## Retrieve

`client.messages.retrieve(stringmessageID, RequestOptionsoptions?): MessageRetrieveResponse`

**get** `/api/v2/messages/{message_id}`

Retrieve details of a specific message by its ID

### Parameters

- **messageID:** `string`

### Returns

- `MessageRetrieveResponse`
  - **data:** `Data`

    - **accountEmail:** `string`

      Email of the account

    - **content:** `string`

      Message content

    - **date\_sent:** `string`

      When the message was sent

    - **date\_updated:** `string`

      When the message was last updated

    - **error\_code:** `number | null`

      Numeric error code if message failed

    - **error\_detail:** `string | null`

      Detailed error information

    - **error\_message:** `string | null`

      Error message if message failed

    - **error\_reason:** `string | null`

      Error reason if message failed

    - **from\_number:** `string`

      Sender phone number

    - **group\_display\_name:** `string | null`

      Display name for group messages

    - **group\_id:** `string | null`

      Group ID for group messages

    - **is\_outbound:** `boolean`

      Whether this is an outbound message

    - **media\_url:** `string | null`

      URL of attached media

    - **message\_handle:** `string`

      Unique message identifier

    - **message\_type:** `"message" | "group"`

      - `"message"`

      - `"group"`

    - **number:** `string`

      Primary phone number (to_number for outbound, from_number for inbound)

    - **opted\_out:** `boolean`

      Whether the recipient has opted out

    - **participants:** `Array<string>`

      List of participants for group messages

    - **plan:** `string`

      Account plan used for this message

    - **send\_style:** `"celebration" | "shooting_star" | "fireworks" | 10 more`

      The iMessage expressive message style

      - `"celebration"`

      - `"shooting_star"`

      - `"fireworks"`

      - `"lasers"`

      - `"love"`

      - `"confetti"`

      - `"balloons"`

      - `"spotlight"`

      - `"echo"`

      - `"invisible"`

      - `"gentle"`

      - `"loud"`

      - `"slam"`

    - **sendblue\_number:** `string | null`

      Sendblue phone number used

    - **service:** `"iMessage" | "SMS"`

      - `"iMessage"`

      - `"SMS"`

    - **status:** `"REGISTERED" | "PENDING" | "SENT" | 7 more`

      - `"REGISTERED"`

      - `"PENDING"`

      - `"SENT"`

      - `"DELIVERED"`

      - `"RECEIVED"`

      - `"QUEUED"`

      - `"ERROR"`

      - `"DECLINED"`

      - `"ACCEPTED"`

      - `"SUCCESS"`

    - **to\_number:** `string`

      Recipient phone number

    - **was\_downgraded:** `boolean`

      Whether the message was downgraded from iMessage to SMS

  - **status:** `string`

### Example

```typescript
import SendblueAPI from 'sendblue-api';

const client = new SendblueAPI({
  apiKey: 'My API Key',
  apiSecret: 'My API Secret',
});

const message = await client.messages.retrieve('msg_abc123def456');

console.log(message.data);
```