---
title: "Read older messages in an Ask Snowy chat"
method: GET
path: "/v3/ask-snowy/threads/{id}/messages"
tags: ["Ask Snowy"]
---

# Read older messages in an Ask Snowy chat

`GET /v3/ask-snowy/threads/{id}/messages`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.snowseo.com`
- URL: `https://api.snowseo.com/v3/ask-snowy/threads/{id}/messages`
- Auth: one of:
  - HTTP bearer
  - API key in header `x-api-key`

The page of messages immediately older than a cursor, in chronological order. Pass the `createdAt` and `id` of the oldest message you already have. Repeat while `hasMore` is true.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Query parameters

- `before` string, required
- `beforeId` string, required

## Response `200`

Default Response

- object
  - `messages` object[], required
    - `id` string, required
    - `threadId` string, required
    - `role` 'user' | 'assistant', required
    - `parts` object[], required
    - `createdAt` string, date-time, required
  - `hasMore` boolean, required

## Other responses

- `400`: Default Response
- `401`: Default Response
- `404`: Default Response

## Changes

- **2026-10-08** `2f74a3484a65`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/snowseo/apis/snowseo-api/changes/v3/ask-snowy/threads/:id/messages/get.md)

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