# View past message history with a person you've interacted with

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/view-past-message-history-with-a-person-youve-interacted-with/81181>\
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**Created:** [10 September 2023 23:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/view-past-message-history-with-a-person-youve-interacted-with/81181 "2023-09-10T23:24:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![E1cid](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/e1cid/32/77971_2.png) [@E1cid](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/E1cid)\
**Post date:** [11 September 2023 16:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/view-past-message-history-with-a-person-youve-interacted-with/81181/6 "2023-09-11T16:23:23Z")

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`in:messages @personsHandle`  
gives me all messages by that handle not just ones I have interacted with.  
while  
`in:personal-direct @personsHandle`  
gives me only messages from that handle that i have interacted with

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