Retrieve a thread of messages posted to a channel
Method URL: | https://slack.com/api/channels.replies |
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Preferred HTTP method: | GET |
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Accepted content types: | application/x-www-form-urlencoded |
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Rate limiting: | Tier 3 | ||||||||
Works with: |
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This method returns an entire thread (a message plus all the messages in reply to it).
Argument | Example | Required | Description |
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token | xxxx-xxxxxxxxx-xxxx |
Required | Authentication token bearing required scopes. |
channel | C1234567890 |
Required | Channel to fetch thread from |
thread_ts | 1234567890.123456 |
Required | Unique identifier of a thread's parent message |
application/x-www-form-urlencoded
querystring or POST body. This method does not currently accept application/json
.
The channel
and thread_ts
arguments are always required. thread_ts
must be
the timestamp of an existing message with 0 or more replies. If there are no replies
then just the single message referenced by thread_ts
will be returned - it is
just an ordinary message.
Typical success response
{
"has_more": false,
"messages": [
{
"last_read": "1509484885.000082",
"replies": [
{
"ts": "1509484424.000601",
"user": "U2U85N1RZ"
},
{
"ts": "1509484885.000082",
"user": "U2U85N1RZ"
}
],
"reply_count": 2,
"subscribed": true,
"text": "This is a channel message",
"thread_ts": "1485913694.000025",
"ts": "1485913694.000025",
"type": "message",
"unread_count": 0,
"user": "U2X9P5FEL"
},
{
"parent_user_id": "U2X9P5FEL",
"text": "This is a thread reply",
"thread_ts": "1485913694.000025",
"ts": "1509484424.000601",
"type": "message",
"user": "U2U85N1RZ"
},
{
"parent_user_id": "U2X9P5FEL",
"text": "This is another thread reply",
"thread_ts": "1485913694.000025",
"ts": "1509484885.000082",
"type": "message",
"user": "U2U85N1RZ"
}
],
"ok": true
}
Typical error response
{
"error": "thread_not_found",
"ok": false
}
This table lists the expected errors that this method could return.
However, other errors can be returned in the case where the service is down
or other unexpected factors affect processing. Callers should always
check the value of the ok
params in the response.
Error | Description |
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channel_not_found |
Value for |
thread_not_found |
Value for |
not_authed |
No authentication token provided. |
invalid_auth |
Some aspect of authentication cannot be validated. Either the provided token is invalid or the request originates from an IP address disallowed from making the request. |
account_inactive |
Authentication token is for a deleted user or workspace. |
token_revoked |
Authentication token is for a deleted user or workspace or the app has been removed. |
no_permission |
The workspace token used in this request does not have the permissions necessary to complete the request. |
org_login_required |
The workspace is undergoing an enterprise migration and will not be available until migration is complete. |
invalid_arg_name |
The method was passed an argument whose name falls outside the bounds of accepted or expected values. This includes very long names and names with non-alphanumeric characters other than |
invalid_array_arg |
The method was passed a PHP-style array argument (e.g. with a name like |
invalid_charset |
The method was called via a |
invalid_form_data |
The method was called via a |
invalid_post_type |
The method was called via a |
missing_post_type |
The method was called via a |
team_added_to_org |
The workspace associated with your request is currently undergoing migration to an Enterprise Organization. Web API and other platform operations will be intermittently unavailable until the transition is complete. |
request_timeout |
The method was called via a |
fatal_error |
The server could not complete your operation(s) without encountering a catastrophic error. It's possible some aspect of the operation succeeded before the error was raised. |
This table lists the expected warnings that this method will return. However, other warnings can be returned in the case where the service is experiencing unexpected trouble.
Warning | Description |
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missing_charset | The method was called via a |
superfluous_charset | The method was called via a |