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group_history_changed message

Bulk updates were made to a private channel's history

Facts

Required Scopes
Compatible APIs

Usage info​

This example includes both the event wrapper and the event structure for the group_history_changed event.

{
    "token": "XXYYZZ",
    "team_id": "T123ABC456",
    "api_app_id": "A123ABC456",
    "event": {
        "type": "group_history_changed",
        "latest": "1358877455.000010",
        "ts": "1361482916.000003",
        "event_ts": "1361482916.000004"
    },
    "type": "event_callback",
    "authed_users": [
        "U123ABC456",
        "U222222222"
    ],
    "event_id": "Ev123ABC456",
    "event_time": 123456789
}

A group_history_changed event is sent to all clients in a private channel when bulk changes have occurred to that group's history. When clients receive this message they should reload chat history for the private channel if they have any cached messages before latest.