diff --git a/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/model/SimpleXAPI.kt b/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/model/SimpleXAPI.kt
index 2b2ad6c860..e3ee2d55f1 100644
--- a/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/model/SimpleXAPI.kt
+++ b/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/model/SimpleXAPI.kt
@@ -314,8 +314,8 @@ open class ChatController(private val ctrl: ChatCtrl, val ntfManager: NtfManager
     throw Error("failed getting the list of chats: ${r.responseType} ${r.details}")
   }
 
-  suspend fun apiGetChat(type: ChatType, id: Long): Chat? {
-    val r = sendCmd(CC.ApiGetChat(type, id))
+  suspend fun apiGetChat(type: ChatType, id: Long, pagination: ChatPagination = ChatPagination.Last(100)): Chat? {
+    val r = sendCmd(CC.ApiGetChat(type, id, pagination))
     if (r is CR.ApiChat ) return r.chat
     Log.e(TAG, "apiGetChat bad response: ${r.responseType} ${r.details}")
     return null
@@ -1104,7 +1104,7 @@ sealed class CC {
   class ApiImportArchive(val config: ArchiveConfig): CC()
   class ApiDeleteStorage: CC()
   class ApiGetChats: CC()
-  class ApiGetChat(val type: ChatType, val id: Long): CC()
+  class ApiGetChat(val type: ChatType, val id: Long, val pagination: ChatPagination): CC()
   class ApiSendMessage(val type: ChatType, val id: Long, val file: String?, val quotedItemId: Long?, val mc: MsgContent): CC()
   class ApiUpdateChatItem(val type: ChatType, val id: Long, val itemId: Long, val mc: MsgContent): CC()
   class ApiDeleteChatItem(val type: ChatType, val id: Long, val itemId: Long, val mode: CIDeleteMode): CC()
@@ -1155,7 +1155,7 @@ sealed class CC {
     is ApiImportArchive -> "/_db import ${json.encodeToString(config)}"
     is ApiDeleteStorage -> "/_db delete"
     is ApiGetChats -> "/_get chats pcc=on"
-    is ApiGetChat -> "/_get chat ${chatRef(type, id)} count=100"
+    is ApiGetChat -> "/_get chat ${chatRef(type, id)} ${pagination.cmdString}"
     is ApiSendMessage -> "/_send ${chatRef(type, id)} json ${json.encodeToString(ComposedMessage(file, quotedItemId, mc))}"
     is ApiUpdateChatItem -> "/_update item ${chatRef(type, id)} $itemId ${mc.cmdString}"
     is ApiDeleteChatItem -> "/_delete item ${chatRef(type, id)} $itemId ${mode.deleteMode}"
@@ -1255,6 +1255,18 @@ sealed class CC {
   }
 }
 
+sealed class ChatPagination {
+  class Last(val count: Int): ChatPagination()
+  class After(val chatItemId: Long, val count: Int): ChatPagination()
+  class Before(val chatItemId: Long, val count: Int): ChatPagination()
+
+  val cmdString: String get() = when (this) {
+    is Last -> "count=${this.count}"
+    is After -> "after=${this.chatItemId} count=${this.count}"
+    is Before -> "before=${this.chatItemId} count=${this.count}"
+  }
+}
+
 @Serializable
 class ComposedMessage(val filePath: String?, val quotedItemId: Long?, val msgContent: MsgContent)
 
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Model/SimpleXAPI.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Model/SimpleXAPI.swift
index 2e68bb148f..75320f91ca 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Model/SimpleXAPI.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Model/SimpleXAPI.swift
@@ -185,8 +185,8 @@ func apiGetChats() throws -> [ChatData] {
     throw r
 }
 
-func apiGetChat(type: ChatType, id: Int64) throws -> Chat {
-    let r = chatSendCmdSync(.apiGetChat(type: type, id: id))
+func apiGetChat(type: ChatType, id: Int64, pagination: ChatPagination = .last(count: 100)) throws -> Chat {
+    let r = chatSendCmdSync(.apiGetChat(type: type, id: id, pagination: pagination))
     if case let .apiChat(chat) = r { return Chat.init(chat) }
     throw r
 }
diff --git a/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/APITypes.swift b/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/APITypes.swift
index b0c6f9c51b..77c2a476b1 100644
--- a/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/APITypes.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/APITypes.swift
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ public enum ChatCommand {
     case apiImportArchive(config: ArchiveConfig) 
     case apiDeleteStorage
     case apiGetChats
-    case apiGetChat(type: ChatType, id: Int64)
+    case apiGetChat(type: ChatType, id: Int64, pagination: ChatPagination)
     case apiSendMessage(type: ChatType, id: Int64, file: String?, quotedItemId: Int64?, msg: MsgContent)
     case apiUpdateChatItem(type: ChatType, id: Int64, itemId: Int64, msg: MsgContent)
     case apiDeleteChatItem(type: ChatType, id: Int64, itemId: Int64, mode: CIDeleteMode)
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ public enum ChatCommand {
             case let .apiImportArchive(cfg): return "/_db import \(encodeJSON(cfg))"
             case .apiDeleteStorage: return "/_db delete"
             case .apiGetChats: return "/_get chats pcc=on"
-            case let .apiGetChat(type, id): return "/_get chat \(ref(type, id)) count=100"
+            case let .apiGetChat(type, id, pagination): return "/_get chat \(ref(type, id)) \(pagination.cmdString)"
             case let .apiSendMessage(type, id, file, quotedItemId, mc):
                 let msg = encodeJSON(ComposedMessage(filePath: file, quotedItemId: quotedItemId, msgContent: mc))
                 return "/_send \(ref(type, id)) json \(msg)"
@@ -484,6 +484,20 @@ public enum ChatResponse: Decodable, Error {
     private var noDetails: String { get { "\(responseType): no details" } }
 }
 
+public enum ChatPagination {
+    case last(count: Int)
+    case after(chatItemId: Int64, count: Int)
+    case before(chatItemId: Int64, count: Int)
+
+    var cmdString: String {
+        switch self {
+        case let .last(count): return "count=\(count)"
+        case let .after(chatItemId, count): return "after=\(chatItemId) count=\(count)"
+        case let .before(chatItemId, count): return "before=\(chatItemId) count=\(count)"
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 struct ComposedMessage: Encodable {
     var filePath: String?
     var quotedItemId: Int64?