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Retrieves all chat messages that were sent during the meeting. This includes messages from all participants.

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Method Signature

bot.listChatMessages(params: ListChatMessagesParams): Promise<ChatMessagesResponse>

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Parameters

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id
string
required
The unique identifier of the bot
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cursor
string
Pagination cursor for retrieving the next page of results
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ordering
string
Sort order for messages. Use "created_at" for ascending or "-created_at" for descending.

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Response

Returns a paginated response with chat messages:
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results
array
Array of chat message objects
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id
string
Unique identifier for the chat message
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sender
string
Name of the message sender
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message
string
Content of the chat message
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created_at
string
ISO 8601 timestamp when the message was sent
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timestamp
number
Timestamp in seconds from the start of the recording
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next
string | null
URL or cursor for the next page of results, or null if no more pages
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previous
string | null
URL or cursor for the previous page of results, or null if on first page

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Example

import { Recall } from '@recall.ai/sdk';

const client = new Recall({
  apiKey: 'your-api-key',
  region: 'us-west-2'
});

// Get chat messages
const chatMessages = await client.bot.listChatMessages({
  id: 'bot_1234567890'
});

console.log(`Total messages: ${chatMessages.results.length}`);

for (const message of chatMessages.results) {
  console.log(`[${message.timestamp}s] ${message.sender}: ${message.message}`);
}

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Example: With Ordering

// Get messages in reverse chronological order (newest first)
const recentMessages = await client.bot.listChatMessages({
  id: 'bot_1234567890',
  ordering: '-created_at'
});

console.log('Recent messages:');
for (const message of recentMessages.results.slice(0, 5)) {
  console.log(`${message.sender}: ${message.message}`);
}

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Example: Pagination

async function getAllChatMessages(botId: string) {
  const allMessages = [];
  let cursor: string | undefined;
  
  while (true) {
    const response = await client.bot.listChatMessages({
      id: botId,
      cursor
    });
    
    allMessages.push(...response.results);
    
    if (!response.next) {
      break;
    }
    
    // Extract cursor from next URL or use it directly
    cursor = response.next;
  }
  
  console.log(`Retrieved ${allMessages.length} total messages`);
  return allMessages;
}

const allMessages = await getAllChatMessages('bot_1234567890');

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Example: Search Chat Messages

async function searchChatMessages(botId: string, searchTerm: string) {
  const chatMessages = await client.bot.listChatMessages({ id: botId });
  
  const matches = chatMessages.results.filter(msg =>
    msg.message.toLowerCase().includes(searchTerm.toLowerCase())
  );
  
  console.log(`Found ${matches.length} messages containing "${searchTerm}"`);
  
  for (const match of matches) {
    console.log(`[${match.timestamp}s] ${match.sender}: ${match.message}`);
  }
  
  return matches;
}

await searchChatMessages('bot_1234567890', 'link');

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Example: Export Chat to File

import { writeFile } from 'fs/promises';

async function exportChatToFile(botId: string, filename: string) {
  const chatMessages = await client.bot.listChatMessages({ id: botId });
  
  let content = 'Meeting Chat Export\n';
  content += '='.repeat(50) + '\n\n';
  
  for (const message of chatMessages.results) {
    const time = new Date(message.created_at).toLocaleString();
    content += `[${time}] ${message.sender}:\n${message.message}\n\n`;
  }
  
  await writeFile(filename, content);
  console.log(`Chat exported to ${filename}`);
}

await exportChatToFile('bot_1234567890', 'meeting-chat.txt');

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Example: Get Messages by Sender

async function getMessagesBySender(botId: string, senderName: string) {
  const chatMessages = await client.bot.listChatMessages({ id: botId });
  
  const messages = chatMessages.results.filter(msg => 
    msg.sender.toLowerCase().includes(senderName.toLowerCase())
  );
  
  console.log(`Messages from ${senderName}: ${messages.length}`);
  
  for (const message of messages) {
    console.log(`[${message.timestamp}s] ${message.message}`);
  }
  
  return messages;
}

await getMessagesBySender('bot_1234567890', 'John Smith');

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Notes

  • Chat messages are available after the meeting ends and the bot status reaches done
  • Not all meeting platforms support chat message capture
  • The timestamp field indicates when the message was sent relative to the recording start
  • Messages are returned in chronological order by default

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