---
title: "Get message"
method: GET
path: "/v1/threads/{threadId}/messages/{messageId}"
tags: ["v1"]
---

# Get message

`GET /v1/threads/{threadId}/messages/{messageId}`

Get a specific message by ID from a thread.

## Path parameters

- `threadId` string, required
- `messageId` string, required

## Query parameters

- `userKey` string

## Response `200`

Message details

- GetMessageResponse
  - `id` string, required — Unique identifier for this message
  - `role` 'user' | 'assistant' | 'system', required — Message role
  - `content` union[], required — Content blocks in this message
    - union
      - TextContent
        - `type` 'text', required — Content block type identifier
        - `text` string, required — The text content
      - ResourceContent
        - `type` 'resource', required — Content block type identifier
        - `resource` Resource, required
          - `uri` string — URI identifying the resource (e.g., file://, https://, s3://)
          - `name` string — Human-readable name for the resource
          - `description` string — Optional description of the resource
          - `mimeType` string — MIME type of the resource
          - `text` string — Inline text content (alternative to uri)
          - `blob` string — Base64-encoded blob data (alternative to uri or text)
          - `annotations` ResourceAnnotations
            - `audience` string[] — Target audience for this resource
            - `priority` number — Priority level for this resource
      - ToolUseContent
        - `type` 'tool_use', required — Content block type identifier
        - `id` string, required — Unique identifier for this tool call
        - `name` string, required — Name of the tool being called
        - `input` object, required — Input arguments for the tool
      - ToolResultContent
        - `type` 'tool_result', required — Content block type identifier
        - `toolUseId` string, required — ID of the tool call this result responds to
        - `content` union[], required — Result content (text or resource blocks)
          - union
            - TextContent
              - …
            - ResourceContent
              - …
        - `isError` boolean — Whether the tool call resulted in an error
      - ComponentContent
        - `type` 'component', required — Content block type identifier
        - `id` string, required — Unique identifier for this component instance
        - `name` string, required — Name of the component to render
        - `props` object, required — Props to pass to the component
        - `state` object — Current state of the component
  - `createdAt` string — When the message was created (ISO 8601)
  - `metadata` object — Additional metadata
  - `parentMessageId` string — The id of the parent message, if the message was created during the generation of another message, such as during an agent call, MCP Elicitation, or MCP Sample
  - `isCancelled` boolean — Whether this message was interrupted by a run cancellation. When true, the message content may be incomplete.

## Other responses

- `404` — Message not found

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