diff --git a/freechat-client/src/messages.js b/freechat-client/src/messages.js
index 38c235c..dc79576 100644
--- a/freechat-client/src/messages.js
+++ b/freechat-client/src/messages.js
@@ -109,16 +109,28 @@ function push_message(message) {
  * @param {u64} auth.id user | id required by most/all endpoints
  *
  * @param {String} server.url 	| HTTP URL
- * @param {String} server.wsurl | Websocket URL
  *
- * @param {String} channel.description | Description of channel
- * @params {u64} channel.id | channel id to query
+ * @params {u64} channel_id | channel id to query
  * @returns void
  */
-exports.recent_messages = async function (auth, server, channel, start_time, end_time, limit) {
+exports.recent_messages = async function recent_messages(auth, server, channel_id, limit) {
 	$('#messages-list').html('')
 
-	const messages = await get_range(auth, server, channel['id'], start_time, end_time, limit)
+	try {
+		const response = await got(server.url + '/message/recent',{
+			searchParams: {
+				jwt: auth.jwt,
+				channel_id: channel_id,
+				limit: 80
+			},
+			responseType: 'json'
+		})
+		const messages = response.body['messages']
+		for(const message of messages) {
+		}
+	} catch (err) {
+	}
+	const messages = await get_range(auth, server, channel['id'], limit)
 
 	for(const message of messages) { 
 		console.log(message)