Get Channel Messages

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This action has been deprecated and will no longer be available in new workflows.

Returns a descending (from newest to oldest) list of messages by channel name (channel ID works as well but is not the recommended method).

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This action is only available when using Bot for Slack connection method. For more details, refer to Using Bot for Slack.

If the channel is private, the Blink application must be added to the channel to retrieve messages from it.

Parameters

Parameter	Description
Channel	Channel name (or ID) to fetch history for.
End	End of time range of messages to include in results (exclusive).
Limit	The maximum number of items to return. Fewer than the requested number of items may be returned, even if the end of the list hasn't been reached. Must be an integer no larger than 1000.
Return All Pages	Automatically fetch all resources, page by page.
Start	Start of time range of messages to include in results (exclusive).

Example Output

{
    "ok": true,
    "latest": "1668527820.000000",
    "oldest": "1668527520.000000",
    "messages": [
        {
            "type": "message",
            "text": "",
            "files": [
                {
                    "id": "F04AUC29XRC",
                    "created": 1668527744,
                    "timestamp": 1668527744,
                    "name": "Example file.txt",
                    "title": "Example file",
                    "mimetype": "text/plain",
                    "filetype": "text",
                    "pretty_type": "Plain Text",
                    "user": "U02P2RBCW6R",
                    "user_team": "T01NVABR4UW",
                    "editable": true,
                    "size": 8,
                    "mode": "snippet",
                    "is_external": false,
                    "external_type": "",
                    "is_public": true,
                    "public_url_shared": false,
                    "display_as_bot": false,
                    "username": "",
                    "url_private": "https://files.slack.com/files-pri/T01NVABR4UW-F04AUC29XRC/example_file.txt",
                    "url_private_download": "https://files.slack.com/files-pri/T01NVABR4UW-F04AUC29XRC/download/example_file.txt",
                    "permalink": "https://blinkopsworkspace.slack.com/files/U02P2RBCW6R/F04AUC29XRC/example_file.txt",
                    "permalink_public": "https://slack-files.com/T01NVABR4UW-F04AUC29XRC-6f39723b19",
                    "edit_link": "https://blinkopsworkspace.slack.com/files/U02P2RBCW6R/F04AUC29XRC/example_file.txt/edit",
                    "preview": "ddsbdgnf",
                    "preview_highlight": "<div class=\"CodeMirror cm-s-default CodeMirrorServer\" oncopy=\"if(event.clipboardData){event.clipboardData.setData('text/plain',window.getSelection().toString().replace(/\\u200b/g,''));event.preventDefault();event.stopPropagation();}\">\n<div class=\"CodeMirror-code\">\n<div><pre>ddsbdgnf</pre></div>\n</div>\n</div>\n",
                    "lines": 1,
                    "lines_more": 0,
                    "preview_is_truncated": false,
                    "is_starred": false,
                    "has_rich_preview": false,
                    "file_access": "visible"
                }
            ],
            "upload": true,
            "user": "U02P2RBCW6R",
            "display_as_bot": false,
            "ts": "1668527744.922359"
        },
        {
            "type": "message",
            "text": "",
            "files": [
                {
                    "id": "F04AUC1T50W",
                    "created": 1668527741,
                    "timestamp": 1668527741,
                    "name": "Example file.txt",
                    "title": "Example file",
                    "mimetype": "text/plain",
                    "filetype": "text",
                    "pretty_type": "Plain Text",
                    "user": "U02P2RBCW6R",
                    "user_team": "T01NVABR4UW",
                    "editable": true,
                    "size": 8,
                    "mode": "snippet",
                    "is_external": false,
                    "external_type": "",
                    "is_public": true,
                    "public_url_shared": false,
                    "display_as_bot": false,
                    "username": "",
                    "url_private": "https://files.slack.com/files-pri/T01NVABR4UW-F04AUC1T50W/example_file.txt",
                    "url_private_download": "https://files.slack.com/files-pri/T01NVABR4UW-F04AUC1T50W/download/example_file.txt",
                    "permalink": "https://blinkopsworkspace.slack.com/files/U02P2RBCW6R/F04AUC1T50W/example_file.txt",
                    "permalink_public": "https://slack-files.com/T01NVABR4UW-F04AUC1T50W-7a7289fd7d",
                    "edit_link": "https://blinkopsworkspace.slack.com/files/U02P2RBCW6R/F04AUC1T50W/example_file.txt/edit",
                    "preview": "ddsbdgnf",
                    "preview_highlight": "<div class=\"CodeMirror cm-s-default CodeMirrorServer\" oncopy=\"if(event.clipboardData){event.clipboardData.setData('text/plain',window.getSelection().toString().replace(/\\u200b/g,''));event.preventDefault();event.stopPropagation();}\">\n<div class=\"CodeMirror-code\">\n<div><pre>ddsbdgnf</pre></div>\n</div>\n</div>\n",
                    "lines": 1,
                    "lines_more": 0,
                    "preview_is_truncated": false,
                    "is_starred": false,
                    "has_rich_preview": false,
                    "file_access": "visible"
                }
            ],
            "upload": true,
            "user": "U02P2RBCW6R",
            "display_as_bot": false,
            "ts": "1668527741.450179"
        }
    ],
    "has_more": false,
    "pin_count": 0,
    "channel_actions_ts": null,
    "channel_actions_count": 0
}

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Get Channel Messages with Slack and Send Results Via Email

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