GET
/
api
/
v1
/
chat
/
conversations
/
:id
Get conversation by id
curl --request GET \
  --url https://api.example.com/api/v1/chat/conversations/:id
import requests

url = "https://api.example.com/api/v1/chat/conversations/:id"

response = requests.get(url)

print(response.text)
const options = {method: 'GET'};

fetch('https://api.example.com/api/v1/chat/conversations/:id', options)
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(res => console.log(res))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));
<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
  CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.example.com/api/v1/chat/conversations/:id",
  CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
  CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
  CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
  CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
  CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
  CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "GET",
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
  echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
  echo $response;
}
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.example.com/api/v1/chat/conversations/:id"

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.get("https://api.example.com/api/v1/chat/conversations/:id")
  .asString();
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.example.com/api/v1/chat/conversations/:id")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body

​
Overview

Returns a single conversation document. The caller is authorised iff their userId appears in participantIds; otherwise the endpoint returns 403 FORBIDDEN rather than 404 NOT_FOUND, so an attacker cannot probe for valid conversation ids by status code. Used by:
  • The conversation screen when opening from a deep link.
  • After a chat:open socket event, to fetch the latest lastMessage / unreadCount snapshot.
  • Re-fetching the conversation when reconciling stale local state.

​
Authentication

Bearer <accessToken> required. requireOnboarded middleware applied.

​
Path parameters

NameTypeRequiredNotesExample
idstringyes24-char hex ObjectId of the conversation.66400a8f1c2b4d5e6f7a9000

​
Query parameters

None.

​
Request body

None.

​
Response — 200 OK

FieldTypeNotesExample
conversationobjectSee Conversation object.

​
Example response

{
  "conversation": {
    "id": "66400a8f1c2b4d5e6f7a9000",
    "matchId": "66400a8f1c2b4d5e6f7a8e00",
    "participantIds": [
      "66400a8f1c2b4d5e6f7a8b00",
      "66400a8f1c2b4d5e6f7a8b01"
    ],
    "lastMessage": {
      "text": "Hi! Loved your kitchen.",
      "senderId": "66400a8f1c2b4d5e6f7a8b01",
      "sentAt": "2026-05-22T14:35:12.001Z"
    },
    "lastMessageAt": "2026-05-22T14:35:12.001Z",
    "participantState": [
      {
        "userId": "66400a8f1c2b4d5e6f7a8b00",
        "unreadCount": 1,
        "lastReadMessageId": null,
        "mutedAt": null,
        "blockedAt": null
      },
      {
        "userId": "66400a8f1c2b4d5e6f7a8b01",
        "unreadCount": 0,
        "lastReadMessageId": null,
        "mutedAt": null,
        "blockedAt": null
      }
    ],
    "status": "ACTIVE",          // enum: "ACTIVE" | "ARCHIVED" | "BLOCKED"
    "createdAt": "2026-05-22T14:32:08.412Z",
    "updatedAt": "2026-05-22T14:35:12.001Z",
    "peer": {
      "id": "66400a8f1c2b4d5e6f7a8b01",
      "firstName": "Bob",
      "avatarUrl": "https://cdn.swappr.co.uk/avatars/bob.jpg"
    },
    "property": {
      "id": "66400a8f1c2b4d5e6f7a8c01",
      "address": "12 Camden High St",
      "postcode": "NW1 0JH",
      "coverUrl": "https://cdn.swappr.co.uk/homes/cover.jpg"
    }
  }
}
The peer (firstName + avatar) and property (the peer’s listing) fields are enriched server-side — the conversation screen’s header renders the peer’s name, avatar, and the matched property without a follow-up call. See the Conversation object for the full reference.

​
Error responses

StatusCodeMeaning
401UNAUTHENTICATEDMissing, malformed, or expired access token.
403ONBOARDING_INCOMPLETECaller has not finished onboarding.
403FORBIDDENCaller is not a participant of this conversation.
404NOT_FOUNDNo conversation with that id (or id is not a 24-char hex ObjectId).

​
Example error — 403

{
  "type": "https://api.swappr.co.uk/errors/forbidden",
  "title": "Forbidden",
  "status": 403,
  "code": "FORBIDDEN",
  "detail": "caller is not a participant of this conversation",
  "instance": "/api/v1/chat/conversations/66400a8f1c2b4d5e6f7a9000",
  "requestId": "01HZQ7K3M4N5P6Q7R8S9T0V1W2"
}

​
Side effects

None — pure read.

​
See also

​
curl

curl -X GET https://api.swappr.co.uk/api/v1/chat/conversations/66400a8f1c2b4d5e6f7a9000 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $ACCESS_TOKEN"