# Get Zoom User's chat messages

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/get-zoom-users-chat-messages/30181>\
**Category:** API and Webhooks\
**Created:** [September 14, 2020, 5:39pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/get-zoom-users-chat-messages/30181 "2020-09-14T17:39:39Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 14, 2020, 5:40pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/get-zoom-users-chat-messages/30181/2 "2020-09-14T17:40:23Z")

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Hey @szhang

Thanks for posting on the Zoom Devforum! I am still learning, but I will try my best to help answer your question. 🙂

Checkout these related threads that may have the answer you are looking for:

> [@Send chat messages via API](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/-/8524):
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> We are evaluating Zoom against Webex Teams & MS Teams. We need to create incoming webhooks to post messages into chat channels. We have done this in all 3 products using the provided webhook apps (e.g. ‘Incoming Webhook’ app in Zoom Marketplace). Unfortunately, with Zoom, the notifications on messages sent via webhooks do not include any message content, just ‘app - incoming webhook’. So, the notifications aren’t very useful, unlike Webex/MS Teams, which show a preview of the message in the not…

> [@get the messages in a meeting](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/-/320):
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> How can I get the messages I send in a meeting?

> [@Zoom api chat history](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/-/13054):
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> Hi, how do I retrieve my meeting chat history thorugh zoom api?

If these threads did not help, please let us know by replying back here and someone from the Developer Relations team will get back to you shortly.

Thanks,  
DeveloperBot

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