Read Message History

Retrieve information about messages received on Slack.

Unless otherwise indicated, field types are text.

Required fields are indicated by a red asterisk.

Options

• Channel (dropdown): name of the channel where the message was received; a maximum of 12,000 public channels will be displayed.

• Use Date or Timestamp (dropdown): display option for when a message was received; options are Date or Timestamp.

Note: To enter a channel ID manually, select Enter Channel ID from the dropdown and populate the Channel ID field.

Input

• Range

  • If you selected the Date option, the following input fields will be avaiable:

    • Start Date (date and time): start of the date range

    • End Date (date and time): end of the date range

  • If you selected the Timestamp option, the following input fields will be available:

    • Start Timestamp: start of the timestamp range

    • End Timestamp: end of the timestamp range

Output

• Messages

  • Text: content of the message

  • Timestamp (time): timestamp when the message was sent

  • Author ID: ID of the user who sent the message