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wacli-messages-list

List messages from a WhatsApp chat. tldr-pages

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List messages from a specific chat in JSON format

wacli messages list --chat phone_number@s.whatsapp.net --jsonIdentify

List messages received after a specific date

wacli messages list --chat phone_number@s.whatsapp.net --after 2026-01-28 --jsonIdentify

List messages received before a specific date

wacli messages list --chat phone_number@s.whatsapp.net --before 2026-01-28 --jsonIdentify

List messages within a date range

wacli messages list --chat phone_number@s.whatsapp.net --after 2026-01-01 --before 2026-01-31 --jsonIdentify

Limit the number of results

wacli messages list --chat phone_number@s.whatsapp.net --limit 10 --jsonIdentify