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# Get channel history
Gets information about channel events
`Function GetChannelHistory(Val Token, Val Channel) Export`
| Parameter | CLI option | Type | Destination |
|-|-|-|-|
| Token | --token | String | Bot token |
| Channel | --channel | String | Channel ID |
Returns: Map Of KeyAndValue - Serialized JSON response from Slack
```bsl title="Code example"
Channel = "C070VPMKN8J";
Response = OPI_Slack.GetChannelHistory(Token, Channel); //Map
Response = OPI_Tools.JSONString(Response); //JSON string
```
```sh title="CLI command example"
oint slack GetChannelHistory --token %token% --channel "C070VPMKN8J"
```
```json title="Result"
{
"ok": true,
"messages": [
{
"subtype": "channel_join",
"user": "U06UABH3APP",
"text": "<@U06UABH3APP> has joined the channel",
"inviter": "U06UG1CAYH2",
"type": "message",
"ts": "1714146543.286219"
},
{
"subtype": "channel_purpose",
"user": "U06UG1CAYH2",
"purpose": "TestGoal",
"text": "set the channel description: TestGoal",
"type": "message",
"ts": "1714146543.014349"
},
{
"subtype": "channel_topic",
"user": "U06UG1CAYH2",
"topic": "TestTopic",
"text": "set the channel topic: TestTopic",
"type": "message",
"ts": "1714146542.849559"
},
{
"subtype": "channel_join",
"user": "U06UG1CAYH2",
"text": "<@U06UG1CAYH2> has joined the channel",
"type": "message",
"ts": "1714146542.605859"
}
],
"has_more": false,
"pin_count": 0,
"channel_actions_ts": null,
"channel_actions_count": 0
}
```