# API Get Webinar Chat Messages

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/api-get-webinar-chat-messages/19515>\
**Category:** API and Webhooks\
**Created:** [May 29, 2020, 8:45am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/api-get-webinar-chat-messages/19515 "2020-05-29T08:45:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![todd2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@todd2](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/todd2)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2020, 8:45am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/api-get-webinar-chat-messages/19515/1 "2020-05-29T08:45:47Z")

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How can I retrieve webinar chat history with API?

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**Author:** ![tommy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/tommy/32/72769_2.png) [@tommy](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/tommy)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2020, 9:42pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/api-get-webinar-chat-messages/19515/2 "2020-06-03T21:42:24Z")

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Hey @todd2,

You can use the Get Recordings endpoint which will return a TXT file with the chat history if cloud recording was enabled.

![Screen Shot 2020-06-03 at 3.42.14 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/zoomdeveloper/original/2X/d/d89dc0568df87f40f3fc81f12593c2470e408fa9.png)

> **[Get Meeting Recordings - Cloud Recording - Zoom API - API Reference](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/zoom-api/cloud-recording/recordingget)**
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> Get all the recordings from a meeting. The recording files can be downloaded via the download\_url property listed in the response.
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> To access a password...

Thanks,  
Tommy

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**Author:** ![DeveloperBot](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/developerbot/32/12632_2.png) [@DeveloperBot](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/DeveloperBot)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2020, 9:50pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/api-get-webinar-chat-messages/19515/3 "2020-08-21T21:50:36Z")

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Closed on August 21, 2020, 9:50pm UTC