---
title: "Get all chat messages for the admin, unfiltered"
method: GET
path: "/admin/chat/messages"
tags: ["Internal", "Admin", "Chat"]
---

# Get all chat messages for the admin, unfiltered

`GET /admin/chat/messages`

## Response `200`

List of chat messages for the admin

- union[]
  - union
    - UserMessage
      - `timestamp` string
      - `type` string
      - `id` string
      - `user` User
        - `createdAt` string
        - `disabledAt` string
        - `nameChangedAt` string
        - `id` string
        - `displayName` string
        - `previousNames` string[]
        - `scopes` string[]
        - `authProviders` string[] — Friendly names of the external auth methods this user signed in with (e.g. IndieAuth, Fediverse, or a plugin slug). Absent for anonymous users.
        - `displayColor` integer
        - `isBot` boolean
        - `authenticated` boolean
      - `hiddenAt` string
      - `clientId` integer
      - `body` string
    - SystemMessage
      - `timestamp` string
      - `type` string
      - `id` string
      - `body` string
    - ActionMessage
      - `timestamp` string
      - `type` string
      - `id` string
      - `body` string
    - FederatedAction
      - `timestamp` string
      - `type` string
      - `id` string
      - `body` string
      - `image` string
      - `link` string
      - `title` string

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad request
- `401` — Basic auth failure
- `default` — Unexpected error

## Changes

- **2026-06-23** `558a9fa7f4fb` — 1 info
  - added the optional property `items/anyOf[#/components/schemas/UserMessage]/allOf[#/components/schemas/UserEvent]/user/authProviders` to the response with the `200` status
- **2024-07-02** `618b7ae59cc5` — 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2021-09-23** `02fef72d775b` — 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/owncast/apis/owncast-apis/changes/admin/chat/messages/get.md)

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