2Y3ODAxMDAwMDg4NjA5ODdhNzgwMTAwMDB8MTYxNjk2NDUwOTgzMg%3d%3d",
"value": [
{
"id": "1616964509832",
"replyToId": null,
"etag": "1616964509832",
"messageType": "message",
"createdDateTime": "2022-09-23T00:00:00.000Z",
"lastModifiedDateTime": "2022-09-23T00:00:00.000Z",
"lastEditedDateTime": null,
"deletedDateTime": null,
"subject": null,
"summary": null,
"chatId": "19:2da4c29f6d7041eca70b638b43d45437@thread.v2",
"importance": "normal",
"locale": "en-us",
"webUrl": null,
"channelIdentity": null,
"onBehalfOf": null,
"policyViolation": null,
"eventDetail": null,
"from": {
"application": null,
"device": null,
"user": {
"id": "8ea0e38b-efb3-4757-924a-5f94061cf8c2",
"displayName": "Robin Kline",
"userIdentityType": "aadUser"
}
},
"body": {
"contentType": "text",
"content": "Hello world"
},
"attachments": [],
"mentions": [],
"reactions": [],
"messageHistory": []
},
{
"id": "1615971548136",
"replyToId": null,
"etag": "1615971548136",
"messageType": "message",
"createdDateTime": "2022-09-23T00:00:00.000Z",
"lastModifiedDateTime": "2022-09-23T00:00:00.000Z",
"lastEditedDateTime": null,
"deletedDateTime": null,
"subject": null,
"summary": null,
"chatId": "19:2da4c29f6d7041eca70b638b43d45437@thread.v2",
"importance": "normal",
"locale": "en-us",
"webUrl": null,
"channelIdentity": null,
"onBehalfOf": null,
"policyViolation": null,
"eventDetail": null,
"from": {
"application": null,
"device": null,
"user": {
"id": "8ea0e38b-efb3-4757-924a-5f94061cf8c2",
"displayName": "Robin Kline",
"userIdentityType": "aadUser"
}
},
"body": {
"contentType": "html",
"content": "<div><div><div><span><img height=\"63\" src=\"https://graph.microsoft.com/1.0/chats/19:2da4c29f6d7041eca70b638b43d45437@thread.v2/messages/1615971548136/hostedContents/aWQ9eF8wLXd1cy1kOS1lNTRmNjM1NWYxYmJkNGQ3ZTNmNGJhZmU4NTI5MTBmNix0eXBlPTEsdXJsPWh0dHBzOi8vdXMtYXBpLmFzbS5za3lwZS5jb20vdjEvb2JqZWN0cy8wLXd1cy1kOS1lNTRmNjM1NWYxYmJkNGQ3ZTNmNGJhZmU4NTI5MTBmNi92aWV3cy9pbWdv/$value\" width=\"67\" style=\"vertical-align:bottom; width:67px; height:63px\"></span></div></div></div>"
},
"attachments": [],
"mentions": [],
"reactions": [],
"messageHistory": []
}
]
}