`slack_channel_history`

Pack: slack_connect · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/slack_connect/mcp

Get message history from a Slack channel. Bot auto-joins the channel if needed.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`channel`	string	yes	Channel ID (e.g., “C01234ABCDE”)
`limit`	number	no	Max number of messages to return (default 20, max 1000)
`cursor`	string	no	Pagination cursor for next page of results
`oldest`	string	no	Only messages after this Unix timestamp
`latest`	string	no	Only messages before this Unix timestamp

Example call

Arguments

{
  "channel": "C01234ABCDE",
  "limit": 20
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/slack_connect/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"slack_channel_history","arguments":{"channel":"C01234ABCDE","limit":20}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('slack_channel_history', {
  "channel": "C01234ABCDE",
  "limit": 20
});

More examples

{
  "channel": "C01234ABCDE",
  "limit": 100,
  "oldest": "1609459200"
}

Response shape

Field	Type	Description
`ok`	boolean	Whether the API call succeeded
`messages`	array	List of messages in the channel
`response_metadata`	object	Pagination metadata
`error`	string	Error code if API call failed
`message`	string	Error message or connection message

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "ok": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Whether the API call succeeded"
    },
    "messages": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "List of messages in the channel",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "type": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Message type (e.g., 'message')"
          },
          "user": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "User ID of message sender"
          },
          "text": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Message text content"
          },
          "ts": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Unix timestamp with milliseconds"
          },
          "thread_ts": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Thread timestamp if message is in a thread"
          },
          "reply_count": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "Number of replies in thread"
          },
          "reply_users_count": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "Number of unique users who replied"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "response_metadata": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Pagination metadata",
      "properties": {
        "next_cursor": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Cursor for next page of results"
        }
      }
    },
    "error": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Error code if API call failed"
    },
    "message": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Error message or connection message"
    }
  }
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "slack_connect": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/slack_connect/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

slack_channel_history