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slackbuzz CLI slackbuzz CLI

slackbuzz message search

Search messages (requires user token)

Synopsis

Search Slack messages using the search.messages API.

This command requires a user token (xoxp-) because the search API does not support bot tokens.

slackbuzz message search <query> [flags]

Examples

  # Search for messages
  slackbuzz message search "deploy production"


  # Search in a specific channel
  slackbuzz message search "error" --channel #general


  # Search from a user since a date
  slackbuzz message search "fix" --from @alice --since 2026-01-01


  # Search with emoji filter
  slackbuzz message search "deploy" --has :rocket:


  # Search threads from this week
  slackbuzz message search "bug" --is thread --during week


  # Sort by relevance, page 2
  slackbuzz message search "deploy" --sort score --page 2

Options

      --channel string    Filter by channel
      --during string     Filter by time period: today, yesterday, week, or month
      --from string       Filter by user
      --has string        Filter by emoji reaction (e.g. :rocket:)
  -h, --help              help for search
      --is string         Filter by type: dm, thread, or starred
      --jq string         Filter JSON output using a jq expression
      --json              Output JSON
      --limit int         Maximum number of results per page (default 20)
      --page int          Page number for pagination (default 1)
      --since string      Only show messages after this date (YYYY-MM-DD)
      --sort string       Sort order: timestamp or score (default "timestamp")
      --template string   Format JSON output using a Go template
      --until string      Only show messages before this date (YYYY-MM-DD)

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