---
title: "GET /connections/{phoneNumber}/reachout-timelock"
method: GET
path: "/connections/{phoneNumber}/reachout-timelock"
tags: ["Connections"]
---

# GET /connections/{phoneNumber}/reachout-timelock

`GET /connections/{phoneNumber}/reachout-timelock`

## Request

- Base URL: `http://localhost:3025`
- URL: `http://localhost:3025/connections/{phoneNumber}/reachout-timelock`
- Auth: API key in header `x-api-key`

Fetch the account's reach-out time-lock state — the restriction behind error 463 ('account restricted') that blocks starting new chats. Read-only: queries WhatsApp directly (MEX) without sending a message, so it is safe to call on a restricted account.

## Path parameters

- `phoneNumber` string, required

## Response `200`

Reach-out time-lock state retrieved successfully

- object
  - `data` object
    - `isActive` boolean: Whether the reach-out time-lock is currently enforced
    - `timeEnforcementEnds` string, date-time, nullable: When the current enforcement window ends
    - `enforcementType` string: Reason/type of enforcement. 'DEFAULT' means no restriction.

## Other responses

- `403`: Forbidden — the API key does not own this connection. Returned when a connection is bound to a different API key.
- `404`: Phone number not connected
- `421`: Misdirected Request — in cluster mode, this instance does not own the connection. The owning instance id is in the x-baileys-owner header; a proxy re-routes the request there. Not returned for the explicit-takeover routes: POST /connections/{phoneNumber}, /import-session and /restart.

## Changes

- **2026-08-15** `533b3360e2e4`: 4 breaking, 43 warning, 3 info
  - the response property `data` became optional for the status `200`
  - removed the required property `data/key` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the required property `data/messageTimestamp` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the success response with the status `202`
  - …46 more
- **2026-08-15** `80b5396ef493`: 2 info
  - added the non-success response with the status `422`
  - added the success response with the status `202`
- **2026-06-16** `da89554d2e38`: 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2025-05-10** `02cbe6b8238e`: 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/fazer-ai/apis/fazer-ai-baileys-api/changes/connections/:phoneNumber/reachout-timelock/get.md)

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