Messages (Deprecated)

The Assistant API is being deprecated. Migrate to the Responses API as an alternative. The Responses API includes multiple built-in tools and supports multi-turn context management.

Related guide: For information about how to get started with the assistant API, see Quick Start.

Function name	Type
create	Create a message class
retrieve	Retrieve a message class
modify	Modify a message class
list	List message classes

Create a message

HTTP
SDK

Code example

curl --location 'https://dashscope.aliyuncs.com/api/v1/threads/thread_e99a9fe7-0433-426f-98ad-a5139c36579c/messages' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header "Authorization: Bearer $DASHSCOPE_API_KEY" \
--data '{
    "role": "user",
    "content": "Who are you",
    "metadata": {}
}'

Request parameters

Parameter name	Input Parameters	Parameter type	Required
thread id	The thread ID to which the message is passed.	string	Yes
content	The content of the message.	string	Yes
role	The role of the entity that provides the message. Only `user` is supported.	string	No
metadata	Other related information.	object	No

Response

{
    "id": "message_f1933671-19e1-4162-ad25-7326165123e1",
    "object": "thread.message",
    "created_at": 1711508433283,
    "thread_id": "thread_e99a9fe7-0433-426f-98ad-a5139c36579c",
    "incomplete_details": {},
    "completed_at": null,
    "incomplete_at": null,
    "assistant_id": "",
    "run_id": "",
    "file_ids": [],
    "role": "user",
    "content": [
        {
            "type": "text",
            "text": {
                "value": "Who are you",
                "annotations": []
            }
        }
    ],
    "metadata": {},
    "name": "",
    "plugin_call": {},
    "tool_calls": [],
    "status": "",
    "request_id": "b3ad40b9-f052-9665-a064-dab11c34625f"
}

Response parametersThe message class is returned. In addition to the request parameters, the response contains the following fields:

id: the message ID.
request_id: the request ID.

Code example

from dashscope import Messages
import os

msg = Messages.create(
    'the_thread_id',
    # Set the API key using an environment variable. If an environment variable is not set, replace the following line with api_key="sk-xxx" and your Model Studio API key.
    api_key=os.getenv("DASHSCOPE_API_KEY"),
    content='The message content.',
    role='user',
    metadata={'key': 'value'}
)

Request parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
thread_id	string	-	The thread ID.
content	string	-	The message content.
role	str	'user'	The role of the message. Default value: user.
metadata	Dict	None	The key-value information associated with the message.
workspace	string	None	The Workspace ID of Alibaba Cloud Model Studio. This parameter is required only when the `api_key` is an API key for a sub-workspace.
api_key	string	None	The API key for Alibaba Cloud Model Studio. We recommend that you configure the API key as an environment variable.

ResponseThe result is a Message object. The following code shows an example of the JSON-formatted content:

{
    "id": "message_05494921-a646-484e-85fc-76329acba842",
    "object": "thread.message",
    "created_at": 1711345341301,
    "thread_id": "thread_f1e7737e-b045-479f-99d1-510db49d535b",
    "incomplete_details": {},
    "completed_at": null,
    "incomplete_at": null,
    "assistant_id": "",
    "run_id": "",
    "file_ids": [],
    "role": "user",
    "content": [
        {
            "type": "text",
            "text": {
                "value": "sdhafjdasf",
                "annotations": []
            }
        }
    ],
    "metadata": {
        "key": "value"
    },
    "name": "",
    "plugin_call": {},
    "tool_calls": [],
    "status": "",
    "status_code": 200,
    "request_id": "631de0b3-7e50-9c9e-8444-0924d1b7e7a5"
}

Response parameters

Field name	Field type	Field description
status_code	int	The HTTP status code of the call. A value of 200 indicates that the call is successful. Other values indicate that the call failed.
id	string	The message ID, which is a UUID string.
content	List[dict]	The message content.
content.type	string	The content type, such as text.
content.text	dict	Content
content.text.value	string	text value of the content
metadata	Dict	The key-value information associated with this message.
tool_calls	Dict	The tool call information.
plugin_call	Dict	The plugin call information.
created_at	timestamp	The time when the assistant was created.
gmt_created	datetime	2024-03-22 17:12:31
gmt_modified	datetime	2024-03-22 17:12:31
code	string	Indicates that the request failed. This parameter specifies the error code. This parameter is ignored if the request is successful. Python only.
message	string	Indicates that the request failed. This parameter provides detailed information about the failure. This parameter is ignored if the request is successful. Python only.

List messages

HTTP
SDK

Code example

curl --location 'https://dashscope.aliyuncs.com/api/v1/threads/thread_e99a9fe7-0433-426f-98ad-a5139c36579c/messages?limit=2&order=desc' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header "Authorization: Bearer $DASHSCOPE_API_KEY"

Request parameters

Parameter name	Description	Parameter type	Required
thread id	The thread ID to which the message is passed.	string	Yes
limit	Number of messages	integer	No
order	The sorting order by creation time: `asc` or `desc`.	string	No (Default: `desc`)

Response

{
    "object": "list",
    "data": [
        {
            "id": "message_f1933671-19e1-4162-ad25-7326165123e1",
            "object": "thread.message",
            "created_at": 1711508433283,
            "thread_id": "thread_e99a9fe7-0433-426f-98ad-a5139c36579c",
            "assistant_id": "",
            "run_id": "",
            "role": "user",
            "content": [
                {
                    "type": "text",
                    "text": {
                        "value": "Who are you",
                        "annotations": []
                    }
                }
            ],
            "metadata": {},
            "name": "",
            "plugin_call": {},
            "tool_calls": [],
            "status": ""
        }
    ],
    "first_id": "message_f1933671-19e1-4162-ad25-7326165123e1",
    "last_id": "message_f1933671-19e1-4162-ad25-7326165123e1",
    "has_more": false,
    "request_id": "78f7d607-4a9a-90c6-8040-d3f81c84d60a"
}

Response parametersA list of message classes is returned. The response also includes the original request parameters and the following additional fields:

A list of multiple messages.

Code example

from dashscope import Messages
import os

messages = Messages.list(
    'thread_id',
    # Set the API key using an environment variable. If an environment variable is not set, replace the following line with api_key="sk-xxx" and your Model Studio API key.
    api_key=os.getenv("DASHSCOPE_API_KEY"),
    limit=1,
    order='desc'
)

Request parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
thread_id	string	-	The ID of the thread to query.
limit	int	None	The number of messages to retrieve.
order	string	None	The sorting order by `created_at`.
workspace	string	None	The Alibaba Cloud Model Studio Workspace ID, which is required only when the `api_key` is an API key for a sub-workspace.
api_key	string	None	The API key for Alibaba Cloud Model Studio. We recommend that you set the API key as an environment variable.

Response Parameters

Field name	Field type	Field description
has_more	boolean	Indicates whether more messages can be retrieved.
last_id	string	The ID of the last message in the returned list.
first_id	string	The ID of the first message in the returned list.
data	list[Message]	A list of Message objects.

Retrieve a message

HTTP
SDK

Code example

curl --location 'https://dashscope.aliyuncs.com/api/v1/threads/thread_e99a9fe7-0433-426f-98ad-a5139c36579c/messages/message_ea26d29d-4509-490e-98e9-9f6238bd821b' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header "Authorization: Bearer $DASHSCOPE_API_KEY"

Request parameters

Parameter name	Description	Parameter type	Required
thread id	The thread ID of the message to retrieve.	string	Yes
message_id	The ID of the message to retrieve.	string	Yes

Response

{
    "id": "message_ea26d29d-4509-490e-98e9-9f6238bd821b",
    "object": "thread.message",
    "created_at": 1711508622598,
    "thread_id": "thread_e99a9fe7-0433-426f-98ad-a5139c36579c",
    "assistant_id": "",
    "run_id": "",
    "role": "user",
    "content": [
        {
            "type": "text",
            "text": {
                "value": "Hello",
                "annotations": []
            }
        }
    ],
    "metadata": {},
    "name": "",
    "plugin_call": {},
    "tool_calls": [],
    "status": "",
    "request_id": "4d5ce962-91c3-9edb-87f7-00bbf985135e"
}

Response parametersThe retrieved message class is returned. In addition to the request parameters, the response contains the following fields:

id: Message ID
request_id: the request ID.

Code example

from dashscope import Messages
import os

message = Messages.retrieve(
    'message_id',
    # Set the API key using an environment variable. If an environment variable is not set, replace the following line with api_key="sk-xxx" and your Model Studio API key.
    api_key=os.getenv("DASHSCOPE_API_KEY"),
    thread_id='thread_id'
)

Request parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
message_id	string	-	The ID of the message to query.
thread_id	string	-	The ID of the thread to which the message belongs.
workspace	string	None	The Workspace ID of Alibaba Cloud Model Studio. This parameter is required only when the api_key is a sub-workspace API Key.
api_key	string	None	The API key for Alibaba Cloud Model Studio. We recommend that you configure the API key as an environment variable.

Response parametersSee the response for the create operation.

Modify a message

HTTP
SDK

Code example

curl --location 'https://dashscope.aliyuncs.com/api/v1/threads/thread_e99a9fe7-0433-426f-98ad-a5139c36579c/messages/message_ea26d29d-4509-490e-98e9-9f6238bd821b' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header "Authorization: Bearer $DASHSCOPE_API_KEY" \
--data '{
    "metadata": {
        "modified": "true",
        "user": "abc123"
    }
}'

Request parameters

Parameter name	Input Parameters	Parameter type	Required
thread_id	The ID of the thread to modify.	string	Yes
message_id	The ID of the message to modify.	string	Yes
metadata	The metadata.	dict

Response

{
    "id": "message_ea26d29d-4509-490e-98e9-9f6238bd821b",
    "object": "thread.message",
    "created_at": 1711508622598,
    "thread_id": "thread_e99a9fe7-0433-426f-98ad-a5139c36579c",
    "incomplete_details": {},
    "completed_at": null,
    "incomplete_at": null,
    "assistant_id": "",
    "run_id": "",
    "file_ids": [],
    "role": "user",
    "content": [
        {
            "type": "text",
            "text": {
                "value": "Hello",
                "annotations": []
            }
        }
    ],
    "metadata": {
        "modified": "true",
        "user": "abc123"
    },
    "name": "",
    "plugin_call": {},
    "tool_calls": [],
    "status": "",
    "request_id": "7877b011-cb94-9df1-9add-dc42b7d611f6"
}

Output ParametersThe modified message class is returned. In addition to the request parameters, the response contains the following fields:

id: Message ID
request_id: the request ID.

Code example

from dashscope import Messages

import os

thread = Messages.update(
    'message_id',
    # Set the API key using an environment variable. If an environment variable is not set, replace the following line with api_key="sk-xxx" and your Model Studio API key.
    api_key=os.getenv("DASHSCOPE_API_KEY"),
    thread_id='the_message_thread_id',
    metadata={'key': 'value'}
)

Request parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
message_id	string	-	The ID of the message to update.
thread_id	string	-	The ID of the thread to which the message to be updated belongs.
metadata	Dict	None	The information associated with the thread.
workspace	string	None	The Workspace ID of Alibaba Cloud Model Studio, which is required only when the api_key is a sub-workspace API Key.
api_key	string	None	The API key for Alibaba Cloud Model Studio. We recommend that you configure the API key as an environment variable.

Response parametersSee the response for the create operation.

Error codes

If an assistant API call fails and returns an error message, see Error messages to resolve the issue.

​Create a message

​List messages

​Retrieve a message

​Modify a message

​Error codes

Create a message

List messages

Retrieve a message

Modify a message

Error codes