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Read recent messages from a Slack channel

slack.slack.messages.history

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GEThttps://toolswitch.dev/v1/tools/slack.slack.messages.historyPreview

Uses platform quota
Synchronous response
Reads public data

Parameters

returns top-level messages only — thread replies come from conversations.replies. Message authors arrive as user IDs (U…); resolve them with users.info or users.list

Parameter	Type	Required	Description	Example
Query parameters
`limit`	integer	Optional	default 100, max 999 — but see the unlisted-app cap of 15 in the file header	`15`
`cursor`	string	Optional	response_metadata.next_cursor from the previous page
`latest`	string	Optional	only messages before this Unix timestamp
`oldest`	string	Optional	only messages after this Unix timestamp	`1700000000.000000`
`channel`	string	Required	channel ID (C…)	`C0123456789`
`inclusive`	boolean	Optional	include messages sitting exactly on the oldest/latest bounds

Query parameters
limitintegerOptional
default 100, max 999 — but see the unlisted-app cap of 15 in the file header
Example: 15
cursorstringOptional
response_metadata.next_cursor from the previous page
lateststringOptional
only messages before this Unix timestamp
oldeststringOptional
only messages after this Unix timestamp
Example: 1700000000.000000
channelstringRequired
channel ID (C…)
Example: C0123456789
inclusivebooleanOptional
include messages sitting exactly on the oldest/latest bounds

Code samples

Replace $TOOLSWITCH_KEY with the key you created in the console.

Preview

curl -X GET 'https://toolswitch.dev/v1/tools/slack.slack.messages.history' \
  -H "X-Toolswitch-Key: $TOOLSWITCH_KEY"

import os
import requests

response = requests.request(
    "GET",
    "https://toolswitch.dev/v1/tools/slack.slack.messages.history",
    headers={"X-Toolswitch-Key": os.environ["TOOLSWITCH_KEY"]},
)
response.raise_for_status()
print(response.text)

const response = await fetch("https://toolswitch.dev/v1/tools/slack.slack.messages.history", {
  method: "GET",
  headers: {
    "X-Toolswitch-Key": process.env.TOOLSWITCH_KEY ?? "",
  },
});
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status}`);
console.log(await response.text());

This gateway API is in preview; its URL and authentication may change. The example parameters are sample data. Calls are billed at free, including the service fee.