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# wp bp message list
Get a list of messages for a specific user.
## OPTIONS
--user-id=<user>
: Identifier for the user. Accepts either a user_login or a numeric ID.
[--<field>=<value>]
: One or more parameters to pass. See \BP_Messages_Box_Template()
[--fields=<fields>]
: Fields to display.
[--count=<number>]
: How many messages to list.
\---
default: 10
\---
[--format=<format>]
: Render output in a particular format.
\---
default: table
options:
- table
- ids
- count
- csv
- json
- haml
\---
## EXAMPLES
$ wp bp message list --user-id=544 --format=count
10
$ wp bp message list --user-id=user_login --count=3 --format=ids
5454 45454 4545 465465