Get message
Read one message with its conversation, tags and case.
GET https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/sprout-social/messages/{message_id}
read
Returns the full message, the earlier messages in the same conversation, the tags on it and the case attached to it, if there is one. Use it before replying or tagging a message that is short or refers to an earlier one.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| message_id string required | string | Message ID from list_inbox_messages. |
Request
curl https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/sprout-social/messages/message_8c41d2 \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $COTLET_API_KEY"result = client.call("sprout-social", "get_message", {"message_id":"message_8c41d2"})const result = await cotlet.call('sprout-social', 'get_message', {"message_id":"message_8c41d2"});cotlet call sprout-social get_message --data '{"message_id":"message_8c41d2"}'Example response
{
"message_id": "msg_88a1f9",
"profile_id": "p_fb_03",
"network": "facebook",
"type": "private_message",
"author": "Sam Okafor",
"text": "I was charged twice in October.",
"thread": [
{
"author": "Sam Okafor",
"text": "Hi, I have a question about my invoice.",
"sent_at": "2026-10-16T17:02:00+02:00"
},
{
"author": "Acme",
"text": "Hi Sam, how can we help?",
"sent_at": "2026-10-16T17:20:00+02:00"
}
],
"tags": [],
"case": null
}