Recovering iChat history

Is there a way that I can recover my iChat history if I deleted the imessage?

Hi,
Possibly.
You list only an iPhone and then not one that can run the latest iOS versions.
You then talk about iChat ( an App from OS X on Macs in Lion (OS X 10.7.x or earlier)
iMessages suggests either iPhone or Mountain Lion or Mavericks on a computer.
If it is the iPhone you may get the conversation back IF you have made some sort of Backup.
This could be iCloud based or iTunes based.
It will then depend on what you have added since the deletion as to whether backstepping to the Backup is worthwhile.
If it is a Mac version this too will need a Backup such a Time Machines.
In the Finder use the Go Menu whilst holding donw the ALT key.
Select the Library that appears.
Navigate to Messages.
Depending on whether you have Mountain Lion or Mavericks then you might have the Archive folder in here.
Use the Dock icon to launch Time Machine.
It will give you the same window but shrunk to stack older version "behind" it against the galaxy background pic.
Navigate back in time with the arrows.
Once you have gone back to the date on the deletion the highlight the Chat.db items and use the Restore Button.
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