List unread conversations/threads/messages

[fluidsonic]

Package

@slack/web-api

Description

Fetching only unread conversations & messages is very useful for AI clients to summarize to the user what is new in Slack since they last checked.

There should be a simple way to list

• conversations with unread messages
• threads with unread messages
• all unread messages

Alternatives Considered

Currently, the only way to list unread conversations seems to be

1. users.conversations (fetch ALL of them)
2. conversations.info to get last_read (for ALL of them)
3. conversations.history to get the latest message (for ALL of them)
4. Compare the latest message timestamp of each conversation with its last_read property.

⚠️ For 100 channels + DMs, that's 201 API calls!
And that doesn't even cover unread threads yet.

[hello-ashleyintech]

Hi, @fluidsonic! Unfortunately, there is no current endpoint that will expose all unread conversations, including DMs and threads.

Since we are not responsible for creating the APIs, only implementing them in the SDKs, could you send this request to feedback@slack.com? I think it's a very valid request and through there it can get routed to the appropriate team.

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