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# Get message info

POST https://mandrillapp.com/api/1.4/messages/info
Content-Type: application/json

Returns detailed information about a single sent message. Can return either email or SMS message information depending on the message type.

Reference: https://mailchimp.com/developer/transactional/api/messages/info

## Request

### Body (application/json)

This endpoint expects a MessagesInfoRequest.

- `key` (string, required) — A valid Mandrill API key
- `id` (string, required) — the unique id of the message to get - passed as the "_id" field in webhooks, send calls, or search calls

## Response

### 200

Success

- `MessagesInfoResponse`

## Errors

### 401 Unauthorized Error

Invalid or missing API key.

- `status` (string, required) — Status of the response, typically "error"
- `code` (enum, required) — Numeric error code
  - Allowed values: `401`
- `name` (enum, required) — Machine-friendly error name
  - Allowed values: `Invalid_Key`
- `message` (string, required) — Human-readable error message

### 404 Not Found Error

Message not found

- `status` (string, required) — Status of the response, typically "error"
- `code` (integer, required) — Numeric error code
- `name` (string, required) — Machine-friendly error name
- `message` (string, required) — Human-readable error message

### 500 Internal Server Error

An unexpected internal server error occurred.

- `status` (string, required) — Status of the response, typically "error"
- `code` (integer, required) — Numeric error code
- `name` (string, required) — Machine-friendly error name
- `message` (string, required) — Human-readable error message

## Types

### MessagesEmailInfo

Detailed information about a sent email message

- `ts` (integer, required) — Unix timestamp when the message was sent
- `_id` (string, required) — The message's unique id
- `tags` (list of string, required) — List of tags associated with the message
- `sender` (string, required) — The sender email address
- `subject` (string, required) — The message subject
- `email` (string, required) — The recipient email address
- `opens` (integer, required) — Number of times the message has been opened
- `clicks` (integer, required) — Number of times links in the message have been clicked
- `opens_detail` (list of MessagesOpenDetail, required) — Details about opens, if captured
- `clicks_detail` (list of MessagesClickDetail, required) — Details about clicks, if captured
- `state` (enum, required) — Sending status of this message
  - Allowed values: `sent`, `bounced`, `rejected`, `queued`, `scheduled`, `canceled`
- `smtp_events` (list of MessagesSmtpEvent, required) — SMTP events related to the message
- `subaccount` (string, required, nullable) — The subaccount used to send the message
- `resends` (list of MessagesEmailInfoResendsItems, required) — Array of resend attempts
- `reject` (MessagesEmailInfoReject, required, nullable) — Rejection details if message was rejected
- `template` (string, optional, nullable) — Template used if applicable
- `mc_template` (string, optional, nullable) — Mailchimp template used if applicable
- `metadata` (MessagesEmailInfoMetadata, optional) — Any custom metadata provided when the message was sent
- `diag` (string, optional, nullable) — Diagnostic information about why the message was rejected
- `bounce_description` (string, optional) — Description of bounce/rejection reason (only present for rejected messages)

### MessagesSmsInfo

Detailed information about a sent SMS message

- `ts` (integer, required) — Unix timestamp when the message was sent
- `_id` (string, required) — The message's unique id
- `tags` (list of string, required) — List of tags associated with the message
- `opens` (integer, required) — Number of times the message has been opened
- `clicks` (integer, required) — Number of times links in the message have been clicked
- `opens_detail` (list of MessagesOpenDetail, required) — Details about opens, if captured
- `clicks_detail` (list of MessagesClickDetail, required) — Details about clicks, if captured
- `state` (enum, required) — Sending status of this message
  - Allowed values: `sent`, `bounced`, `rejected`, `queued`, `scheduled`, `canceled`
- `channel` (enum, required) — The channel type for this message
  - Allowed values: `sms`
- `to` (string, required) — The recipient phone number
- `from` (string, required) — The SMS sender identifier
- `text` (string, required) — The SMS message text content
- `consent` (enum, required) — The consent type for this SMS
  - Allowed values: `onetime`, `recurring`, `recurring-no-confirm`
- `sms_events` (list of MessagesSmsEvent, required) — SMS events related to the message
- `metadata` (MessagesSmsInfoMetadata, optional) — Any custom metadata provided when the message was sent
- `subaccount` (string, optional, nullable) — The subaccount used to send the message
- `reject` (MessagesSmsInfoReject, optional, nullable) — Rejection details if message was rejected

### MessagesOpenDetail

Details about a message open event

- `ts` (integer, required) — Unix timestamp when the open occurred
- `ip` (string, required) — IP address of the opener
- `location` (string, required) — Geographic location of the opener
- `ua` (string, required) — User agent of the opener

### MessagesClickDetail

Details about a message click event

- `ts` (integer, required) — Unix timestamp when the click occurred
- `url` (string, required) — The URL that was clicked
- `ip` (string, required) — IP address of the clicker
- `location` (string, required) — Geographic location of the clicker
- `ua` (string, required) — User agent of the clicker

### MessagesSmtpEvent

Details about an SMTP event

- `ts` (integer, required) — Unix timestamp when the event occurred
- `type` (enum, required) — The type of SMTP event
  - Allowed values: `sent`, `bounced`, `rejected`, `delivered`
- `source_ip` (string, required) — The IP address that sent the message
- `destination_ip` (string, required) — The IP address of the recipient's server (empty string for internal processing)
- `size` (integer, required) — The size of the message in bytes
- `diag` (string, optional, nullable) — The SMTP response from the recipient's server or internal diagnostic

### MessagesEmailInfoResendsItems

### MessagesEmailInfoReject

Rejection details if message was rejected

- `reason` (string, optional) — The reason for rejection
- `last_event_at` (string, optional) — When the rejection occurred

### MessagesEmailInfoMetadata

Any custom metadata provided when the message was sent

### MessagesSmsEvent

Details about an SMS event

- `ts` (integer, required) — Unix timestamp when the event occurred
- `state` (enum, required) — The state of the SMS event
  - Allowed values: `sent`, `delivered`, `failed`, `canceled`
- `sub_state` (string, optional, nullable) — Additional state details

### MessagesSmsInfoMetadata

Any custom metadata provided when the message was sent

### MessagesSmsInfoReject

Rejection details if message was rejected

- `reason` (string, optional) — The reason for rejection
- `last_event_at` (string, optional) — When the rejection occurred

## Examples

**Request**

```json
{
  "key": "ONzNrsmbtNXoIKyfPmjnig",
  "id": "abc123abc123abc123abc123abc123"
}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "_id": "string",
  "bounce_description": "string",
  "clicks": 1,
  "clicks_detail": [
    {
      "ip": "string",
      "location": "string",
      "ts": 1,
      "ua": "string",
      "url": "string"
    }
  ],
  "diag": "string",
  "email": "user@example.com",
  "mc_template": "string",
  "metadata": {},
  "opens": 1,
  "opens_detail": [
    {
      "ip": "string",
      "location": "string",
      "ts": 1,
      "ua": "string"
    }
  ],
  "reject": {
    "last_event_at": "string",
    "reason": "string"
  },
  "resends": [
    {}
  ],
  "sender": "user@example.com",
  "smtp_events": [
    {
      "destination_ip": "198.2.132.48",
      "diag": "string",
      "size": 1,
      "source_ip": "string",
      "ts": 1,
      "type": "sent"
    }
  ],
  "state": "sent",
  "subaccount": "string",
  "subject": "string",
  "tags": [
    "string"
  ],
  "template": "string",
  "ts": 1
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://mandrillapp.com/api/1.4/messages/info"

payload = {
    "key": "ONzNrsmbtNXoIKyfPmjnig",
    "id": "abc123abc123abc123abc123abc123"
}
headers = {"Content-Type": "application/json"}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://mandrillapp.com/api/1.4/messages/info';
const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '{"key":"ONzNrsmbtNXoIKyfPmjnig","id":"abc123abc123abc123abc123abc123"}'
};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://mandrillapp.com/api/1.4/messages/info"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"key\": \"ONzNrsmbtNXoIKyfPmjnig\",\n  \"id\": \"abc123abc123abc123abc123abc123\"\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://mandrillapp.com/api/1.4/messages/info")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"key\": \"ONzNrsmbtNXoIKyfPmjnig\",\n  \"id\": \"abc123abc123abc123abc123abc123\"\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://mandrillapp.com/api/1.4/messages/info")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"key\": \"ONzNrsmbtNXoIKyfPmjnig\",\n  \"id\": \"abc123abc123abc123abc123abc123\"\n}")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://mandrillapp.com/api/1.4/messages/info', [
  'body' => '{
  "key": "ONzNrsmbtNXoIKyfPmjnig",
  "id": "abc123abc123abc123abc123abc123"
}',
  'headers' => [
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://mandrillapp.com/api/1.4/messages/info");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\n  \"key\": \"ONzNrsmbtNXoIKyfPmjnig\",\n  \"id\": \"abc123abc123abc123abc123abc123\"\n}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = ["Content-Type": "application/json"]
let parameters = [
  "key": "ONzNrsmbtNXoIKyfPmjnig",
  "id": "abc123abc123abc123abc123abc123"
] as [String : Any]

let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: [])

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://mandrillapp.com/api/1.4/messages/info")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```

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