get-messages

get-messages

Retrieve messages from Zulip using advanced filters such as stream, topic, sender, or search. Specify anchor points, message counts, or message IDs for precise results.

Instructions

Retrieve messages from Zulip with advanced filtering options.

Input Schema

Name	Required	Description
`anchor`	No	Starting point: message ID, 'newest', 'oldest', or 'first_unread'
`message_id`	No	Get specific message by ID instead of using anchor/num parameters
`narrow`	No	Filters: [['stream', 'channel-name'], ['topic', 'topic-name'], ['sender', 'email'], ['search', 'query']]
`num_after`	No	Number of messages after anchor (max 1000)
`num_before`	No	Number of messages before anchor (max 1000)

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

{
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "properties": {
    "anchor": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "number"
        },
        {
          "enum": [
            "newest",
            "oldest",
            "first_unread"
          ],
          "type": "string"
        }
      ],
      "description": "Starting point: message ID, 'newest', 'oldest', or 'first_unread'"
    },
    "message_id": {
      "description": "Get specific message by ID instead of using anchor/num parameters",
      "type": "number"
    },
    "narrow": {
      "description": "Filters: [['stream', 'channel-name'], ['topic', 'topic-name'], ['sender', 'email'], ['search', 'query']]",
      "items": {
        "items": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "type": "array"
      },
      "type": "array"
    },
    "num_after": {
      "description": "Number of messages after anchor (max 1000)",
      "maximum": 1000,
      "type": "number"
    },
    "num_before": {
      "description": "Number of messages before anchor (max 1000)",
      "maximum": 1000,
      "type": "number"
    }
  },
  "type": "object"
}

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Input Schema (JSON Schema)

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