diff --git a/packages/api/routes/conversation.ts b/packages/api/routes/conversation.ts
index b6c5252..b23907e 100644
--- a/packages/api/routes/conversation.ts
+++ b/packages/api/routes/conversation.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { ConversationService } from "../services/conversation.service";
 import CreateConvoRequest from "../../core/requests/createConvo.request";
 import GetConversationDetailsResponse from "@nirvana/core/responses/getConversationDetails.response";
 import GetDmConversationByOtherUserIdResponse from "../../core/responses/getDmConversationByOtherUserId.response";
+import GetUserConversationsResponse from "../../core/responses/getUserConversations.response";
 import MasterConversation from "../../core/models/masterConversation.model";
 import { ObjectId } from "mongodb";
 import Relationship from "@nirvana/core/models/relationship.model";
@@ -28,6 +29,9 @@ export default function getConversationRoutes() {
   // create a convo
   router.post("/", authCheck, createConversation);
 
+  // get all of user's convos
+  router.get("/", authCheck, getUserConvos);
+
   // get conversation between user and other user
   router.get("/dm/:otherUserId", authCheck, getDmByOtherUserId);
 
@@ -99,3 +103,48 @@ async function createConversation(req: Request, res: Response) {
     res.status(500).json(error);
   }
 }
+
+async function getUserConvos(req: Request, res: Response) {
+  try {
+    const userInfo = res.locals.userInfo as JwtClaims;
+
+    // get all of user's convoMember entries
+    const convoMembers =
+      await ConversationService.getConversationsMembersByUserId(
+        userInfo.userId
+      );
+
+    if (!convoMembers?.length) {
+      res.status(400).json();
+
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const convoIds =
+      convoMembers?.map((convoMem) => convoMem.conversationId) ?? [];
+
+    // get all convos from the list of relevant convos
+    const convos =
+      (await ConversationService.getConversationsByIds(convoIds)) ?? [];
+
+    const masterConvos =
+      convos.map((convo) => {
+        const assocConvoMember = convoMembers.find((convMem) =>
+          convMem.conversationId.equals(convo._id!)
+        );
+
+        return new MasterConversation(
+          convo._id!,
+          convo.createdDate,
+          convo.lastUpdatedDate,
+          assocConvoMember
+        );
+      }) ?? [];
+
+    const resObj = new GetUserConversationsResponse(convos);
+
+    res.json(masterConvos);
+  } catch (error) {
+    res.status(500).json(error);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/api/services/conversation.service.ts b/packages/api/services/conversation.service.ts
index 1395b25..99548d4 100644
--- a/packages/api/services/conversation.service.ts
+++ b/packages/api/services/conversation.service.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,34 @@ export class ConversationService {
     // return null;
   }
 
+  static async getConversationsByIds(convoIds: ObjectId[]) {
+    const query = { _id: { $in: convoIds } };
+
+    const convosRes = await collections.conversations?.find(query).toArray();
+
+    // exists
+    if (convosRes?.length) {
+      return convosRes as Conversation[];
+    }
+
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  static async getConversationsMembersByUserId(userId: string) {
+    const query = { userId: new ObjectId(userId) };
+
+    const convoMembersRes = await collections.conversationMembers
+      ?.find(query)
+      .toArray();
+
+    // exists
+    if (convoMembersRes?.length) {
+      return convoMembersRes as ConversationMember[];
+    }
+
+    return null;
+  }
+
   static async createConversation(
     convo: Conversation,
     convoMembers: ConversationMember[]
diff --git a/packages/core/models/masterConversation.model.ts b/packages/core/models/masterConversation.model.ts
index 10804fe..0999dae 100644
--- a/packages/core/models/masterConversation.model.ts
+++ b/packages/core/models/masterConversation.model.ts
@@ -3,15 +3,20 @@ import { ConversationMember } from "./conversation.model";
 import { ObjectId } from "mongodb";
 
 export default class MasterConversation {
-  // attributes of conversation
-  id: ObjectId; // id of the conversation
-  name?: string;
-  createdDate: Date;
-  lastUpdatedDate: Date;
+  constructor(
+    // attributes of conversation
+    public id: ObjectId, // id of the conversation
 
-  // compiled data for easy client read
-  currentUserMember: ConversationMember;
-  otherMembers: ConversationMember[];
+    public createdDate: Date,
+    public lastUpdatedDate: Date,
 
-  audioClips: AudioClip[];
+    // compiled data for easy client read
+    public currentUserMember?: ConversationMember,
+
+    public otherMembers?: ConversationMember[],
+
+    public audioClips: AudioClip[] = [],
+
+    public name?: string
+  ) {}
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/responses/getUserConversations.response.ts b/packages/core/responses/getUserConversations.response.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3c45d5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/responses/getUserConversations.response.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import { Conversation } from "../models/conversation.model";
+
+export default class GetUserConversationsResponse {
+  constructor(public convos: Conversation[]) {}
+}
diff --git a/packages/desktop/src/components/conversation/basicRow.tsx b/packages/desktop/src/components/conversation/basicRow.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..77bf194
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/desktop/src/components/conversation/basicRow.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import MasterConversation from "../../../../core/models/masterConversation.model";
+import UserStatusText from "../User/userStatusText";
+export default function BasicConversationRow({
+  masterConvo,
+}: {
+  masterConvo: MasterConversation;
+}) {
+  const isSelected = false;
+
+  return (
+    <div
+      key={masterConvo.id.toString()}
+      className={`flex flex-row items-center hover:bg-zinc-600 group py-4 px-2 cursor-pointer ${
+        isSelected ? "bg-zinc-600" : ""
+      } rounded`}
+    >
+      {/* <UserAvatarWithStatus user={contactDetail.otherUser} /> */}
+
+      <span className="text-white font-semibold ml-2">{masterConvo.name}</span>
+      <span className="text-white font-semibold ml-2">
+        {masterConvo.id.toString()}
+      </span>
+
+      {/* <span className="ml-2">
+        <UserStatusText status={contactDetail.otherUser.status} />
+      </span> */}
+
+      {/* {speakingRooms.includes(contactDetail.relationship._id.toString()) ? (
+        <span className="ml-auto">speaking...</span>
+      ) : null} */}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/packages/desktop/src/controller/index.tsx b/packages/desktop/src/controller/index.tsx
index 2433d82..08cae7b 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src/controller/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/desktop/src/controller/index.tsx
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ export function useUserSearch(searchQuery: string) {
   });
 }
 
+export function useUserConvos() {
+  // todo: merge with sockets + audio clip data + master data + convomember data
+
+  return useQuery("USER_CONVERSATIONS", ApiCalls.getUserConversations);
+}
+
 // =========== MUTATIONS
 export function useGetDmByUserId() {
   return useMutation(ApiCalls.getDmByUserId);
diff --git a/packages/desktop/src/controller/nirvanaApi.ts b/packages/desktop/src/controller/nirvanaApi.ts
index 767154a..c67e76f 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src/controller/nirvanaApi.ts
+++ b/packages/desktop/src/controller/nirvanaApi.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import axios, { AxiosRequestConfig, AxiosResponse, Method } from "axios";
 import { Conversation } from "../../../core/models/conversation.model";
 import CreateConvoRequest from "../../../core/requests/createConvo.request";
 import LoginResponse from "../../../core/responses/login.response";
+import MasterConversation from "../../../core/models/masterConversation.model";
 import { User } from "@nirvana/core/models";
 import UserDetailsResponse from "../../../core/responses/userDetails.response";
 import UserSearchResponse from "../../../core/responses/userSearch.response";
@@ -80,6 +81,10 @@ async function userSearch(searchQuery: string): Promise<UserSearchResponse> {
   );
 }
 
+async function getUserConversations(): Promise<MasterConversation[]> {
+  return await NirvanaApi.fetch(`/conversations`, "GET", true);
+}
+
 async function getDmByUserId(otherUserId: string): Promise<Conversation> {
   return await NirvanaApi.fetch(
     `/conversations/dm/${otherUserId}`,
@@ -102,6 +107,7 @@ export const ApiCalls = {
   authCheck,
   getUserDetails,
   userSearch,
+  getUserConversations,
   getDmByUserId,
   createConversation,
 };
diff --git a/packages/desktop/src/pages/Home/conversations/index.tsx b/packages/desktop/src/pages/Home/conversations/index.tsx
index abf63c5..5302d32 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src/pages/Home/conversations/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/desktop/src/pages/Home/conversations/index.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {
 } from "../../../../../core/models/conversation.model";
 import { useRecoilState, useSetRecoilState } from "recoil";
 
+import BasicConversationRow from "../../../components/conversation/basicRow";
 import { ContactDetails } from "@nirvana/core/responses/getContacts.response";
 import { FaVolumeUp } from "react-icons/fa";
 import MasterConversation from "../../../../../core/models/masterConversation.model";
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ import UserAvatarWithStatus from "../../../components/User/userAvatarWithStatus"
 import UserStatusText from "../../../components/User/userStatusText";
 import useSocketData from "../../../controller/sockets";
 import { useState } from "react";
+import { useUserConvos } from "../../../controller/index";
 
 enum ConvoTab {
   LIVE = "LIVE",
@@ -57,22 +59,21 @@ export default function Conversations() {
     setSelectedConvo(googleUserId);
   };
 
-  // fake data of conversations
-  const allMasterConvos = [] as MasterConversation[];
+  const { data: userConverstionsData } = useUserConvos();
 
   // render right content based on selected tab
   const renderConversationContent = () => {
     // if no content for a tab, then show stale text
 
-    const invitedConvos = allMasterConvos.filter(
+    const invitedConvos = userConverstionsData?.filter(
       (masterConvo) =>
         masterConvo.currentUserMember.state === ConversationMemberState.INVITED
     );
-    const inboxConvos = allMasterConvos.filter(
+    const inboxConvos = userConverstionsData?.filter(
       (masterConvo) =>
         masterConvo.currentUserMember.state === ConversationMemberState.INBOX
     );
-    const tunedConvos = allMasterConvos.filter(
+    const tunedConvos = userConverstionsData?.filter(
       (masterConvo) =>
         masterConvo.currentUserMember.state === ConversationMemberState.TUNED
     );
@@ -94,7 +95,13 @@ export default function Conversations() {
         return <span>Pin a channel to turn it into a walkie talkie.</span>;
       case ConvoTab.INBOX:
         if (inboxConvos?.length) {
-          return <span>displaying all inbox convos</span>;
+          return (
+            <>
+              {inboxConvos.map((convo) => (
+                <BasicConversationRow masterConvo={convo} />
+              ))}
+            </>
+          );
         }
         return <span>Connect with someone and start talking!</span>;
       case ConvoTab.REQUESTS: