---
title: "Get Message"
method: GET
path: "/api/v1/whatsapp/messages/{message_id}"
tags: ["WhatsApp"]
---

# Get Message

`GET /api/v1/whatsapp/messages/{message_id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.inkbox.ai` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://api.inkbox.ai/api/v1/whatsapp/messages/{message_id}`
- Auth: one of:
  - HTTP bearer
  - API key in header `X-API-Key`

## Path parameters

- `message_id` string, uuid, required

## Query parameters

- `agent_identity_id` string, uuid, nullable

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- WhatsAppMessageResponse
  - `id` string, uuid, required
  - `agent_identity_id` string, uuid, required
  - `conversation_id` string, uuid, required
  - `direction` 'inbound' | 'outbound', required
  - `local_number` string, required
  - `remote_number` string, required
  - `sender_number` string, required
  - `participants` string[], required
  - `reply_to_message_id` string, uuid, nullable
  - `thread_id` string, uuid, nullable
  - `thread_root_message_id` string, uuid, nullable
  - `reactions` WhatsAppReactionResponse[]
    - `id` string, uuid, required
    - `target_message_id` string, uuid, required
    - `conversation_id` string, uuid, required
    - `agent_identity_id` string, uuid, required
    - `direction` 'inbound' | 'outbound', required
    - `remote_number` string, nullable, required
    - `reaction` union, required
      - 'love' | 'like' | 'dislike' | 'laugh' | 'emphasize' | 'question' | 'eyes'
      - 'custom'
    - `custom_emoji` string, nullable, required
    - `emoji` string, required
    - `status` 'queued' | 'sending' | 'applied' | 'removed' | 'failed' | 'uncertain' | 'superseded', required
    - `revision` integer, required
    - `created_at` string, date-time, required
    - `updated_at` string, date-time, required
    - `removed_at` string, date-time, nullable, required
  - `content` string, nullable, required
  - `media` WhatsAppMediaResponse[], required
    - `id` string, uuid, required
    - `filename` string, required
    - `content_type` string, required
    - `size` integer, nullable, required
    - `status` 'pending' | 'ready' | 'unavailable', required
    - `url` string, nullable, required
  - `status` 'received' | 'queued' | 'sending' | 'sent' | 'delivered' | 'failed' | 'uncertain' | 'cancelled', required
  - `delivery_state` 'pending' | 'delivered' | 'unknown', required
  - `recipients` WhatsAppRecipientResponse[], required
    - `remote_number` string, required
    - `delivery_status` 'received' | 'queued' | 'sending' | 'sent' | 'delivered' | 'failed' | 'uncertain' | 'cancelled', required
    - `delivery_state` 'pending' | 'delivered' | 'unknown', required
    - `error_code` string, nullable, required
    - `error_detail` string, nullable, required
    - `sent_at` string, date-time, nullable, required
    - `delivered_at` string, date-time, nullable, required
    - `failed_at` string, date-time, nullable, required
  - `is_read` boolean, required
  - `is_blocked` boolean, required
  - `error_code` string, nullable, required
  - `error_detail` string, nullable, required
  - `source_at` string, date-time, nullable, required
  - `created_at` string, date-time, required
  - `updated_at` string, date-time, required
  - `sent_at` string, date-time, nullable, required
  - `delivered_at` string, date-time, nullable, required
  - `failed_at` string, date-time, nullable, required
  - `status_observed_at` string, date-time, nullable, required
  - `status_refresh_pending` boolean, required

## Other responses

- `422`: Validation Error
- `4XX`: Client error with Support Agent information.
- `5XX`: Server error with Support Agent information.

## Changes

- **2026-11-03** `7e848337e8bf`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/inkbox/apis/inkbox-api/changes/api/v1/whatsapp/messages/:message_id/get.md)

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