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# List conversation message branches

> List the child messages of a message, oldest first, which are the alternative continuations that start at it; to show the alternatives to an edited message, list the children of the parent of that message.

`conversationMessageBranches(conversationId: ID!, messageId: ID!): MessageConnection!`

## Arguments

| Argument | Type | Required | Description |
| - | - | - | - |
| `conversationId` | [`ID!`](https://veryfront.com/docs/cloud/graphql/types/id) | Yes | |
| `messageId` | [`ID!`](https://veryfront.com/docs/cloud/graphql/types/id) | Yes | Parent message; it must belong to the conversation. |

## Response

Returns [`MessageConnection!`](https://veryfront.com/docs/cloud/graphql/types/messageconnection). Open the type for its fields and nested types.

| Field | Type |
| - | - |
| `data` | [`[Message!]!`](https://veryfront.com/docs/cloud/graphql/types/message) |
| `pageInfo` | [`PageInfo!`](https://veryfront.com/docs/cloud/graphql/types/pageinfo) |

Types marked with `!` cannot be null. Lists use `[Type]` notation. The [type index](https://veryfront.com/docs/cloud/graphql/schema.md) lists all published input and response types.

## Example

```graphql title="query.graphql" theme={null}
query ConversationMessageBranches($conversationId: ID!, $messageId: ID!) {
  conversationMessageBranches(conversationId: $conversationId, messageId: $messageId) {
    data {
      id
      status
      createdAt
      updatedAt
      conversationId
    }
    pageInfo {
      hasNextPage
      endCursor
      hasPreviousPage
      startCursor
    }
  }
}
```

```json title="variables.json" theme={null}
{
  "conversationId": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000001",
  "messageId": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000001"
}
```

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