recover imessages from icloud

aqaz324 wrote:

what is the best method to recover imessages from icloud?

Assuming you've been doing this How to back up your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support

Then you would do this Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from a backup - Apple Support

But if you had this enabled Set up iCloud for Messages on all your devices - Apple Support it's not recoverable.

aqaz324 wrote:

Thx but I need to go back a few years.

Still the same process.