Get Message Context with imbot.v2.Chat.Message.getContext

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Scope: imbot

Who can execute the method: owner of the registered bot

The method imbot.v2.Chat.Message.getContext returns a window of messages surrounding the specified one. It is used for analyzing the dialogue history.

The method is available only for supervisor and personal type bots. For more details, see Bot Types.

Method Parameters

Required parameters are marked with *

Name `Type`	Description
botId* `integer`	Bot ID
botToken `string`	Unique authorization token for the bot. Required for webhook authorization, not needed for OAuth. Pass the same botToken that was specified during the chat bot registration.
messageId* `integer`	ID of the central message
range `integer`	Number of messages on each side of the central one (1–50). Default is `50`

Code Examples

How to Use Examples in Documentation

cURL (Webhook)

cURL (OAuth)

Python

PHP

BX24.js

PHP CRest

curl -X POST \
          -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
          -H "Accept: application/json" \
          -d '{"botId":456,"botToken":"my_bot_token","messageId":789,"range":20}' \
          https://**put_your_bitrix24_address**/rest/**put_your_user_id_here**/**put_your_webhook_here**/imbot.v2.Chat.Message.getContext

curl -X POST \
          -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
          -H "Accept: application/json" \
          -d '{"botId":456,"messageId":789,"range":20,"auth":"**put_access_token_here**"}' \
          https://**put_your_bitrix24_address**/rest/imbot.v2.Chat.Message.getContext

try {
          const response = await $b24.callMethod('imbot.v2.Chat.Message.getContext', {
            botId: 456,
            messageId: 789,
            range: 20,
          });
        
          const { result } = response.getData();
          console.log('result:', result);
        } catch (error) {
          console.error('Error:', error);
        }

from b24pysdk.errors import BitrixAPIError, BitrixSDKException
        
        try:
            bitrix_response = client.imbot.v2.chat.message.get_context(
                bot_id=456,
                message_id=789,
                range=20,
            ).response
            result = bitrix_response.result
            print(result)
        except BitrixAPIError as error:
            print(
                "Bitrix API error",
                f"error: {error.error}",
                f"error_description: {error.error_description}",
                sep="\n",
            )
        except BitrixSDKException as error:
            print(f"Bitrix SDK error: {error.message}")
        except Exception as error:
            print(f"Unexpected error: {error}")

try {
            $response = $b24Service
                ->core
                ->call(
                    'imbot.v2.Chat.Message.getContext',
                    [
                        'botId' => 456,
                        'messageId' => 789,
                        'range' => 20,
                    ]
                );
        
            $result = $response
                ->getResponseData()
                ->getResult();
        
            echo 'result: '. print_r($result, true);
        } catch (Throwable $exception) {
            error_log($exception->getMessage());
            echo 'Error: '. $exception->getMessage();
        }

BX24.callMethod(
            'imbot.v2.Chat.Message.getContext',
            {
                botId: 456,
                messageId: 789,
                range: 20,
            },
            function(result) {
                if (result.error()) {
                    console.error(result.error().ex);
                } else {
                    console.log(result.data());
                }
            }
        );

require_once('crest.php');
        
        $result = CRest::call(
            'imbot.v2.Chat.Message.getContext',
            [
                'botId' => 456,
                'messageId' => 789,
                'range' => 20,
            ]
        );
        
        if (!empty($result['error'])) {
            echo 'Error: '. $result['error_description'];
        } else {
            foreach ($result['result']['messages'] as $message) {
                echo $message['id']. ': '. $message['text']. "\n";
            }
        }

// client and ctx are already created — see the Go SDK section
        res, err := client.Core().Call(ctx, "imbot.v2.Chat.Message.getContext", b24.Params{
        	"botId":     456,
        	"botToken":  "my_bot_token",
        	"messageId": 789,
        	"range":     20,
        })
        if err != nil {
        	return fmt.Errorf("imbot.v2.Chat.Message.getContext: %w", err)
        }
        
        var item struct {
        	HasPrevPage bool `json:"hasPrevPage"`
        	HasNextPage bool `json:"hasNextPage"`
        }
        if err := json.Unmarshal(res.Result, &item); err != nil {
        	return fmt.Errorf("parse response: %w", err)
        }
        fmt.Println(item.HasPrevPage, item.HasNextPage)

Response Handling

HTTP Status: 200

{
            "result": {
                "messages": [
                    {
                        "id": 785,
                        "chatId": 5,
                        "authorId": 1,
                        "date": "2026-03-19T14:25:00+02:00",
                        "text": "Good afternoon!",
                        "isSystem": false,
                        "uuid": "",
                        "forward": null,
                        "params": {},
                        "viewedByOthers": true
                    },
                    {
                        "id": 789,
                        "chatId": 5,
                        "authorId": 2,
                        "date": "2026-03-19T14:30:00+02:00",
                        "text": "Hi! How are you?",
                        "isSystem": false,
                        "uuid": "",
                        "forward": null,
                        "params": {},
                        "viewedByOthers": true
                    }
                ],
                "users": [
                    {
                        "id": 1,
                        "active": true,
                        "name": "John Smith",
                        "bot": false,
                        "type": "employee"
                    },
                    {
                        "id": 2,
                        "active": true,
                        "name": "Anna Davis",
                        "bot": false,
                        "type": "employee"
                    }
                ],
                "hasPrevPage": false,
                "hasNextPage": true
            },
            "time": {
                "start": 1728626400.123,
                "finish": 1728626400.234,
                "duration": 0.111,
                "processing": 0.045,
                "date_start": "2024-10-11T10:00:00+02:00",
                "date_finish": "2024-10-11T10:00:00+02:00"
            }
        }

Returned Data

Name `Type`	Description
result `object`	Result of the request
result.messages `Message[]`	Array of messages from oldest to newest (detailed description)
result.users `User[]`	Authors of messages (detailed description)
result.hasPrevPage `boolean`	Are there earlier messages
result.hasNextPage `boolean`	Are there later messages
time `time`	Information about the request execution time

Fields of the Message Object

Field `Type`	Description
id `integer`	Identifier of the message
chatId `integer`	Identifier of the chat
authorId `integer`	Identifier of the message author
date `string`	Date the message was sent
text `string`	Text of the message
isSystem `boolean`	System message
uuid `string`	External identifier of the message
forward `object`	Data about the forwarded message
params `object`	Additional parameters of the message
viewedByOthers `boolean`	Message viewed by other participants

Fields of the User Object

Field `Type`	Description
id `integer`	Identifier of the user
active `boolean`	User is active
name `string`	User's first and last name
bot `boolean`	Indicates if the user is a bot
type `string`	Type of user

Complete description of all object fields can be found on the Objects and Fields page.

Pagination

To load the next page, call the method again, passing the messageId of the last message from the current selection. For the previous page, use the ID of the first message.

Error Handling

HTTP Status: 400, 403

{
            "error": "BOT_TYPE_NOT_ALLOWED",
            "error_description": "Bot type not allowed"
        }

Name `type`	Description
error `string`	String error code. It consists of digits, Latin letters, and underscores. It may arrive empty — in that case only `error_description` shows the reason
error_description `string`	Error message for the developer. Do not show it to the end user without processing

Possible Error Codes

Code	Description	Value
`BOT_TOKEN_NOT_SPECIFIED`	Bot token is not specified	`botToken` is not provided. Required for webhook authorization
`BOT_ID_REQUIRED`	Bot ID is required	`botId` is not provided
`BOT_NOT_FOUND`	Bot not found	Bot not found
`BOT_OWNERSHIP_ERROR`	Bot is registered by another application	Bot registered by another application
`BOT_TYPE_NOT_ALLOWED`	Bot type not allowed	Method available only for `supervisor` and `personal` type bots
`MESSAGE_NOT_FOUND`	Message not found	Message not found
`MESSAGE_ACCESS_DENIED`	Message access denied	Bot is not a participant in the chat with this message or does not have access to the history

Statuses and System Error Codes

HTTP Status: 4xx, 5xx

The errors described below are returned by the REST API itself, not by the logic of a specific method. They can arrive in response to any method.

Status	Code Error Message	Description
`500`	`INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR` Internal server error	An internal server error has occurred. Retry the call, and if the error persists, contact the server administrator or Bitrix24 technical support
`500`	`ERROR_UNEXPECTED_ANSWER` Server returned an unexpected response	The server returned an unexpected response. Retry the call, and if the error persists, contact the server administrator or Bitrix24 technical support
`503`	`QUERY_LIMIT_EXCEEDED` Too many requests	The request intensity limit has been exceeded
`429`	`OPERATION_TIME_LIMIT` Method is blocked due to operation time limit	The method is blocked because the request resource intensity limit has been exceeded. The block is lifted automatically once the accumulated execution time of the method no longer exceeds the limit
`401`	`NO_AUTH_FOUND` Wrong authorization data	The request contains no authorization data: neither an access token nor a webhook code was passed
`401`	`INVALID_REQUEST` Https required	Methods are called over the HTTPS protocol only
`401`	`OVERLOAD_LIMIT` REST API is blocked due to overload	The REST API is blocked due to overload. This is a manual individual block. To have it lifted, contact Bitrix24 technical support
`401`	`ACCESS_DENIED` REST is available only on commercial plans	The REST API is available only on commercial plans. A webhook receives a different error message — `REST is available only by subscription`
`401`	`INVALID_CREDENTIALS` Invalid request credentials	No active webhook with the specified user identifier and secret code was found
`404`	`ERROR_METHOD_NOT_FOUND` Method not found!	No method with this name was found. The name is misspelled, the method does not exist in the REST API, or it is unavailable without the required scope
`401`	`insufficient_scope` The request requires higher privileges than provided by the webhook token	The request requires broader permissions than the token has: for a webhook these are the permissions granted to it, for an application it is the scope. For an application, the error message ends with `provided by the access token`
`401`	`expired_token` The access token provided has expired	The access token has expired
`401`	`user_access_error` The user does not have access to the application	The application is installed, but the Bitrix24 administrator has granted access to it only to specific users
`403`	`PORTAL_DELETED` Portal was deleted	The public part of the site is closed. To open it on an on-premise installation, disable the "Temporary closure of the public part of the site" option. Path to the setting: Desktop > Settings > Product Settings > Module Settings > Main Module > Temporary closure of the public part of the site

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