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# Get Message History

**Introduction** 

This step retrieves a specified number of recent messages from a selected channel.

**Description** 

Extracts message history from a channel, with the list ordered from the oldest to the latest message. This is useful for analyzing recent conversations or retrieving a set of messages for further processing.

**Configuration**

1. **Channel**: Choose the channel from which to retrieve message history. This is a required field.
2. **Amount**: Specify the number of messages to retrieve. The range is from 1 to 500. This is a required field.

**Outputs**

* **Messages**: A list of messages from the specified channel. The messages are ordered from most recent to oldest.

**Usage** 

Ideal for scenarios where you need to review recent communications, perform moderation actions, or gather messages for data analysis or reporting.

**Permissions**

* Requires the "Read Message History" permission to access message history in the selected channel.