---
title: "Get iMessage sender status"
method: GET
path: "/v1/imessage/senders/{senderId}"
tags: ["iMessage"]
---

# Get iMessage sender status

`GET /v1/imessage/senders/{senderId}`

Lifecycle status of an ordered or registered sender (poll while an order activates), plus the provider's live platform health for it.

## Path parameters

- `senderId` string, required

## Response `200`

Sender lifecycle

- object
  - `success` boolean
  - `sender` ImessageSenderLifecycle — A provisioned iMessage sender order and its lifecycle. Activation is asynchronous: poll GET /v1/imessage/senders/{senderId} or subscribe to account.connected.
    - `id` string
    - `kind` 'phone' | 'email'
    - `region` 'US' | 'GB' | 'null', nullable
    - `handle` string, nullable — The sender handle once activation assigns it
    - `optInLink` string, nullable — imessage:// deep link that opens Messages on this sender with a prefilled text. Share it so contacts message you first (Apple only lets a sender reach contacts who wrote to it first); null until the handle is assigned.
    - `status` 'ordering' | 'activating' | 'active' | 'suspended' | 'canceled' | 'failed'
    - `priceCents` integer — Monthly price billed while the sender is active
    - `provider` string
    - `profileId` string
    - `displayName` string, nullable
    - `failureReason` string, nullable
    - `accountId` string, nullable — The messaging account created at activation
    - `createdAt` string, date-time
  - `health` object, nullable — Provider platform health for this sender; null when the provider cannot report it.
    - `imessage` 'active' | 'degradation' | 'outage'
    - `whatsapp` 'active' | 'degradation' | 'outage'
  - `imessageLink` string, nullable — Provider-hosted opt-in page for this sender (opens Messages on any Apple device); null until the sender is active or when the provider cannot report it.

## Other responses

- `400` — Invalid request
- `401` — Unauthorized
- `404` — Sender not found

## Changes

- **2026-09-21** `339f59df69dd` — 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/zernio/apis/zernio-api/changes/v1/imessage/senders/:senderId/get.md)

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