TDLib v0.0.1 TDLib.Method.GetChatHistory View Source

Returns messages in a chat. The messages are returned in a reverse chronological order (i.e., in order of decreasing message_id). This is an offline request if only_local is true. Returns object_ptr.

NameTypeDescription
chat_idstringChat identifier.
from_message_idstringIdentifier of the message starting from which history must be fetched; use 0 to get results from the beginning (i.e., from oldest to newest).
offsetnumberSpecify 0 to get results from exactly the from_message_id or a negative offset to get the specified message and some newer messages.
limitnumberThe maximum number of messages to be returned; must be positive and can’t be greater than 100. If the offset is negative, the limit must be greater than -offset. Fewer messages may be returned than specified by the limit, even if the end of the message history has not been reached.
only_localboolIf true, returns only messages that are available locally without sending network requests.

More details on telegram’s documentation.