---
title: "Mark read"
method: POST
path: "/api/chats/{id}/mark_read"
tags: ["Direct Messages"]
---

# Mark read

`POST /api/chats/{id}/mark_read`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.postproxy.dev`
- URL: `https://api.postproxy.dev/api/chats/{id}/mark_read`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Marks the chat as read. On WhatsApp this sends Meta’s read receipt (blue ticks). On every platform it stamps metadata.read_at.

## Query parameters

- `profile_group_id` string

## Response `200`

The chat was marked read.

- object
  - `marked_read` boolean
  - `read_at` string, date-time

## Other responses

- `401`: Invalid, missing, or insufficient API key permissions.
- `404`: Resource does not exist or is not accessible.
- `422`: Validation failed.

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/postproxy/apis/postproxy-social-media-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/postproxy/apis/postproxy-social-media-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/postproxy/apis/postproxy-social-media-api/revisions/d54482ac4ce7?raw)