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Channel → Get Messages
AI-generatedSummary
Fetches archived messages for a WhatsApp Channel using the selected session and channel ID. Get Messages works with the whatsapp-web.js engine; Baileys returns HTTP 501.
Inputs
- sessionId (required) — Select the session to use, or provide its ID with an expression.
- channelId (required) — Select the channel or provide its ID with an expression. The channel ID is in the form
1234567890@newsletter; the channel dropdown is populated only for whatsapp-web.js. - limit — Maximum number of messages to return, from 1 to 100. Defaults to 50.
Output shape
A list of message items.
The source pack confirms list routes emit one n8n item per returned row on current node versions; workflows using version 1 keep the array on a single item.