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List messages

$ lightfield message list
GET/v1/messages

Returns a paginated list of messages. Use offset and limit to paginate through results. Each message is filtered per caller to those whose channel they may see, and includes a read-only accessLevel. See List endpoints for more information about pagination.

Required scope: messages:read

Rate limit category: Search

ParametersExpand Collapse
--limit: optional number

Maximum number of records to return. Defaults to 25, maximum 25.

--offset: optional number

Number of records to skip for pagination. Defaults to 0.

ReturnsExpand Collapse
message_list_response: object { data, object, totalCount }
data: array of object { id, accessLevel, createdAt, 6 more }

Array of message objects for the current page.

id: string

Unique identifier for the entity.

accessLevel: "FULL" or "METADATA"

The caller’s resolved access level for this message.

"FULL"
"METADATA"
createdAt: string

ISO 8601 timestamp of when the entity was created.

fields: map[object { value, valueType } ]

Map of field names to their typed values. System fields are prefixed with $ (e.g. $name, $email); custom attributes use their bare slug.

value: string or number or boolean or 3 more

The field value, or null if unset.

union_member_0: string
union_member_1: number
union_member_2: boolean
union_member_3: array of string
Address: object { city, country, latitude, 5 more }
city: optional string

City name.

country: optional string

2-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code.

latitude: optional number

Latitude coordinate.

longitude: optional number

Longitude coordinate.

postalCode: optional string

Postal or ZIP code.

state: optional string

State or province.

street: optional string

Street address line 1.

street2: optional string

Street address line 2.

FullName: object { firstName, lastName }
firstName: optional string

The contact’s first name.

lastName: optional string

The contact’s last name.

valueType: "ADDRESS" or "CHECKBOX" or "CURRENCY" or 12 more

The data type of the field.

"ADDRESS"
"CHECKBOX"
"CURRENCY"
"DATETIME"
"EMAIL"
"FULL_NAME"
"MARKDOWN"
"MULTI_SELECT"
"NUMBER"
"SINGLE_SELECT"
"SOCIAL_HANDLE"
"TELEPHONE"
"TEXT"
"URL"
"HTML"
objectType: "message"

Always message.

"message"
relationships: map[object { cardinality, objectType, values } ]

Map of relationship names to their associated entities. System relationships are prefixed with $ (e.g. $owner, $contact).

cardinality: string

Whether the relationship is has_one or has_many.

objectType: string

The type of the related object (e.g. account, contact).

values: array of string

IDs of the related entities.

updatedAt: string

ISO 8601 timestamp of when the entity was last updated, or null.

externalId: optional string

External identifier for the entity, or null if unset.

object: string

The object type, always "list".

totalCount: number

Total number of entities matching the query.

List messages

lightfield message list \
  --api-key 'My API Key'
{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "msg_cm0abc456def789",
      "accessLevel": "FULL",
      "createdAt": "2026-05-01T09:00:00.000Z",
      "fields": {
        "$text": {
          "value": "Thanks — pushed the fix, should be live shortly.",
          "valueType": "TEXT"
        },
        "$sentAt": {
          "value": "2026-05-01T08:59:30.000Z",
          "valueType": "DATETIME"
        },
        "$provider": {
          "value": "SLACK",
          "valueType": "TEXT"
        },
        "$providerThreadId": {
          "value": "1714553970.123456",
          "valueType": "TEXT"
        },
        "$editedAt": {
          "value": "string",
          "valueType": "DATETIME"
        }
      },
      "httpLink": null,
      "objectType": "message",
      "relationships": {
        "$channel": {
          "cardinality": "has_one",
          "objectType": "channel",
          "values": [
            "chn_cm2def456ghi789"
          ]
        }
      },
      "updatedAt": "2026-05-01T09:00:00.000Z",
      "externalId": "externalId"
    },
    {
      "id": "msg_cm1xyz123uvw456",
      "accessLevel": "FULL",
      "createdAt": "2026-04-29T15:12:00.000Z",
      "fields": {
        "$text": {
          "value": "Can we sync on pricing tomorrow?",
          "valueType": "TEXT"
        },
        "$sentAt": {
          "value": "2026-04-29T15:11:30.000Z",
          "valueType": "DATETIME"
        },
        "$provider": {
          "value": "SLACK",
          "valueType": "TEXT"
        },
        "$providerThreadId": {
          "value": "string",
          "valueType": "TEXT"
        },
        "$editedAt": {
          "value": "string",
          "valueType": "DATETIME"
        }
      },
      "httpLink": null,
      "objectType": "message",
      "relationships": {
        "$channel": {
          "cardinality": "has_one",
          "objectType": "channel",
          "values": [
            "chn_cm2def456ghi789"
          ]
        }
      },
      "updatedAt": "2026-04-29T15:12:00.000Z",
      "externalId": "externalId"
    }
  ],
  "object": "list",
  "totalCount": 2
}
Returns Examples
{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "msg_cm0abc456def789",
      "accessLevel": "FULL",
      "createdAt": "2026-05-01T09:00:00.000Z",
      "fields": {
        "$text": {
          "value": "Thanks — pushed the fix, should be live shortly.",
          "valueType": "TEXT"
        },
        "$sentAt": {
          "value": "2026-05-01T08:59:30.000Z",
          "valueType": "DATETIME"
        },
        "$provider": {
          "value": "SLACK",
          "valueType": "TEXT"
        },
        "$providerThreadId": {
          "value": "1714553970.123456",
          "valueType": "TEXT"
        },
        "$editedAt": {
          "value": "string",
          "valueType": "DATETIME"
        }
      },
      "httpLink": null,
      "objectType": "message",
      "relationships": {
        "$channel": {
          "cardinality": "has_one",
          "objectType": "channel",
          "values": [
            "chn_cm2def456ghi789"
          ]
        }
      },
      "updatedAt": "2026-05-01T09:00:00.000Z",
      "externalId": "externalId"
    },
    {
      "id": "msg_cm1xyz123uvw456",
      "accessLevel": "FULL",
      "createdAt": "2026-04-29T15:12:00.000Z",
      "fields": {
        "$text": {
          "value": "Can we sync on pricing tomorrow?",
          "valueType": "TEXT"
        },
        "$sentAt": {
          "value": "2026-04-29T15:11:30.000Z",
          "valueType": "DATETIME"
        },
        "$provider": {
          "value": "SLACK",
          "valueType": "TEXT"
        },
        "$providerThreadId": {
          "value": "string",
          "valueType": "TEXT"
        },
        "$editedAt": {
          "value": "string",
          "valueType": "DATETIME"
        }
      },
      "httpLink": null,
      "objectType": "message",
      "relationships": {
        "$channel": {
          "cardinality": "has_one",
          "objectType": "channel",
          "values": [
            "chn_cm2def456ghi789"
          ]
        }
      },
      "updatedAt": "2026-04-29T15:12:00.000Z",
      "externalId": "externalId"
    }
  ],
  "object": "list",
  "totalCount": 2
}