---
title: "Get a single message"
method: GET
path: "/chats/{userUuid}/messages/{messageUuid}"
---

# Get a single message

`GET /chats/{userUuid}/messages/{messageUuid}`

Returns a single message from a chat conversation with the specified user, by message UUID.

This is the single-message counterpart to `GET /chats/{userUuid}/messages` and returns the same message shape for one message, so you can reuse the same parsing.

## Path parameters

- `userUuid` string, uuid, required
- `messageUuid` string, uuid, required

## Headers

- `X-Fanvue-API-Version` string, required

## Response `200`

Message details

- object
  - `uuid` string, uuid, required
  - `text` string, nullable, required
  - `sentAt` string, date, nullable, required
  - `sender` object, required
    - `uuid` string, uuid, required
    - `handle` string, required
  - `recipient` object, required
    - `uuid` string, uuid
    - `handle` string
  - `hasMedia` boolean, nullable, required
  - `mediaType` 'image' | 'video' | 'audio' | 'document', nullable, required
  - `mediaUuids` string[], required — Ordered list of media UUIDs attached to this message (display order)
  - `mediaPreviewUuid` string, uuid, nullable, required — UUID of the media item shown for free as a preview of this pay-to-view message, or null when no free preview was configured. Mirrors the `mediaPreviewUuid` set when sending the message.
  - `gif` object, nullable, required — The third-party GIF attached to this message, or null for an ordinary message. A GIF message carries no media and no price, but `text` may be set — a GIF can be sent with a caption.
    - `id` string, required — The GIF provider's durable identifier for this GIF. Stable across renditions; use it to de-duplicate or re-resolve the GIF.
    - `format` 'GIF' | 'WEBP' | 'MP4' | 'WEBM', required — Encoding of the asset at `url`. Only `GIF` and `WEBP` are produced today, and both render in a plain <img> tag.
    - `title` string, nullable, required — Human-readable GIF title, suitable as alt text.
    - `url` string, nullable, required — Hotlink URL of the GIF, served from the provider's CDN — Fanvue does not host or proxy the asset. Null when the URL is temporarily withheld; the message is still a GIF message, so render a placeholder at `width`/`height` rather than treating it as empty.
    - `width` integer, required — Intrinsic width of the asset at `url`, in pixels
    - `height` integer, required — Intrinsic height of the asset at `url`, in pixels
  - `type` 'AUTOMATED_CANCELED' | 'AUTOMATED_NEW_FOLLOWER' | 'AUTOMATED_NEW_PURCHASE' | 'AUTOMATED_NEW_SUBSCRIBER' | 'AUTOMATED_RE_SUBSCRIBED' | 'AUTOMATED_RENEWED' | 'AUTOMATED_CHAT_MESSAGE_REPLY' | 'AUTOMATED_FIRST_MESSAGE_REPLY' | 'CHAT_TEXT_GENERATION' | 'CHAT_TEXT_REPLY' | 'CHAT_TEXT_REWRITE' | 'SINGLE_RECIPIENT' | 'TIP' | 'VOICE_CALL' | 'BROADCAST' | 'GHOST_PROMOTION', required
  - `pricing` object, nullable, required — Pricing information for pay-to-view messages
    - `USD` object, required
      - `price` number, required — Price in cents
  - `purchasedAt` string, date, nullable, required — Timestamp when this message was purchased, or null if not purchased
  - `tipSource` 'chat' | 'post' | 'media_link', nullable, required — For TIP messages, where the tip originated: 'chat' (direct in-chat tip), 'post' (tipped a feed post) or 'media_link' (tipped via a shared media link). Null for non-tip messages.
  - `sentByUserId` string, uuid, nullable, required — UUID of the team member who sent the message on behalf of the creator, or null if sent directly by the creator
  - `isRead` boolean, required — Whether the message has been read by the recipient

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request - API version not supported OR validation failed OR invalid UUID
- `401` — Unauthorized Response
- `403` — Unauthorized Response
- `404` — No message found with the given UUID in this conversation
- `410` — API version no longer supported (sunset)
- `429` — Too many requests - rate limit exceeded

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