Get Message by ID

Supported & Tested

Retrieve one message by its message ID.

POSThttps://api.waplix.io/api/v1/messages/get
Authentication
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY
Parameters Specification
instance_id
stringReq

Required Waplix instance id

message_id
stringReq

Required WhatsApp message id or local log id

Usage Notes
Verified on production. Public documentation uses sanitized example data only.
Request Payload Example
Request
curl -X POST "https://api.waplix.io/api/v1/api/v1/messages/get" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "instance_id": "demo_instance",
  "message_id": "MSG_DEMO_001",
  "chat_id": "15551234567@s.whatsapp.net"
}'
Success Response
Response · 200 OK
{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "instance_id": "demo_instance",
    "source": "message_logs",
    "message": {
      "instance_id": "demo_instance",
      "direction": "outgoing",
      "from": null,
      "to": "15551234567@s.whatsapp.net",
      "chat_id": "15551234567@s.whatsapp.net",
      "message_type": "text",
      "message": null,
      "media_url": null,
      "message_id": "MSG_DEMO_001",
      "status": "deleted",
      "created_at": "2026-06-27T17:44:15.000Z"
    }
  }
}
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