---
title: "Find Status Message"
method: POST
path: "/chat/findStatusMessage/{instance}"
tags: ["Chat Controller"]
---

# Find Status Message

`POST /chat/findStatusMessage/{instance}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://evolution-example`
- URL: `https://evolution-example/chat/findStatusMessage/{instance}`
- Auth: API key in header `apikey`

Find status message

## Path parameters

- `instance` string, required

## Request body

- object
  - `where` object, required
    - `_id` string: MongoDB message ID
    - `id` string: Message ID (from WhatsApp)
    - `remoteJid` string: Contact or group remote JID
    - `fromMe` boolean: Whether the message is from the instance owner or not
  - `limit` integer: Limit for the return

## Response `200`

Ok

## Changes

- **2024-11-25** (v2) `669c21c8934b`: 1 breaking
  - the request property `where` became required
- **2024-11-25** (v2) `c153448703e5`: 1 breaking, 6 info
  - removed the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `200`
  - api operation id `findStatusMessage` was added
  - the endpoint scheme security `ApiKeyAuth` was added to the API
  - api tag `Chat Controller` added
  - …3 more
- **2024-09-09** (v2) `0c4620ca5ed5`: 2 warning, 5 info
  - removed the request property `limit`
  - removed the request property `where`
  - api operation id `findStatusMessage` removed and replaced with ``
  - the endpoint scheme security `ApiKeyAuth` was removed from the API
  - …3 more

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/evolution-foundation/apis/evolution-api-3/changes/chat/findStatusMessage/:instance/post.md)

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/evolution-foundation/apis/evolution-api-3.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/evolution-foundation/apis/evolution-api-3/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/evolution-foundation/apis/evolution-api-3/revisions/153363ee7f38?raw)