diff --git a/website/src/components/Messages/MessageTableEntry.tsx b/website/src/components/Messages/MessageTableEntry.tsx
index 2bc17201..d272b960 100644
--- a/website/src/components/Messages/MessageTableEntry.tsx
+++ b/website/src/components/Messages/MessageTableEntry.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,17 @@ import { boolean } from "boolean";
 import NextLink from "next/link";
 import { FlaggableElement } from "../FlaggableElement";
 
-export function MessageTableEntry({ item, idx }) {
+interface Message {
+  text: string;
+  id: string;
+  is_assistant: boolean;
+}
+interface MessageTableEntryProps {
+  item: Message;
+  idx: number;
+}
+export function MessageTableEntry(props: MessageTableEntryProps) {
+  const { item, idx } = props;
   const bgColor = useColorModeValue(idx % 2 === 0 ? "bg-slate-800" : "bg-black", "bg-sky-900");
 
   return (
diff --git a/website/src/components/Messages/MessageWithChildren.tsx b/website/src/components/Messages/MessageWithChildren.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8fcd8658
--- /dev/null
+++ b/website/src/components/Messages/MessageWithChildren.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+import { Box, CircularProgress, Flex, HStack, StackDivider, Text, TextProps, StackProps } from "@chakra-ui/react";
+import { useState } from "react";
+import useSWR from "swr";
+
+import fetcher from "src/lib/fetcher";
+import { MessageTableEntry } from "./MessageTableEntry";
+import { boolean } from "boolean";
+
+const MessageHeaderProps: TextProps = {
+  align: "center",
+  fontSize: "xl",
+  py: "2",
+};
+
+const MessageStackProps: StackProps = {
+  spacing: "2",
+  alignItems: "start",
+  justifyContent: "center",
+  divider: <StackDivider />,
+};
+
+interface MessageWithChildrenProps {
+  id: string;
+  depth?: number;
+  maxDepth?: number;
+  isOnlyChild?: boolean;
+}
+
+export function MessageWithChildren(props: MessageWithChildrenProps) {
+  const { id, depth, maxDepth, isOnlyChild = true } = props;
+
+  const [message, setMessage] = useState(null);
+  const [children, setChildren] = useState(null);
+
+  const { isLoading } = useSWR(id ? `/api/messages/${id}` : null, fetcher, {
+    onSuccess: (data) => {
+      setMessage(data);
+    },
+    onError: (err, key, config) => {
+      setMessage(null);
+    },
+  });
+  const { isLoading: isLoadingChildren } = useSWR(id ? `/api/messages/${id}/children` : null, fetcher, {
+    onSuccess: (data) => {
+      setChildren(data);
+    },
+    onError: (err, key, config) => {
+      setChildren(null);
+    },
+  });
+
+  const renderRecursive = maxDepth && ((depth && depth < maxDepth) || !depth);
+  const isFirst = depth === 0 || !depth;
+  const isFirstOrOnly = isFirst || boolean(isOnlyChild);
+
+  if (isLoading || isLoadingChildren) {
+    return <CircularProgress isIndeterminate />;
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      {message && (
+        <>
+          <Text {...MessageHeaderProps}>{isFirst ? "Message" : depth === 1 ? "Children" : "Ancestor"}</Text>
+          <Flex justifyContent="center" pb="2">
+            <Box maxWidth="container.sm" flex="1" px={isFirstOrOnly ? [4, 6, 8, 9] : "0"}>
+              <Box px={isFirstOrOnly ? "2" : "0"}>
+                <MessageTableEntry item={message} idx={1} />
+              </Box>
+            </Box>
+          </Flex>
+        </>
+      )}
+      {children && Array.isArray(children) && children.length > 0 ? (
+        renderRecursive ? (
+          <HStack {...MessageStackProps}>
+            {children.map((item, idx) => (
+              <Box flex="1" key={`recursiveMessageWChildren_${idx}`}>
+                <MessageWithChildren
+                  id={item.id}
+                  depth={depth ? depth + 1 : 1}
+                  maxDepth={maxDepth}
+                  isOnlyChild={children.length === 1 && isOnlyChild}
+                />
+              </Box>
+            ))}
+          </HStack>
+        ) : (
+          <>
+            <Text {...MessageHeaderProps}>{isFirstOrOnly ? "Children" : "Ancestor"}</Text>
+            <HStack {...MessageStackProps}>
+              {children.map((item, idx) => (
+                <Box maxWidth="container.sm" flex="1" key={`recursiveMessageWChildren_${idx}`}>
+                  <MessageTableEntry item={item} idx={idx * 2} />
+                </Box>
+              ))}
+            </HStack>
+          </>
+        )
+      ) : (
+        <></>
+      )}
+    </>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/website/src/pages/api/messages/[id]/children.ts b/website/src/pages/api/messages/[id]/children.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9c8fb84a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/website/src/pages/api/messages/[id]/children.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import { getToken } from "next-auth/jwt";
+
+const handler = async (req, res) => {
+  const token = await getToken({ req });
+
+  // Return nothing if the user isn't registered.
+  if (!token) {
+    res.status(401).end();
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const { id } = req.query;
+
+  const messagesRes = await fetch(`${process.env.FASTAPI_URL}/api/v1/messages/${id}/children`, {
+    method: "GET",
+    headers: {
+      "X-API-Key": process.env.FASTAPI_KEY,
+      "Content-Type": "application/json",
+    },
+  });
+  const messages = await messagesRes.json();
+
+  // Send recieved messages to the client.
+  res.status(200).json(messages);
+};
+
+export default handler;
diff --git a/website/src/pages/api/messages/[id]/conversation.ts b/website/src/pages/api/messages/[id]/conversation.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6fa8feb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/website/src/pages/api/messages/[id]/conversation.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import { getToken } from "next-auth/jwt";
+
+const handler = async (req, res) => {
+  const token = await getToken({ req });
+
+  // Return nothing if the user isn't registered.
+  if (!token) {
+    res.status(401).end();
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const { id } = req.query;
+
+  const messagesRes = await fetch(`${process.env.FASTAPI_URL}/api/v1/messages/${id}/conversation`, {
+    method: "GET",
+    headers: {
+      "X-API-Key": process.env.FASTAPI_KEY,
+      "Content-Type": "application/json",
+    },
+  });
+  const messages = await messagesRes.json();
+
+  // Send recieved messages to the client.
+  res.status(200).json(messages);
+};
+
+export default handler;
diff --git a/website/src/pages/api/messages/[id]/index.ts b/website/src/pages/api/messages/[id]/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8e056532
--- /dev/null
+++ b/website/src/pages/api/messages/[id]/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import { getToken } from "next-auth/jwt";
+
+const handler = async (req, res) => {
+  const token = await getToken({ req });
+
+  // Return nothing if the user isn't registered.
+  if (!token) {
+    res.status(401).end();
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const { id } = req.query;
+
+  const messageRes = await fetch(`${process.env.FASTAPI_URL}/api/v1/messages/${id}`, {
+    method: "GET",
+    headers: {
+      "X-API-Key": process.env.FASTAPI_KEY,
+      "Content-Type": "application/json",
+    },
+  });
+  const message = await messageRes.json();
+
+  // Send recieved messages to the client.
+  res.status(200).json(message);
+};
+
+export default handler;
diff --git a/website/src/pages/api/messages/[id]/parent.ts b/website/src/pages/api/messages/[id]/parent.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..de6fbac6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/website/src/pages/api/messages/[id]/parent.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import { getToken } from "next-auth/jwt";
+
+const handler = async (req, res) => {
+  const token = await getToken({ req });
+
+  // Return nothing if the user isn't registered.
+  if (!token) {
+    res.status(401).end();
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const { id } = req.query;
+
+  if (!id) {
+    res.status(400).end();
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const messageRes = await fetch(`${process.env.FASTAPI_URL}/api/v1/messages/${id}`, {
+    method: "GET",
+    headers: {
+      "X-API-Key": process.env.FASTAPI_KEY,
+      "Content-Type": "application/json",
+    },
+  });
+
+  const message = await messageRes.json();
+
+  if (!message.parent_id) {
+    res.status(404).end();
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const parentRes = await fetch(`${process.env.FASTAPI_URL}/api/v1/messages/${message.parent_id}`, {
+    method: "GET",
+    headers: {
+      "X-API-Key": process.env.FASTAPI_KEY,
+      "Content-Type": "application/json",
+    },
+  });
+
+  const parent = await parentRes.json();
+
+  // Send recieved messages to the client.
+  res.status(200).json(parent);
+};
+
+export default handler;
diff --git a/website/src/pages/api/messages/index.tsx b/website/src/pages/api/messages/index.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from website/src/pages/api/messages/index.tsx
rename to website/src/pages/api/messages/index.ts
diff --git a/website/src/pages/api/messages/user.tsx b/website/src/pages/api/messages/user.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from website/src/pages/api/messages/user.tsx
rename to website/src/pages/api/messages/user.ts
diff --git a/website/src/pages/messages/[id]/index.tsx b/website/src/pages/messages/[id]/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e778e74a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/website/src/pages/messages/[id]/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+import { Box, Container, Text, useColorModeValue } from "@chakra-ui/react";
+import Head from "next/head";
+import { useRouter } from "next/router";
+import { useState } from "react";
+import useSWR from "swr";
+
+import fetcher from "src/lib/fetcher";
+import { MessageTableEntry } from "src/components/Messages/MessageTableEntry";
+import { LoadingScreen } from "src/components/Loading/LoadingScreen";
+import { MessageWithChildren } from "src/components/Messages/MessageWithChildren";
+
+const MessageDetail = ({ id }) => {
+  const mainBg = useColorModeValue("bg-slate-300", "bg-slate-900");
+
+  const [parent, setParent] = useState(null);
+
+  const { isLoading: isLoadingParent } = useSWR(id ? `/api/messages/${id}/parent` : null, fetcher, {
+    onSuccess: (data) => {
+      setParent(data);
+    },
+    onError: (err, key, config) => {
+      setParent(null);
+    },
+  });
+
+  if (isLoadingParent) {
+    return <LoadingScreen text="Loading..." />;
+  }
+  return (
+    <>
+      <Head>
+        <title>Open Assistant</title>
+        <meta
+          name="description"
+          content="Conversational AI for everyone. An open source project to create a chat enabled GPT LLM run by LAION and contributors around the world."
+        />
+      </Head>
+      <main className={`${mainBg}`}>
+        <Container w="100%" pt={[2, 2, 4, 4]}>
+          {parent && (
+            <>
+              <Text align="center" fontSize="xl">
+                Parent
+              </Text>
+              <Box rounded="lg" p="2">
+                <MessageTableEntry item={parent} idx={1} />
+              </Box>
+            </>
+          )}
+        </Container>
+        <Box pb="4" maxW="full" px="2">
+          <MessageWithChildren id={id} maxDepth={2} />
+        </Box>
+      </main>
+    </>
+  );
+};
+
+MessageDetail.getInitialProps = async ({ query }) => {
+  const { id } = query;
+  return { id };
+};
+
+export default MessageDetail;