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# List LinkedIn messages

> Returns a paginated list of LinkedIn messages. You can filter by prospect, campaign, rep, type, tag, or unread status.



## OpenAPI

````yaml GET /inbox/linkedin/messages
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Alta API
  description: >-
    The Alta public API allows you to programmatically access and manage your
    campaigns, prospects, companies, persons, email messages, LinkedIn messages,
    calls, reps, tags, and trigger assistant calls.
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
  - url: https://api.altahq.com/v1
    description: Production
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
paths:
  /inbox/linkedin/messages:
    get:
      tags:
        - Inbox
      summary: List LinkedIn messages
      description: >-
        Returns a paginated list of LinkedIn messages. You can filter by
        prospect, campaign, rep, type, tag, or unread status.
      operationId: listLinkedinMessages
      parameters:
        - name: limit
          in: query
          description: Maximum number of results to return (1–100). Defaults to 10.
          schema:
            type: integer
            minimum: 1
            maximum: 100
            default: 10
        - name: cursor
          in: query
          description: >-
            Cursor for pagination. Use the `next` or `previous` value from a
            prior response.
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: prospectId
          in: query
          description: Filter messages by prospect ID.
          schema:
            type: string
            format: uuid
        - name: campaignId
          in: query
          description: Filter messages by campaign ID.
          schema:
            type: string
            format: uuid
        - name: repId
          in: query
          description: Filter messages by rep ID.
          schema:
            type: string
            format: uuid
        - name: status
          in: query
          description: Filter by message status. Defaults to `sent`.
          schema:
            type: string
            enum:
              - sent
              - draft
        - name: type
          in: query
          description: Filter by message type.
          schema:
            type: string
            enum:
              - manual
              - campaign
              - reply_agent
              - received
        - name: tag
          in: query
          description: Filter messages by tag.
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: unread
          in: query
          description: When `true`, returns only unread messages.
          schema:
            type: string
            enum:
              - 'true'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A paginated list of LinkedIn messages
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/LinkedinMessageListResponse'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
components:
  schemas:
    LinkedinMessageListResponse:
      allOf:
        - type: object
          required:
            - data
            - hasMore
          properties:
            data:
              type: array
              items:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/LinkedinMessage'
            hasMore:
              type: boolean
            next:
              type: string
            previous:
              type: string
    LinkedinMessage:
      allOf:
        - $ref: '#/components/schemas/BaseEntity'
        - type: object
          required:
            - objectType
            - text
            - type
            - status
          properties:
            objectType:
              type: string
              enum:
                - linkedin_message
            conversationId:
              type: string
              description: The LinkedIn conversation ID.
            text:
              type: string
              description: The message text content.
            type:
              type: string
              enum:
                - manual
                - campaign
                - reply_agent
                - received
              description: The type of the LinkedIn message.
            status:
              type: string
              enum:
                - sent
                - draft
              description: The status of the LinkedIn message.
            prospectId:
              type: string
              format: uuid
              description: The ID of the prospect associated with this message.
            repId:
              type: string
              format: uuid
              description: The ID of the rep associated with this message.
            happenedAt:
              type: string
              format: date-time
              description: Timestamp when the message was sent or received.
    Error:
      type: object
      required:
        - error
        - message
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: Error type.
        message:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable error message.
    BaseEntity:
      type: object
      required:
        - id
        - objectType
        - createdAt
        - updatedAt
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          description: Unique identifier for the object.
        objectType:
          type: string
          description: The type of this object.
        createdAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Timestamp when the object was created.
        updatedAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Timestamp when the object was last updated.
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: Authentication failed - invalid or missing API token.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          example:
            error: Unauthorized
            message: Invalid API token
    RateLimited:
      description: >-
        Too many requests - you've exceeded the rate limit of 100 requests per
        minute.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          example:
            error: TooManyRequests
            message: Rate limit exceeded. Please retry after 60 seconds.
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: >-
        API token authentication. Generate a token from the Alta dashboard and
        pass it as a Bearer token in the Authorization header.

````