---
title: "Retrieve a list of all messages in the conversation"
method: GET
path: "/v1/Services/{ChatServiceSid}/Conversations/{ConversationSid}/Messages"
tags: ["ConversationsV1Message"]
---

# Retrieve a list of all messages in the conversation

`GET /v1/Services/{ChatServiceSid}/Conversations/{ConversationSid}/Messages`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://conversations.twilio.com`
- URL: `https://conversations.twilio.com/v1/Services/{ChatServiceSid}/Conversations/{ConversationSid}/Messages`
- Auth: HTTP basic

Retrieve a list of all messages in the conversation

## Path parameters

- `ChatServiceSid` string, required
- `ConversationSid` string, required

## Query parameters

- `Order` 'asc' | 'desc'
- `PageSize` integer
- `Page` integer
- `PageToken` string

## Response `200`

OK

- object
  - `messages` ConversationsV1ServiceServiceConversationServiceConversationMessage[]
    - `account_sid` string, nullable: The unique ID of the [Account](https://www.twilio.com/docs/iam/api/account) responsible for this message.
    - `chat_service_sid` string, nullable: The SID of the [Conversation Service](https://www.twilio.com/docs/conversations/api/service-resource) the Participant resource is associated with.
    - `conversation_sid` string, nullable: The unique ID of the [Conversation](https://www.twilio.com/docs/conversations/api/conversation-resource) for this message.
    - `sid` string, nullable: A 34 character string that uniquely identifies this resource.
    - `index` integer: The index of the message within the [Conversation](https://www.twilio.com/docs/conversations/api/conversation-resource).
    - `author` string, nullable: The channel specific identifier of the message's author. Defaults to `system`.
    - `body` string, nullable: The content of the message, can be up to 1,600 characters long.
    - `media` unknown[], nullable: An array of objects that describe the Message's media, if the message contains media. Each object contains these fields: `content_type` with the MIME type of the media, `filename` with the name of the media, `sid` with the SID of the Media resource, and `size` with the media object's file size in bytes. If the Message has no media, this value is `null`.
      - unknown
    - `attributes` string, nullable: A string metadata field you can use to store any data you wish. The string value must contain structurally valid JSON if specified. **Note** that if the attributes are not set "{}" will be returned.
    - `participant_sid` string, nullable: The unique ID of messages's author participant. Null in case of `system` sent message.
    - `date_created` string, date-time, nullable: The date that this resource was created.
    - `date_updated` string, date-time, nullable: The date that this resource was last updated. `null` if the message has not been edited.
    - `delivery` unknown
    - `url` string, uri, nullable: An absolute API resource URL for this message.
    - `links` object, nullable: Contains an absolute API resource URL to access the delivery & read receipts of this message.
    - `content_sid` string, nullable: The unique ID of the multi-channel [Rich Content](https://www.twilio.com/docs/content) template.
  - `meta` object
    - `first_page_url` string, uri
    - `key` string
    - `next_page_url` string, uri, nullable
    - `page` integer
    - `page_size` integer
    - `previous_page_url` string, uri, nullable
    - `url` string, uri

## Changes

- **2025-07-03** (v1) `92d1169c37c2`: 2 breaking
  - the `messages/items/delivery` response's property type changed from `object` to no type for status `200`
  - the `messages/items/media/items/` response's property type changed from `object` to no type for status `200`
- **2025-06-12** (v1) `9e5a9439b5b3`: 1 breaking
  - for the `query` request parameter `PageSize`, the max was decreased from `1000.00` to `100.00`
- **2025-03-11** (v1) `b4d0e634cd69`: 2 breaking
  - the `messages/items/delivery` response's property type changed from no type to `object` for status `200`
  - the `messages/items/media/items/` response's property type changed from no type to `object` for status `200`
- **2025-02-20** (v1) `2cf60eb95eb9`: 1 breaking
  - for the `query` request parameter `PageSize`, the format changed from no format to `int64`
- **2024-08-26** (v1) `5265b2a49bcb`: 1 info
  - the `index` response's property default value `0` was added for the status `200`

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/twilio/apis/conversations-v1/changes/v1/Services/:ChatServiceSid/Conversations/:ConversationSid/Messages/get.md)

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/twilio/apis/conversations-v1.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/twilio/apis/conversations-v1/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/twilio/apis/conversations-v1/revisions/6a37056c7727?raw)