Node.js
import { PeriskopeApi } from '@periskope/periskope-client';

const client = new PeriskopeApi({
  authToken: 'YOUR_API_KEY',
  phone: 'YOUR_PHONE_NUMBER', // e.g., '919876543210'
});

async function getMessage() {
  const response = await client.message.getById({
    message_id: 'true_919487126251@c.us_3EB0F754E67BDF3178E76C680224FF7114E2CB95'
  });

  console.log(response);
}

getMessage();
{
  "ack": "3",
  "author": null,
  "body": "Hello, Edited World 2",
  "broadcast": null,
  "broadcast_id": null,
  "chat_id": "919537851844@c.us",
  "delivery_info": {
    "delivered": {
      "919537851844@c.us": 1737967705196
    },
    "delivered_count": 1,
    "pending": [],
    "read": {
      "919537851844@c.us": 1737967704763
    },
    "read_count": 1
  },
  "device_type": null,
  "duration": null,
  "flag_metadata": null,
  "flag_response_time": null,
  "flag_status": null,
  "forwarding_score": null,
  "from": null,
  "from_me": true,
  "fts": "'2':4 'edit':2 'hello':1 'world':3",
  "has_media": null,
  "has_quoted_msg": null,
  "has_reaction": null,
  "id": {
    "from_me": true,
    "id": "3EB0C62861626B2D8BD4A386E48976EC85CB009C",
    "remote": "919537851844@c.us",
    "serialized": "true_919537851844@c.us_3EB0C62861626B2D8BD4A386E48976EC85CB009C"
  },
  "invite_v4": null,
  "is_deleted": null,
  "is_ephemeral": null,
  "is_forwarded": null,
  "is_gif": null,
  "is_starred": null,
  "is_status": null,
  "links": null,
  "location": null,
  "media": null,
  "media_key": null,
  "mentioned_ids": [],
  "message_id": "true_919537851844@c.us_3EB0C62861626B2D8BD4A386E48976EC85CB009C",
  "message_ticket_id": null,
  "message_type": "chat",
  "order_id": null,
  "org_id": "2997dd64-89bf-48d3-9a22-b314fca017e5",
  "org_phone": "918527184400@c.us",
  "performed_by": null,
  "poll_info": null,
  "poll_results": null,
  "prev_body": "Hello, Edited World",
  "quoted_message_id": null,
  "raw_data": null,
  "reactions": [
    {
      "ack": null,
      "chat_id": "919537851844@c.us",
      "id": {
        "from_me": true,
        "id": "3EB0A92AE3DE31D97BAEC6",
        "remote": "919537851844@c.us",
        "serialized": "true_919537851844@c.us_3EB0A92AE3DE31D97BAEC6"
      },
      "message_id": "true_919537851844@c.us_3EB0C62861626B2D8BD4A386E48976EC85CB009C",
      "msg_id": {
        "from_me": true,
        "id": "3EB0C62861626B2D8BD4A386E48976EC85CB009C",
        "remote": "919537851844@c.us",
        "serialized": "true_919537851844@c.us_3EB0C62861626B2D8BD4A386E48976EC85CB009C"
      },
      "org_id": "2997dd64-89bf-48d3-9a22-b314fca017e5",
      "org_phone": "918527184400@c.us",
      "orphan": null,
      "orphan_reason": null,
      "reaction": "😄",
      "reaction_id": "true_919537851844@c.us_3EB0A92AE3DE31D97BAEC6",
      "read": true,
      "sender_id": "918527184400@c.us",
      "timestamp": "2025-01-28T05:11:57.008+00:00",
      "unique_id": "3EB0C62861626B2D8BD4A386E48976EC85CB009C"
    }
  ],
  "sender_phone": "918527184400@c.us",
  "sent_message_id": "459d1ec5-1d0d-4170-947b-4ad4adca5ba9",
  "timestamp": "2025-01-27T08:48:24+00:00",
  "to": null,
  "token": null,
  "unique_id": "3EB0C62861626B2D8BD4A386E48976EC85CB009C",
  "updated_at": "2025-01-28T05:11:38.221+00:00",
  "vcards": null
}

Authorizations

​
Authorization
string
header
required

Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.

Headers

​
x-phone
string

Please provide the number of the phone you want to call with this API in the header. The number must be in country code + number format without any characters or spaces, e.g. 919876543210; Alternatively, provide the phone_id (phone-xxxxxxxxxxxx) in the header

Example:

"{{orgPhone}}"

Path Parameters

​
message_id
string
required
  • The message_id or the queue_id of the message
  • If the message is still pending in the queue, queue_id will not return a value
Example:

"true_919537851844@c.us_3EB0C62861626B2D8BD4A386E48976EC85CB009C"

Response

200 - application/json

200 OK

The response is a message object. Refer to the message object here