---
title: "Get topic message by consensusTimestamp"
method: GET
path: "/api/v1/topics/messages/{timestamp}"
tags: ["topics"]
---

# Get topic message by consensusTimestamp

`GET /api/v1/topics/messages/{timestamp}`

Returns a topic message the given the consensusTimestamp.

## Path parameters

- `timestamp` string, required

## Response `200`

OK

- TopicMessage
  - `chunk_info` ChunkInfo, nullable
    - `initial_transaction_id` TransactionId
      - `account_id` string, nullable — Network entity ID in the format of `shard.realm.num`
      - `nonce` integer, nullable
      - `scheduled` boolean, nullable
      - `transaction_valid_start` string — A Unix timestamp in seconds.nanoseconds format
    - `number` integer
    - `total` integer
  - `consensus_timestamp` string, required — A Unix timestamp in seconds.nanoseconds format
  - `message` string, required
  - `payer_account_id` string, nullable, required — Network entity ID in the format of `shard.realm.num`
  - `running_hash` string, byte, required
  - `running_hash_version` integer, required
  - `sequence_number` integer, required
  - `topic_id` string, nullable, required — Network entity ID in the format of `shard.realm.num`

## Other responses

- `400` — Invalid parameter
- `404` — Not Found

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