# Private message migration in iboard.rb script

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-message-migration-in-iboard-rb-script/324615
**Category:** Migration
**Tags:** rest-api
**Created:** [September 3, 2024, 8:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-message-migration-in-iboard-rb-script/324615 "2024-09-03T08:40:37Z")
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### Author: ![Jaskaran](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ea666f/32.png) [@Jaskaran](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jaskaran)
#### Post date: [September 3, 2024, 8:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-message-migration-in-iboard-rb-script/324615/1 "2024-09-03T08:40:37Z")

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The import\_private\_messages method is used to import private messages from an old system into our current platform. in iboard.rb It queries the database for message details in two tables (`message_topics` and `message_posts`) and processes each message to create new posts.

The field `mt_invited_members` is used to identify additional users invited to the message. Since In our this field is no longer available, can anyone know any an alternative method or API endpoint to retrieve this information.

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### Author: ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [September 4, 2024, 10:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-message-migration-in-iboard-rb-script/324615/2 "2024-09-04T10:27:55Z")

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> [@Jaskaran](#):
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> Since In our this field is no longer available, can anyone know any an alternative method or API endpoint to retrieve this information.

Retrieve it from where?

> [@Jaskaran](#):
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> Since In our this field is no longer available

Where is this no longer available?