Get SMS conversation
The messages of one SMS thread in order, with direction and time.
MCP tool ringover_read → get_sms_conversation
read
Returns the messages of one thread, oldest first, each with its direction, text and time. Reading a thread does not send anything. Attachments are named but not returned.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| conversation_id string required | string | Thread ID from list_sms_conversations. |
tools/call
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 1,
"method": "tools/call",
"params": {
"name": "ringover_read",
"arguments": {
"operation": "get_sms_conversation",
"arguments": {
"conversation_id": "conversation_8c41d2"
}
}
}
}Example response
{
"content": [
{
"type": "text",
"text": "{ ... same JSON as structuredContent ... }"
}
],
"structuredContent": {
"conversation_id": "sms_3301",
"number": "+15550100142",
"contact": "Dana Whitfield",
"messages": [
{
"direction": "outgoing",
"text": "Hi Dana, does Thursday at 10 work for the demo?",
"at": "2026-10-22T10:40:00Z"
},
{
"direction": "incoming",
"text": "Thursday at 10 works.",
"at": "2026-10-22T11:02:00Z"
}
]
},
"isError": false
}