Methods, apparatuses and computer program products for improving data retrieval in a group-based communication system are described herein. The apparatus is configured to at least receive a first search query comprising a first search string, identify a first index object of a plurality of index objects based at least in part on the first search string, retrieve a first message object based at least in part on the first index object, and cause rendering of the first message object within a group-based communication user interface on a client device based at least in part on at least one element content attribute and at least one element style attribute of the first message object.