## Retrieve a message

`message.retrieve(strid)  -> MessageRetrieveResponse`

**get** `/v1/messages/{id}`

Retrieves a single message by its ID. The message text is redacted based on the caller-specific channel-visibility resolution, and the response includes a read-only `accessLevel`.

**[Required scope](/using-the-api/scopes/):** `messages:read`

**[Rate limit category](/using-the-api/rate-limits/):** Read

### Parameters

- `id: str`

  Unique identifier of the message to retrieve.

### Returns

- `class MessageRetrieveResponse: …`

  - `id: str`

    Unique identifier for the entity.

  - `access_level: Literal["FULL", "METADATA"]`

    The caller's resolved access level for this message.

    - `"FULL"`

    - `"METADATA"`

  - `created_at: str`

    ISO 8601 timestamp of when the entity was created.

  - `fields: Dict[str, Fields]`

    Map of field names to their typed values. System fields are prefixed with `$` (e.g. `$name`, `$email`); custom attributes use their bare slug.

    - `value: Optional[FieldsValue]`

      The field value, or null if unset.

      - `str`

      - `float`

      - `bool`

      - `List[str]`

      - `class FieldsValueAddress: …`

        - `city: Optional[str]`

          City name.

        - `country: Optional[str]`

          2-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code.

        - `latitude: Optional[float]`

          Latitude coordinate.

        - `longitude: Optional[float]`

          Longitude coordinate.

        - `postal_code: Optional[str]`

          Postal or ZIP code.

        - `state: Optional[str]`

          State or province.

        - `street: Optional[str]`

          Street address line 1.

        - `street2: Optional[str]`

          Street address line 2.

      - `class FieldsValueFullName: …`

        - `first_name: Optional[str]`

          The contact's first name.

        - `last_name: Optional[str]`

          The contact's last name.

    - `value_type: Literal["ADDRESS", "CHECKBOX", "CURRENCY", 12 more]`

      The data type of the field.

      - `"ADDRESS"`

      - `"CHECKBOX"`

      - `"CURRENCY"`

      - `"DATETIME"`

      - `"EMAIL"`

      - `"FULL_NAME"`

      - `"MARKDOWN"`

      - `"MULTI_SELECT"`

      - `"NUMBER"`

      - `"SINGLE_SELECT"`

      - `"SOCIAL_HANDLE"`

      - `"TELEPHONE"`

      - `"TEXT"`

      - `"URL"`

      - `"HTML"`

  - `http_link: Optional[str]`

    URL to view the entity in the Lightfield web app, or null.

  - `object_type: Literal["message"]`

    Always `message`.

    - `"message"`

  - `relationships: Dict[str, Relationships]`

    Map of relationship names to their associated entities. System relationships are prefixed with `$` (e.g. `$owner`, `$contact`).

    - `cardinality: str`

      Whether the relationship is `has_one` or `has_many`.

    - `object_type: str`

      The type of the related object (e.g. `account`, `contact`).

    - `values: List[str]`

      IDs of the related entities.

  - `updated_at: Optional[str]`

    ISO 8601 timestamp of when the entity was last updated, or null.

  - `external_id: Optional[str]`

    External identifier for the entity, or null if unset.

### Example

```python
from lightfield import Lightfield

client = Lightfield(
    api_key="My API Key",
)
message_retrieve_response = client.message.retrieve(
    "id",
)
print(message_retrieve_response.id)
```

#### Response

```json
{
  "id": "msg_cm0abc456def789",
  "accessLevel": "FULL",
  "createdAt": "2026-05-01T09:00:00.000Z",
  "fields": {
    "$text": {
      "value": "Thanks — pushed the fix, should be live shortly.",
      "valueType": "TEXT"
    },
    "$sentAt": {
      "value": "2026-05-01T08:59:30.000Z",
      "valueType": "DATETIME"
    },
    "$provider": {
      "value": "SLACK",
      "valueType": "TEXT"
    },
    "$providerThreadId": {
      "value": "1714553970.123456",
      "valueType": "TEXT"
    },
    "$editedAt": {
      "value": "string",
      "valueType": "DATETIME"
    }
  },
  "httpLink": null,
  "objectType": "message",
  "relationships": {
    "$channel": {
      "cardinality": "has_one",
      "objectType": "channel",
      "values": [
        "chn_cm2def456ghi789"
      ]
    }
  },
  "updatedAt": "2026-05-01T09:00:00.000Z",
  "externalId": "externalId"
}
```