Read Message History
Retrieve information about messages received on Slack.
Options
Field | Definition | Type | Required |
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Channel |
Name of the channel where the message was received ![]() A maximum of 12,000 public channels will be displayed. |
Dropdown | TRUE |
Use Date or Timestamp | Display option for when a message was received; options are Date or Timestamp . |
Dropdown | TRUE |

To enter a channel ID manually, select -- Enter Channel ID --
from the dropdown and populate the Channel ID field.
Input
Field | Definition | Type | Required |
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Range | |||
If you selected the Date option, the following input fields will be avaiable: |
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Start Date | Start of the date range, expressed in a standard date format (for example, March 26 2021 or 03-26-2021) | Date & Time | FALSE |
End Date | End of the date range, expressed in a standard date format (for example, March 26 2021 or 03-26-2021) | Date & Time | FALSE |
If you selected the Timestamp option, the following input fields will be available: |
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Start Timestamp | Start of the timestamp range, expressed in Unix time | String | FALSE |
End Timestamp | End of the timestamp range, expressed in Unix time | String | FALSE |
Output
Field | Definition | Type |
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Messages | ||
Text | Content of the message | String |
Timestamp | Timestamp when the message was sent | Date & Time |
Author ID | ID of the user who sent the message | String |