> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://api-docs.islash.io/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://api-docs.islash.io/messages/get-message-by-wamid.md).

# Get Message By WAMID

## Retrieve a message by WhatsApp Message ID

> Retrieves a specific message from the iSlash system using its WhatsApp Message ID (wamid).

```json
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```