> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.usepatchwork.co/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# List messages

> Messages on a thread, in sequence. Direct tokens can only read their own threads.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi.yaml get /v1/loom/threads/{thread_id}/messages
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Patchwork API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: >
    Public data-plane API. Two products today: Identify (bare account
    resolution) and Loom (threads, runs, and outcomes). Every response is a JSON
    envelope — `status: success` with `data`, or `status: error` with `error`.
  contact:
    url: https://usepatchwork.co
servers:
  - url: https://api.usepatchwork.co
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Identify
    description: Resolve an account or wallet to the institution and rails behind it.
  - name: Loom
    description: Threads, messages, runs, and outcomes for an embedded agent.
paths:
  /v1/loom/threads/{thread_id}/messages:
    parameters:
      - name: thread_id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          format: uuid
    get:
      tags:
        - Loom
      summary: List messages
      description: >-
        Messages on a thread, in sequence. Direct tokens can only read their own
        threads.
      operationId: listMessages
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/PatchworkSubject'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Messages.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/EnvelopeMessageList'
        '401':
          description: Missing or invalid credentials.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '404':
          description: Thread not found.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
components:
  parameters:
    PatchworkSubject:
      name: Patchwork-Subject
      in: header
      required: false
      description: >
        Relay only. Opaque subject id for the acting user. Direct tokens carry
        `sub` instead — do not send this header on a session token.
      schema:
        type: string
  schemas:
    EnvelopeMessageList:
      type: object
      required:
        - status
        - data
      properties:
        status:
          type: string
          const: success
        data:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Message'
    Error:
      type: object
      required:
        - status
        - error
      properties:
        status:
          type: string
          const: error
        error:
          type: object
          required:
            - message
            - code
          properties:
            message:
              type: string
              description: Human-readable explanation.
            code:
              type: string
              description: Stable machine-readable code.
            details:
              description: Optional extra context.
    Message:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        role:
          type: string
          enum:
            - user
            - assistant
            - system
        content:
          type: string
        run_id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        seq:
          type: integer
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: >
        Identify accepts a workspace API key (`sk_…`). Loom accepts either a
        short-lived session token (direct) or a workspace API key (relay).

````