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# Get conversation messages

GET https://example.ada.support/api/v2/conversations/{conversation_id}/messages/

Get messages (paginated) for a conversation by its ID. On a voice conversation, a text reply the caller sent by SMS and the AI Agent answered itself is stored with a `content.body` that starts with `sms:`. A reply that a Process captured as an input is stored as the bare text.

Reference: https://docs.ada.cx/reference/conversations/fetch-conversation-messages-by-id

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — Bearer authentication of the form `Bearer <token>`, where token is your auth token.

## Request

### Path parameters

- `conversation_id` (string, required) — The ID of the conversation

### Query parameters

- `cursor` (string, optional) — Cursor for pagination. Use the value from `meta.next_page_url` in the previous response.
- `limit` (integer, optional, default: 100) — Maximum number of messages to return (default 100, max 100)

## Response

### 200

List of messages

- `data` (list of MessageEvents, required) — List of messages in the conversation
- `meta` (PaginationMetadata, required)

## Errors

### 400 Bad Request Error

Bad Request

- `errors` (list of ErrorsErrorsItems, required) — A list of errors

### 401 Unauthorized Error

Unauthorized

- `errors` (list of ErrorsErrorsItems, required) — A list of errors

### 404 Not Found Error

Not Found

- `errors` (list of ErrorsErrorsItems, required) — A list of errors

### 429 Too Many Requests Error

Too Many Requests

- `errors` (list of ErrorsErrorsItems, required) — A list of errors

### 500 Internal Server Error

Internal Server Error

- `errors` (list of ErrorsErrorsItems, required) — A list of errors

## Types

### MessageEvents

### PaginationMetadata

- `next_page_url` (string, optional, nullable) — The URL to the next page of results

### ErrorsErrorsItems

- `type` (string, required) — The error type
- `message` (string, required) — The error message
- `details` (string, optional, nullable) — Extra information about the error

### MessageLogs

- `type` (enum, optional) — The type of the message
  - Allowed values: `message_logs`
- `message_id` (string, optional) — The ID of the message log
- `created_at` (string, optional) — The date and time the message was created
- `author` (MessageLogsAuthor, optional) — Information about the message author
- `content` (MessageLogsContent, optional) — The message content. The structure varies based on the `type` field. Supported types: text, link, file, quick_replies.

### MessageLogsAuthor

Information about the message author

- `id` (string, optional, nullable) — If the role is `end_user`, the ID of the end user. If the role is `ai_agent` or `human_agent`, this is null.
- `role` (enum, optional) — The author's role
  - Allowed values: `end_user`, `ai_agent`, `human_agent`
- `avatar` (string, optional, nullable) — The URL of the author's avatar
- `display_name` (string, optional, nullable) — The author's display name

### MessageLogsContent

The message content. The structure varies based on the `type` field. Supported types: text, link, file, quick_replies.

### TextContent

The content of the text message

- `type` (enum, required) — The type of the message
  - Allowed values: `text`
- `body` (string, required) — The body of the message

### LinkContent

The content of a standalone link style messages, such as CSAT

- `type` (enum, optional) — The type of the message
  - Allowed values: `link`
- `url` (string, optional) — The link's URL
- `link_text` (string, optional, nullable) — Text that can be used to display the link

### FileContent

The content of a file message

- `type` (enum, required) — The type of the message
  - Allowed values: `file`
- `url` (string, required) — Presigned URL from the attachment upload endpoint (valid for 7 days)
- `mime_type` (string, required) — MIME type of the file
- `filename` (string, required) — Name of the file

### QuickRepliesContent

The accepted values of a Playbook Ask step with quick replies enabled, as tappable options for the AI Agent message that asked the question. Delivered only on channels whose `capabilities.quick_replies` is true; other channels receive the options as text in the reply body. Render each option's `label` under the message named by `question_message_id`; the two arrive as separate messages and may arrive in either order. When the end user taps an option, post its `value` as a `text` message from the end user; the AI Agent resolves it to the option even when the label was translated. Free text remains accepted, so keep the composer available.

- `type` (enum, required) — The type of the message
  - Allowed values: `quick_replies`
- `question_message_id` (string, required, nullable) — The `message_id` of the AI Agent message whose question these options answer. Null only for a message written before the reference was recorded.
- `options` (list of QuickRepliesContentOptionsItems, required) — The options, in the order the AI Agent presents them

### QuickRepliesContentOptionsItems

- `label` (string, required) — The text to show on the option, translated into the end user's language
- `value` (string, required) — The text to send back as the end user's message when the option is tapped

## Examples

**Response**

```json
{
  "data": [
    {
      "type": "message_logs",
      "message_id": "6900e297d458517e4b15787d",
      "created_at": "2025-10-28T15:34:41+00:00",
      "author": {
        "role": "ai_agent",
        "id": {},
        "display_name": {},
        "avatar": {}
      },
      "content": {
        "type": "text",
        "body": "Hello! I'm an AI Agent, here to assist with any questions you may have."
      }
    },
    {
      "type": "message_logs",
      "message_id": "6900e299d458517e4b157881",
      "created_at": "2025-10-28T15:34:49+00:00",
      "author": {
        "id": "6900e28ff6f931ca8672f6dd",
        "role": "end_user",
        "display_name": {},
        "avatar": {}
      },
      "content": {
        "type": "text",
        "body": "this is just a test"
      }
    },
    {
      "type": "message_logs",
      "message_id": "6900e2a2d458517e4b157887",
      "created_at": "2025-10-28T15:35:05+00:00",
      "author": {
        "role": "ai_agent",
        "id": {},
        "display_name": {},
        "avatar": {}
      },
      "content": {
        "type": "link",
        "url": "https://example.com/csat?conversation_id=123",
        "link_text": "Rate your experience"
      }
    }
  ],
  "meta": {
    "next_page_url": "https://example.ada.support/api/v2/api-name?cursor=6658f91ea88ff7e389eff34d"
  }
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://example.ada.support/api/v2/conversations/conversation_id/messages/"

headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer <token>"}

response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://example.ada.support/api/v2/conversations/conversation_id/messages/';
const options = {method: 'GET', headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>'}};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://example.ada.support/api/v2/conversations/conversation_id/messages/"

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://example.ada.support/api/v2/conversations/conversation_id/messages/")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.get("https://example.ada.support/api/v2/conversations/conversation_id/messages/")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('GET', 'https://example.ada.support/api/v2/conversations/conversation_id/messages/', [
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <token>',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://example.ada.support/api/v2/conversations/conversation_id/messages/");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.GET);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = ["Authorization": "Bearer <token>"]

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://example.ada.support/api/v2/conversations/conversation_id/messages/")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "GET"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```