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# Get messages for a thread

> Retrieve messages from a conversation thread



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-reference/openapi.json get /v1/messages
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Sidenet API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: >-
    Sidenet HTTP endpoints exposed by the Sidenet Studio. All routes require an
    api key that can be generated through the studio in studio.sidenet.ai.
servers:
  - url: https://api.sidenet.ai
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
paths:
  /v1/messages:
    get:
      tags:
        - V1
      summary: Get messages for a thread
      description: Retrieve messages from a conversation thread
      parameters:
        - name: threadId
          in: query
          required: true
          description: Thread identifier
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: limit
          in: query
          required: false
          description: Maximum number of messages to return (max 50, default 10)
          schema:
            type: number
            minimum: 1
            maximum: 50
            default: 10
        - name: offset
          in: query
          required: false
          description: Number of messages to skip for pagination
          schema:
            type: number
            minimum: 0
            default: 0
        - name: X-Organization-Id
          in: header
          required: false
          schema:
            type: string
          description: Organization to scope the request to.
        - name: X-User-Id
          in: header
          required: false
          schema:
            type: string
          description: >-
            End-user identity for the request. Required by endpoints that read
            or write user-scoped resources (threads, messages, memory). A
            `userId` query param (or body field, where documented) is accepted
            as a fallback.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Messages for the thread
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  messages:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        id:
                          type: string
                        role:
                          type: string
                          enum:
                            - user
                            - assistant
                            - system
                        parts:
                          type: array
                          items:
                            type: object
                        metadata:
                          type: object
                  hasMore:
                    type: boolean
                  totalCount:
                    type: number
                  title:
                    type: string
                    description: The thread title (null if unset or thread not found)
        '400':
          description: Bad request - missing threadId or organization context
        '403':
          description: Forbidden - no permission to access thread
        '500':
          description: Internal server error
components:
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: >-
        API key generated in studio.sidenet.ai. Scopes the request to its
        organization.

````