> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.getmodus.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Get a conversation > Returns conversation messages in chronological order. Pass `messageLimit` to request a bounded message window. Use `id=0` for your cross-scope view. **Requires:** `scopes:read` ## OpenAPI ````yaml https://api.getmodus.com/openapi.json get /api/v1/scopes/{id}/conversations/{threadId} openapi: 3.0.3 info: title: Modus Public API version: 1.0.0 servers: [] security: - bearerAuth: [] tags: - name: Scopes description: Create, configure, deploy, and manage scopes. - name: Scopes · Conversations description: Read scope conversation threads. - name: Scopes · Supervision description: Scope supervision sub-resource. - name: Scopes · Memories description: Long-term memory stored per scope. - name: Scopes · Chat description: Chat with a published scope. - name: Scopes · Context description: Compose a scope’s context without an LLM call. - name: Modus · Chat description: Chat with Modus — your org-wide assistant. - name: Modus · Conversations description: Read Modus and cross-scope conversation threads. - name: Modus · Context description: Compose full-environment context without an LLM call. - name: Workflows description: Create, configure, deploy, and manage workflows. - name: Workflows · Runs description: Inspect workflow run history. - name: Workflows · Interfaces description: Slack / MCP / Teams interface management. - name: Connections description: Read connected integrations. - name: Tools description: Catalog of tools/integrations a scope can select in its toolset. - name: Suggestions description: Approved suggested questions and first-party suggestion usage events. - name: Context description: Create and manage organization context items. - name: Usage description: Organization LLM usage reporting. - name: Users description: Organization and membership management. - name: Runs · Streaming description: 'Run lifecycle: stream, poll, resume, interrupt, and cancel executions.' - name: Scopes · Runs description: Run a published or draft scope. - name: Modus · Runs description: Run the Modus home agent. paths: /api/v1/scopes/{id}/conversations/{threadId}: get: tags: - Scopes · Conversations summary: Get a conversation description: >- Returns conversation messages in chronological order. Pass `messageLimit` to request a bounded message window. Use `id=0` for your cross-scope view. **Requires:** `scopes:read` operationId: ScopeConversationsController_get parameters: - name: id required: true in: path description: Numeric scope id. Use 0 for cross-scope conversation lookup. schema: type: number example: 0 - name: threadId required: true in: path description: >- Opaque thread/checkpoint id. The prefix, when present, is not authoritative ownership. schema: example: agent_42_abc-xyz type: string - name: messageLimit required: false in: query description: >- Return at most this many source messages from the conversation detail. Omit to return the full available conversation. schema: minimum: 1 maximum: 100 example: 30 type: number - name: beforeMessageIndex required: false in: query description: >- Zero-based source-message index before which to load older messages. Requires messageLimit. Omit with messageLimit to load the latest window. schema: minimum: 0 example: 120 type: number responses: '200': description: '' content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ConversationDto' '400': description: >- Malformed request — invalid query parameters or request body (`code: BAD_REQUEST`). content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponseDto' example: error: code: BAD_REQUEST status: INVALID_ARGUMENT message: Invalid value for query parameter `pageSize`. requestId: req_01HQ7K8ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRS '401': description: 'Missing, invalid, or expired access token (`code: UNAUTHORIZED`).' content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponseDto' example: error: code: UNAUTHORIZED status: UNAUTHENTICATED message: Missing or invalid access token. requestId: req_01HQ7K8ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRS '403': description: >- Authenticated, but the token lacks a required scope (`code: FORBIDDEN`). The missing scopes are listed in `info`. content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponseDto' example: error: code: FORBIDDEN status: PERMISSION_DENIED message: Missing required scope(s) for this operation. requestId: req_01HQ7K8ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRS info: missing: - '404': description: >- The resource does not exist, or you do not have access to it (`code: NOT_FOUND`). content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponseDto' example: error: code: NOT_FOUND status: NOT_FOUND message: Resource not found. requestId: req_01HQ7K8ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRS '500': description: 'An unexpected server error occurred (`code: INTERNAL_ERROR`).' content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponseDto' example: error: code: INTERNAL_ERROR status: INTERNAL message: An unexpected error occurred. requestId: req_01HQ7K8ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRS security: - bearerAuth: [] servers: - url: https://api.getmodus.com components: schemas: ConversationDto: type: object properties: threadId: type: string description: >- Opaque thread/checkpoint id. It is not owned by a single scope; a conversation can span multiple workflows. example: agent_42_abc-xyz scopeId: type: number description: >- Numeric scope id returned by the list/detail adapter. This is not conversation ownership. example: 42 messages: description: Conversation turns, in chronological order. type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ConversationMessageDto' messageWindow: description: >- Present only when a bounded message window was requested and honored. allOf: - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ConversationMessageWindowDto' createdAt: type: string description: ISO-8601 timestamp of the first checkpoint for this thread. example: '2026-05-01T10:00:00.000Z' updatedAt: type: string description: ISO-8601 timestamp of the latest checkpoint for this thread. example: '2026-05-01T11:00:00.000Z' required: - threadId - scopeId - messages - createdAt - updatedAt ErrorResponseDto: type: object properties: error: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorEnvelopeDto' required: - error ConversationMessageDto: type: object properties: type: description: >- Message role. `human` and `ai` cover the user-visible turns; `system`, `tool`, and `unknown` are surfaced for completeness. example: human allOf: - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ConversationMessageType' content: type: string description: >- Message content. Usually a string for human turns; AI turns from newer LangChain versions may carry an array of content blocks (e.g. `[{type:"text",text:"…"}]`) instead. Consumers should handle both shapes. example: Run the churn analysis for last 30 days. id: type: string description: Stable identifier for this message turn, when available. example: msg_01HF8X3Z2K8E0 toolCalls: type: array description: >- Tool invocations emitted by this message (AI turns). Shape mirrors the LangChain tool-call envelope. toolCallId: type: string description: Tool call id this message responds to (for `tool` turns). required: - type - content ConversationMessageWindowDto: type: object properties: startIndex: type: number description: >- Zero-based source-message index of the first returned message. Source-message indexes include non-visible tool and system messages. example: 90 endIndex: type: number description: >- Exclusive zero-based source-message index after the last returned message. example: 120 totalMessages: type: number description: >- Total source-message count used for paging. The returned visible message array can be shorter than endIndex - startIndex. example: 120 hasMoreBefore: type: boolean description: Whether an older message window exists before startIndex. example: true hasMoreAfter: type: boolean description: Whether a newer message window exists after endIndex. example: false required: - startIndex - endIndex - totalMessages - hasMoreBefore - hasMoreAfter ErrorEnvelopeDto: type: object properties: code: description: Modus-specific machine code. allOf: - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiErrorCode' status: description: Canonical status string for the error. allOf: - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiErrorStatus' message: type: string example: Skill was not found or you lack permission. requestId: type: string example: req_01HQ7K8ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRS info: type: object description: >- Optional domain-specific context. Shape varies per endpoint — see the operation's error response examples. additionalProperties: true example: skillId: sk_abc123 required: - code - status - message - requestId ConversationMessageType: type: string enum: - human - ai - system - tool - unknown description: >- Message role. `human` and `ai` cover the user-visible turns; `system`, `tool`, and `unknown` are surfaced for completeness. ApiErrorCode: type: string enum: - VALIDATION - BAD_REQUEST - UNAUTHORIZED - FORBIDDEN - NOT_FOUND - CONFLICT - RATE_LIMITED - INTERNAL_ERROR description: Modus-specific machine code. ApiErrorStatus: type: string enum: - INVALID_ARGUMENT - UNAUTHENTICATED - PERMISSION_DENIED - NOT_FOUND - ALREADY_EXISTS - RESOURCE_EXHAUSTED - INTERNAL description: Canonical status string for the error. securitySchemes: bearerAuth: scheme: bearer bearerFormat: Modus PAT (modus___) or OAuth 2.1 access token type: http description: >- A Modus personal access token (`modus___`) or an OAuth 2.1 access token, sent as `Authorization: Bearer `. ````