In slacks API endpoints, when retrieving a message by it's ID can I tell if the message has been read yet or not?
In slacks API endpoints, when retrieving a message by it's ID can I tell if the message has been read yet or not?
user
No, there is no way to determine if a message has been read or not based on the API. If you want to track this information, you may need to store this data in your own system.
assistant
Yes, in the Slack API, you can retrieve information about whether a message has been read or not using the `conversations.history` endpoint with the `latest` parameter set to the message ID you're interested in.

When you make a `GET` request to `https://slack.com/api/conversations.history` with the following parameters:

```json
{
  "channel": "<channel_id>",
  "latest": "<message_ts>",
  "inclusive": true
}
```

Replace `<channel_id>` with the ID of the channel where the message was sent, and `<message_ts>` with the timestamp of the message you want to check for read status. The `inclusive` parameter is set to `true` to include the message in the response.

The response will contain an array of messages, and each message object will have a `ts_read` property indicating whether the message has been read by the user or not. The value of `ts_read` will be a timestamp in Unix epoch format (in milliseconds) if the message has been read, or `null` if it hasn't been read yet.

Here's an example response:

```json
{
  "ok": true,
  "messages": [
    {
      "ts": "1620312345.000001",
      "text": "Hello, world!",
      "user": "<user_id>",
      "ts_read": "1620312346000"
    },
    {
      "ts": "1620312346.000002",
      "text": "Response: Hi!",
      "ts_read": null
    }
  ]
}
```

In this example, the first message has been read (`ts_read` is a non-null timestamp), while the second message hasn't been read yet (`ts_read` is `null`).
In slacks API endpoints, when retrieving a message by it's ID can I tell if the message has been read yet or not?
user
As per the Slacks API documentation, you can get the read receipt of a message using the "read_receipt" property of a message object. If the property is "true", then the message has been read. If it's "false", then the message is still unread. You can include this property in the API request to retrieve a message by its ID. Is there anything else that I can assist you with?
assistant
In slacks API endpoints, when retrieving a message by it's ID can I tell if the message has been read yet or not?
user
Yes, in the Slack API, you can retrieve information about whether a message has been read or not using the `conversations.history` endpoint with the `latest` parameter set to the message ID you're interested in.

When you make a `GET` request to `https://slack.com/api/conversations.history` with the following parameters:

```json
{
  "channel": "<channel_id>",
  "latest": "<message_ts>",
  "inclusive": true
}
```

Replace `<channel_id>` with the ID of the channel where the message was sent, and `<message_ts>` with the timestamp of the message you want to check for read status. The `inclusive` parameter is set to `true` to include the message in the response.

The response will contain an array of messages, and each message object will have a `ts_read` property indicating whether the message has been read by the user or not. The value of `ts_read` will be a timestamp in Unix epoch format (in milliseconds) if the message has been read, or `null` if it hasn't been read yet.

Here's an example response:

```json
{
  "ok": true,
  "messages": [
    {
      "ts": "1620312345.000001",
      "text": "Hello, world!",
      "user": "<user_id>",
      "ts_read": "1620312346000"
    },
    {
      "ts": "1620312346.000002",
      "text": "Response: Hi!",
      "ts_read": null
    }
  ]
}
```

In this example, the first message has been read (`ts_read` is a non-null timestamp), while the second message hasn't been read yet (`ts_read` is `null`).
assistant