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# Check Message Status

> Check the delivery status of a sent WhatsApp message

## Authentication

<ParamField header="X-API-Key" type="string" required>
  Your API key for authentication
</ParamField>

## Query Parameters

<ParamField query="messageId" type="string" required>
  WhatsApp message ID (e.g., wamid.HBgNMTIzNDU2Nzg5MA==)
</ParamField>

## Response

<ResponseField name="statusCode" type="number">
  HTTP status code (200 for success)
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="message" type="string">
  Success or error message
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="data" type="object">
  <Expandable title="properties">
    <ResponseField name="messageId" type="string">
      WhatsApp message ID
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="status" type="string">
      Message status (sent, delivered, read, failed)
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="timestamp" type="string">
      Status timestamp
    </ResponseField>
  </Expandable>
</ResponseField>

<RequestExample>
  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  curl -X GET "https://backend.conversales.in/api/v1/checkMessageStatus?messageId=wamid.HBgNMTIzNDU2Nzg5MA==" \
    -H "X-API-Key: 3kJ9mP2nQ8rT5vW7xY1zA4bC6dE8fG0hI"
  ```

  ```javascript JavaScript theme={null}
  const response = await fetch(
    "https://backend.conversales.in/api/v1/checkMessageStatus?messageId=wamid.HBgNMTIzNDU2Nzg5MA==",
    {
      method: "GET",
      headers: {
        "X-API-Key": "3kJ9mP2nQ8rT5vW7xY1zA4bC6dE8fG0hI",
      },
    }
  );

  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
  ```

  ```python Python theme={null}
  import requests

  url = "https://backend.conversales.in/api/v1/checkMessageStatus"
  params = {"messageId": "wamid.HBgNMTIzNDU2Nzg5MA=="}
  headers = {"X-API-Key": "3kJ9mP2nQ8rT5vW7xY1zA4bC6dE8fG0hI"}

  response = requests.get(url, params=params, headers=headers)
  print(response.json())
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json Success Response theme={null}
  {
    "statusCode": 200,
    "message": "Message status retrieved successfully",
    "data": {
      "messageId": "wamid.HBgNMTIzNDU2Nzg5MA==",
      "status": "delivered",
      "timestamp": "2025-11-01T15:30:00.000Z"
    }
  }
  ```

  ```json Error - Invalid Message ID theme={null}
  {
    "statusCode": 400,
    "message": "Invalid message ID provided",
    "data": null
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>

<Info>
  Message statuses: `sent` → `delivered` → `read`. A message may also have a
  `failed` status if delivery was unsuccessful.
</Info>