diff --git a/main/api.php b/main/api.php
index db1a040..69c7a89 100644
--- a/main/api.php
+++ b/main/api.php
@@ -13,6 +13,22 @@ $db = new PDO(
 );
 $db->setAttribute(PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE, PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION);
 
+if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] === 'GET') {
+    $limit = isset($_GET['limit']) ? (int)$_GET['limit'] : 50;
+    $limit = min(max(1, $limit), 100);
+    
+    try {
+        $stmt = $db->prepare('SELECT username, message, created_at, signature, is_encrypted FROM messages ORDER BY created_at DESC LIMIT ?');
+        $stmt->execute([$limit]);
+        $messages = $stmt->fetchAll(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);
+        echo json_encode(['messages' => $messages]);
+    } catch (Exception $e) {
+        http_response_code(500);
+        echo json_encode(['error' => 'Server error']);
+    }
+    exit;
+}
+
 if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] !== 'POST') {
     http_response_code(405);
     die(json_encode(['error' => 'Method not allowed']));