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# List messages

> The messages in a thread, newest first.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi.yaml get /v1/inbox/conversations/{conversationId}/messages
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Nylon API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: |
    One API for publishing to seventeen social networks.

    You address a post to connected profile ids; Nylon knows which network each
    one belongs to, what that network accepts, and how to get the media there.
    Character limits, media specs, upload protocols and threading rules are
    normalised before the request reaches a platform, and every failure comes
    back in one error taxonomy.

    ## Conventions

    - Request and response fields are `snake_case`.
    - Successful responses wrap the payload in `data`. List responses add
      `meta.pagination`.
    - Failures return `{ "error": { "code", "message", "details?" } }`.
      Branch on `code`; `message` is written for humans and may change.
    - Times are ISO 8601 with a `Z` offset.
    - Successful responses carry `RateLimit-Limit`, `RateLimit-Remaining` and
      `RateLimit-Reset`. A `429` carries those plus `Retry-After`.
servers:
  - url: https://api.nylon.dev
    description: Production
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Posts
    description: Create, schedule, validate, inspect, edit and retry posts.
  - name: Profiles
    description: Social profiles connected to the authenticated Nylon account.
  - name: Connections
    description: Start a connection and see which networks are available.
  - name: Networks
    description: What each network accepts, as data.
  - name: Webhooks
    description: Endpoints Nylon calls when a post finishes or a profile stops working.
  - name: Media
    description: >-
      Getting a file to a URL a network can fetch, when you do not already host
      one.
  - name: Inbox
    description: >-
      Direct messages and comment threads on the connected accounts, and replies
      to them.
paths:
  /v1/inbox/conversations/{conversationId}/messages:
    parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ConversationId'
    get:
      tags:
        - Inbox
      summary: List messages
      description: |
        The messages in a thread, newest first.

        Reading does not mark anything read — that is `POST .../read`,
        deliberately separate, so two agents working one queue can both look at
        a thread without taking it off each other's list.
      operationId: listConversationMessages
      parameters:
        - name: limit
          in: query
          schema:
            type: integer
            minimum: 1
            maximum: 100
            default: 25
        - name: cursor
          in: query
          schema:
            type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The messages.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/InboxMessageListResponse'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalError'
components:
  parameters:
    ConversationId:
      name: conversationId
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The Nylon id of the conversation.
      schema:
        type: string
        example: cly8a1b2c0001x8b3d4e5f0gg
  schemas:
    InboxMessageListResponse:
      type: object
      required:
        - data
      properties:
        data:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/InboxMessage'
        meta:
          type: object
          properties:
            pagination:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CursorPagination'
    InboxMessage:
      type: object
      required:
        - id
        - conversation_id
        - direction
        - sent_at
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        conversation_id:
          type: string
        external_id:
          type: string
          description: The message's id on the network.
        direction:
          type: string
          enum:
            - inbound
            - outbound
          description: >-
            `outbound` covers replies sent through Nylon and from the network's
            own app.
        text:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
        attachments:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            additionalProperties: true
        author:
          type: object
          properties:
            id:
              type:
                - string
                - 'null'
            name:
              type:
                - string
                - 'null'
        sent_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        edited_at:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          format: date-time
        deleted_at:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          format: date-time
          description: >-
            Set when the sender unsent it. The text is cleared and the message
            kept, so the thread does not lose its shape.
        delivered_at:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          format: date-time
        read_at:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          format: date-time
        reactions:
          type: array
          description: >-
            The emoji reactions currently on the message. Null throughout on a
            network that does not report them.
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              from:
                type:
                  - string
                  - 'null'
              emoji:
                type:
                  - string
                  - 'null'
    CursorPagination:
      type: object
      required:
        - limit
        - has_more
      properties:
        limit:
          type: integer
          example: 25
        has_more:
          type: boolean
        next_cursor:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          description: Pass back as `cursor` for the next page. Null on the last one.
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      required:
        - error
      properties:
        error:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    Error:
      type: object
      required:
        - code
        - message
      properties:
        code:
          type: string
          description: The stable identifier to branch on.
          enum:
            - invalid_request
            - unauthorized
            - payment_required
            - forbidden
            - not_found
            - conflict
            - rate_limited
            - unsupported
            - publish_failed
            - internal_error
          example: unauthorized
        message:
          type: string
          description: Written for humans. Do not match on it.
          example: A valid Nylon API key is required.
        details:
          type: array
          description: Present when the failure has a per-field or per-network breakdown.
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorDetail'
    ErrorDetail:
      type: object
      required:
        - message
      properties:
        field:
          type: string
          description: The request field the problem is about.
          example: profile_ids
        network:
          type: string
          description: The network the problem is about.
          example: instagram
        code:
          type: string
          description: |
            Machine-readable identifier for this problem. On a per-network
            detail this is a publishing code: `invalid_request`,
            `unsupported`, `media_error`, `reauthentication_required`,
            `rejected_by_network`, `network_error`, `timeout`,
            `profile_unavailable` or `internal_error`.
          example: invalid_request
        message:
          type: string
          example: >-
            Instagram requires at least 1 media item — text-only posts are not
            supported.
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: The bearer API key is missing, malformed or revoked.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
          examples:
            missingKey:
              value:
                error:
                  code: unauthorized
                  message: A valid Nylon API key is required.
    NotFound:
      description: No such resource on this account.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
          examples:
            missing:
              value:
                error:
                  code: not_found
                  message: Post could not be found.
    RateLimited:
      description: |
        Too many requests for this API key. Reads allow 120 requests a minute;
        publishing endpoints allow 30, because each one costs real upstream
        calls. The limit is per key, not per IP.
      headers:
        Retry-After:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/RetryAfter'
        RateLimit-Limit:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimitLimit'
        RateLimit-Remaining:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimitRemaining'
        RateLimit-Reset:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimitReset'
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
          examples:
            throttled:
              value:
                error:
                  code: rate_limited
                  message: Too many requests. Retry after the window resets.
    InternalError:
      description: Nylon encountered an unexpected error.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
  headers:
    RetryAfter:
      description: Seconds to wait before retrying.
      schema:
        type: integer
        example: 47
    RateLimitLimit:
      description: Requests allowed in the current window.
      schema:
        type: integer
        example: 120
    RateLimitRemaining:
      description: Requests left in the current window.
      schema:
        type: integer
        example: 119
    RateLimitReset:
      description: Seconds until the window resets.
      schema:
        type: integer
        example: 47
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: Nylon API key
      description: An API key beginning with `nylon_live_`.

````

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