# List patient conversations

> Lists patient conversations with messages in a time range, most recently active first, each with its latest message and how many messages fell in the range. Filter to one patient with patient_id. Every request passes after or patient_id, so a read is always bounded; there's no search by patient name.

Source: https://www.bloomtext.com/developers/api/reference/list-patient-conversations/

`GET /patient-conversations`

Lists patient conversations with messages in a time range, most recently active first, each with its latest message and how many messages fell in the range. Filter to one patient with `patient_id`. Every request passes `after` or `patient_id`, so a read is always bounded; there's no search by patient name.

**Credentials:** [API key](https://www.bloomtext.com/developers/api/api-keys/) or an [org admin’s OAuth token](https://www.bloomtext.com/developers/api/oauth/) · **Scope:** `messages.read`

### Query parameters

- `after` (string): Only messages sent at or after this time. An RFC 3339 timestamp, or a date for midnight in the organization's time zone.

- `before` (string): Only messages sent before this time. Same format as `after`.

- `patient_id` (UUID): Only conversations with this patient, on any phone number.

- `page[limit]` (integer): Number of records to return. Defaults to 50, maximum 100.

- `page[after]` (string): Cursor from the previous page's `pagination.next_cursor`.

### Returns

Returns `200 OK` with a `data` array of [Conversation object](https://www.bloomtext.com/developers/api/reference/conversation-object/)s and a `pagination` object. See [pagination](https://www.bloomtext.com/developers/api/pagination/).

### Errors

Failed requests return `application/problem+json` [problem details](https://www.bloomtext.com/developers/api/errors/). The errors specific to this endpoint:

| Status | Code | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 400 | `invalid_request` | The request is malformed, such as invalid JSON. |
| 400 | `range_required` | Pass `after` or `patient_id`, so every read is bounded. |
| 401 | `invalid_token` | The API key or access token is missing, expired, or revoked. |
| 403 | `insufficient_scope` | The credential doesn’t have the scope this endpoint needs. |
| 429 | `rate_limited` | Too many requests. Retry after `Retry-After` seconds. |

```bash filename="Request"
curl "https://api.bloomtext.com/v1/patient-conversations?after=2026-09-21T00:00:00Z" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $BLOOMTEXT_API_KEY"
```

```js filename="Request"
const response = await fetch('https://api.bloomtext.com/v1/patient-conversations?after=2026-09-21T00:00:00Z', {
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.BLOOMTEXT_API_KEY}`,
  },
})

if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`BloomText API error: ${response.status}`)
const data = await response.json()
```

```python filename="Request"
import os

import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://api.bloomtext.com/v1/patient-conversations?after=2026-09-21T00:00:00Z",
    headers={
        "Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['BLOOMTEXT_API_KEY']}",
    },
)
response.raise_for_status()
data = response.json()
```

```go filename="Request"
package main

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

func main() {
	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://api.bloomtext.com/v1/patient-conversations?after=2026-09-21T00:00:00Z", nil)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer "+os.Getenv("BLOOMTEXT_API_KEY"))

	res, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	defer res.Body.Close()

	out, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
	fmt.Println(res.Status, string(out))
}
```

```ruby filename="Request"
require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.bloomtext.com/v1/patient-conversations?after=2026-09-21T00:00:00Z")
request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
request["Authorization"] = "Bearer #{ENV.fetch("BLOOMTEXT_API_KEY")}"

response = Net::HTTP.start(uri.hostname, uri.port, use_ssl: true) do |http|
  http.request(request)
end
data = JSON.parse(response.body)
```

```json filename="Response · 200 OK"
{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "e5c3b7b8-8f08-4d5a-9af1-0d11b0f4b7a0",
      "organization_id": "6db1e3f5-9b7f-4f2b-8be1-0f1e1d7d7d8c",
      "type": "patient",
      "title": "Jane Doe",
      "patient": {
        "id": "5a1c9e2b-7d44-4f1a-9c3e-2b8d6f0a1e77",
        "name": "Jane Doe"
      },
      "phone_number": {
        "number": "+15125550100",
        "team": "Front desk"
      },
      "channel": "sms",
      "created_at": "2026-09-21T15:04:05Z",
      "last_message_at": "2026-09-21T15:04:05Z",
      "unread_count": 1,
      "seen_at": "2026-09-21T14:30:00Z",
      "messages_in_range": null,
      "latest_message": null
    }
  ],
  "pagination": {
    "next_cursor": null,
    "has_more": false
  }
}
```