---
title: "Get a list of messages from a thread"
method: GET
path: "/v1/{innovationId}/threads/{threadId}/messages"
tags: ["[v1] Innovation Threads"]
---

# Get a list of messages from a thread

`GET /v1/{innovationId}/threads/{threadId}/messages`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://nhse-${ENV}-innovation-service-innovation-functions.azurewebsites.net/api`
- URL: `https://nhse-${ENV}-innovation-service-innovation-functions.azurewebsites.net/api/v1/{innovationId}/threads/{threadId}/messages`
- Auth: none declared

Get a list of messages from a thread

## Path parameters

- `innovationId` string, uuid, required
- `threadId` string, uuid, required

## Response `200`

Returns a list of messages from a thread

- object
  - `count` integer, required
  - `messages` object[]
    - `id` string, uuid, required
    - `message` string, required
    - `file` object
      - `id` string, uuid, required
      - `name` string, required
      - `url` string, required
    - `createdAt` string, date-time, required
    - `isNew` boolean, required
    - `isEditable` boolean, required
    - `createdBy` object
      - `id` string, uuid, required
      - `name` string, required
      - `role` string, required
      - `isOwner` boolean, required
      - `organisation` object
        - `id` string, uuid, required
        - `name` string, required
        - `acronym` string, nullable, required
      - `organisationUnit` object
        - `id` string, uuid, required
        - `name` string, required
        - `acronym` string, nullable, required
    - `updatedAt` string, date-time, required

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad request
- `401`: Unauthorized
- `403`: Forbidden
- `404`: Not found
- `500`: Internal server error

## Changes

- **2024-11-07** `761f95f46b23`: 2 breaking, 1 warning, 20 info
  - the response property `messages/items/createdBy/organisation/acronym` became nullable for the status `200`
  - the response property `messages/items/createdBy/organisationUnit/acronym` became nullable for the status `200`
  - removed the optional property `messages/items/createdBy/type` from the response with the `200` status
  - the response property `count` became required for the status `200`
  - …19 more

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/nhs-england/apis/innovations-api-nhs-innovation-service/changes/v1/:innovationId/threads/:threadId/messages/get.md)

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/nhs-england/apis/innovations-api-nhs-innovation-service.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/nhs-england/apis/innovations-api-nhs-innovation-service/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/nhs-england/apis/innovations-api-nhs-innovation-service/revisions/c7535c8a7a65?raw)