---
title: "[BETA] get stories"
method: POST
path: "/instances/{id}/client/action/get-stories"
tags: ["story"]
---

# \[BETA\] get stories

`POST /instances/{id}/client/action/get-stories`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://waapi.app/api/v1`
- URL: `https://waapi.app/api/v1/instances/{id}/client/action/get-stories`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Retrieves all available stories/status updates that are visible to the authenticated user. This includes both viewed and unviewed stories from contacts. Note: This endpoint is currently in beta and may change without notice.

## Path parameters

- `id` integer, required

## Response `200`

Request reached the instance. `data.status` reports whether the action was carried out; on error `data` carries `message` and `explanation`. Payload: Successfully retrieved stories.

- object
  - `status` 'success' | 'error': Whether the request reached the instance. `success` here does **not** mean the action was carried out — that is reported by `data.status`, which is the authoritative one. A malformed input arrives as `status: success` with `data.status: error`.
  - `data` union: The action's outcome. `status: success` carries the payload; `status: error` is an `actionError`.
    - object
      - `status` 'success', required: Whether the instance carried the action out — the authoritative field. In this branch it is always `success`; when the instance refused the action the whole `data` object is an `actionError` with `status: error`, `message` and `explanation`.
      - `instanceId` union
        - integer
        - string
      - `data` object
        - `stories` object[]
          - `id` object
            - `server` string
            - `user` string
            - `_serialized` string
          - `timestamp` integer: Unix timestamp of when the story was posted
          - `totalCount` integer: Total number of stories from this contact
          - `unreadCount` integer: Number of unviewed stories from this contact
          - `msgs` object[]
            - `mediaKey` string: Encrypted media key for the story content
            - `id` object
              - …
            - `type` 'image' | 'video' | 'text': Type of story content
            - `timestamp` integer: Unix timestamp of the individual story
            - `from` string
            - `to` string
            - `author` string
        - `textStatuses` object[]: Text/bio statuses from contacts (separate collection from media stories)
          - `id` object
            - `server` string
            - `user` string
            - `_serialized` string
          - `status` string: The contact's current text/bio status
    - ActionError: Shape of `data` when the instance refused the action. HTTP status is still 200 and the outer `status` is still `success`.
      - `status` 'error', required
      - `message` string
      - `explanation` string
      - `instanceId` union
        - integer
        - string
  - `links` object
    - `self` string

## Other responses

- `401`: Unauthorized — invalid or missing bearer token
- `403`: Forbidden — insufficient permissions or account blocked
- `404`: Not found — instance does not exist or does not belong to you
- `409`: Conflict — instance is not ready
- `422`: Validation error — invalid or missing request parameters
- `429`: Too many requests — rate limit exceeded

---

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