---
title: "Get a message for an excise movement using the movementId and messageId"
method: GET
path: "/customs/excise/movements/{movementId}/messages/{messageId}"
tags: ["Movements"]
---

# Get a message for an excise movement using the movementId and messageId

`GET /customs/excise/movements/{movementId}/messages/{messageId}`

Get a message for a specific excise movement. </br></br>**Note:** The consignor ID or consignee ID must match an excise reference number (ERN) in the bearer token that you use for API authentication. If it does not, a 403 Forbidden error will be thrown.

## Path parameters

- `movementId` string, uuid, required
- `messageId` string, required

## Headers

- `Accept` 'application/vnd.hmrc.1.0+xml', required

## Response `200`

Successful operation

## Other responses

- `400` — Invalid movement Id
- `401` — Authorisation errors, e.g. consignor not authorised, authorisation expired, invalid enrolment parameter.
- `403` — Consignor ID or Consignee ID for movement is not in authorisation bearer token
- `404` — Movement with supplied id not found for this ERN
- `406` — Accepted header is not acceptable

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/hmrc/apis/excise-movement-control-system-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/hmrc/apis/excise-movement-control-system-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-production.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/hmrc/excise-movement-control-system-api/revisions/219deb5ade71/schema)