---
title: "Retrieve a WhatsApp message"
method: GET
path: "/v1/whatsapp/messages/{uuid}"
tags: ["WhatsApp"]
---

# Retrieve a WhatsApp message

`GET /v1/whatsapp/messages/{uuid}`

Returns the WhatsApp message identified by `uuid`, including its delivery status.

## Path parameters

- `uuid` string, uuid, required

## Response `200`

The requested WhatsApp message.

- WhatsAppMessageGetResponse
  - `message` WhatsAppMessageListItem, required
    - `uuid` string, uuid, required — Message ID.
    - `direction` 'outbound' | 'inbound', required — Message direction.
    - `status` 'failed' | 'sent' | 'delivered' | 'undelivered' | 'expired' | 'rejected' | 'unknown', required — Message delivery status.
    - `from` string, required — For `outbound` messages, the sender's phone number. For `inbound`, the originating phone number.
    - `to` string, required — For `outbound` messages, the recipient's phone number. For `inbound`, the sender's phone number.
    - `country` string, nullable — Recipient's country, derived from the phone number.
    - `created_at` string, required — Date and time the message was created, in ISO 8601 format.

## Other responses

- `400` — Returns when the request body or parameters are invalid.
- `401` — Returns when the request is not authenticated.
- `402` — Returns when the account balance is insufficient.
- `403` — Returns when the account is suspended.
- `404` — Returns when WhatsApp is not available or not enabled for the account, or no message matches `uuid`.
- `429` — Returns when the account has exceeded its request rate limit.

## Changes

- **2026-09-23** `8bde78f383c6` — 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/wavix/apis/wavix-apis/changes/v1/whatsapp/messages/:uuid/get.md)

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