messages

messages.getHistory

Returns message history for the specified user or group chat.

To call this method, you can use:
• user access token obtained in the standalone app through Implicit Flow (access right required: messages — this is issued in exceptional cases by a request to support at devsupport@corp.vk.com)
• community access token (access rights required: messages)

Parameters

offset

integer

Offset needed to return a specific subset of messages.

count

positive

Number of messages to return.

user_id

integer

ID of the user whose message history you want to return.

peer_id

integer

start_message_id

integer

Starting message ID from which to return history.

rev

integer

Sort order: 1 — return messages in chronological order. 0 — return messages in reverse chronological order.

extended

checkbox

fields

string

group_id

integer

Result

Returns a list of message objects.

Error codes

927
Chat does not exist
936
Contact not found
1017
Chat was deleted

Common errors may occur during execution

Linked versions

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5.111
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    A field appeared in the message object template .
5.48
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    Method messages.getHistory takes a parameter rev вместе с start_message_id Equal 0 .

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    Method friends.edit Returns an error "Code: 100, Message: invalid list_ids" , если указан неправильный list_ids .

5.4
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    In the object describing the user , поля photo and photo_medium_rec renamed to photo_50 and photo_100 .

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    In the investment wall in field messages from and copy_owner Return the object user or community instead of an array.