Retrieve a patient message

GET/patient-messages/{messageId}

Returns one message in a patient conversation, with its delivery status. Use it to check whether a text reached the patient.

Credentials: API key or an org admin’s OAuth token
Scope: messages.read

Path parameters

messageIdUUIDRequired

ID of the message.

Returns

Returns 200 OK with the Message object.

Errors

Failed requests return application/problem+json problem details. The errors specific to this endpoint:

Status	Code	Meaning
400	`invalid_request`	The request is malformed, such as invalid JSON.
401	`invalid_token`	The API key or access token is missing, expired, or revoked.
403	`insufficient_scope`	The credential doesn’t have the scope this endpoint needs.
404	`not_found`	The resource doesn’t exist, or isn’t visible to this credential.
429	`rate_limited`	Too many requests. Retry after `Retry-After` seconds.

cURL

Request


curl "https://api.bloomtext.com/v1/patient-messages/4cbfdb50-6b7d-45d4-94b3-05a52ce3f4d1" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $BLOOMTEXT_API_KEY"

JavaScript

Request


const response = await fetch('https://api.bloomtext.com/v1/patient-messages/4cbfdb50-6b7d-45d4-94b3-05a52ce3f4d1', {
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.BLOOMTEXT_API_KEY}`,
  },
})
 
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`BloomText API error: ${response.status}`)
const data = await response.json()

Python

Request


import os
 
import requests
 
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.bloomtext.com/v1/patient-messages/4cbfdb50-6b7d-45d4-94b3-05a52ce3f4d1",
    headers={
        "Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['BLOOMTEXT_API_KEY']}",
    },
)
response.raise_for_status()
data = response.json()

Go

Request


package main
 
import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"os"
)
 
func main() {
	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://api.bloomtext.com/v1/patient-messages/4cbfdb50-6b7d-45d4-94b3-05a52ce3f4d1", nil)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer "+os.Getenv("BLOOMTEXT_API_KEY"))
 
	res, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	defer res.Body.Close()
 
	out, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
	fmt.Println(res.Status, string(out))
}

Ruby

Request


require "net/http"
require "json"
 
uri = URI("https://api.bloomtext.com/v1/patient-messages/4cbfdb50-6b7d-45d4-94b3-05a52ce3f4d1")
request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
request["Authorization"] = "Bearer #{ENV.fetch("BLOOMTEXT_API_KEY")}"
 
response = Net::HTTP.start(uri.hostname, uri.port, use_ssl: true) do |http|
  http.request(request)
end
data = JSON.parse(response.body)

Response · 200 OK


{
  "id": "4cbfdb50-6b7d-45d4-94b3-05a52ce3f4d1",
  "conversation": {
    "id": "e5c3b7b8-8f08-4d5a-9af1-0d11b0f4b7a0",
    "title": "Jane Doe"
  },
  "sender": {
    "id": "5a1c9e2b-7d44-4f1a-9c3e-2b8d6f0a1e77",
    "name": "Jane Doe",
    "kind": "patient"
  },
  "patient": {
    "id": "5a1c9e2b-7d44-4f1a-9c3e-2b8d6f0a1e77",
    "name": "Jane Doe"
  },
  "channel": "sms",
  "phone_number": {
    "number": "+15125550100",
    "team": "Front desk"
  },
  "delivery": null,
  "campaign_id": null,
  "created_at": "2026-09-21T15:04:05Z",
  "edited_at": null,
  "type": "text",
  "body": "Hi, can I move my Thursday appointment to Friday morning?",
  "file": null,
  "reply_to_message_id": null,
  "unread": true,
  "sent_via": null
}