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# Get Messages for Session

GET https://api.getzep.com/api/v2/sessions/{sessionId}/messages

Returns messages for a session.

Reference: https://help.getzep.com/v2/sdk-reference/memory/get-session-messages

## Request

### Path parameters

- `sessionId` (string, required) — Session ID

### Query parameters

- `limit` (integer, optional) — Limit the number of results returned
- `cursor` (integer, optional) — Cursor for pagination

## Response

### 200

OK

- `messages` (list of apidata.Message, optional) — A list of message objects.
- `row_count` (integer, optional) — The number of messages returned.
- `total_count` (integer, optional) — The total number of messages.

## Errors

### 404 Not Found Error

Not Found

- `message` (string, optional)

### 500 Internal Server Error

Internal Server Error

- `message` (string, optional)

## Types

### apidata.Message

- `content` (string, required) — The content of the message.
- `role_type` (enum, required) — The type of the role (e.g., "user", "system").
  - Allowed values: `norole`, `system`, `assistant`, `user`, `function`, `tool`
- `created_at` (string, optional) — The timestamp of when the message was created.
- `metadata` (map from string to any, optional) — The metadata associated with the message.
- `processed` (boolean, optional) — Whether the message has been processed.
- `role` (string, optional) — Customizable role of the sender of the message (e.g., "john", "sales_agent").
- `token_count` (integer, optional) — Deprecated
- `updated_at` (string, optional) — Deprecated
- `uuid` (string, optional) — The unique identifier of the message.

## Examples

**Request**

```json
{}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "messages": [
    {
      "content": "Hello, how can I assist you with your account today?",
      "role_type": "assistant",
      "created_at": "2024-06-10T09:15:30Z",
      "metadata": {
        "language": "en",
        "sentiment": "neutral"
      },
      "processed": true,
      "role": "customer_support_agent",
      "token_count": 42,
      "updated_at": "2024-06-10T09:16:00Z",
      "uuid": "3fa85f64-5717-4562-b3fc-2c963f66afa6"
    }
  ],
  "row_count": 1,
  "total_count": 1
}
```

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