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Message → Read a Message
AI-generatedSummary
Reads a WhatsApp message by phone and message ID
Inputs
- phone (required) — Phone number (or group ID) in international format, digits only.
- messageId (required) — WhatsApp message ID of the message to read.
Output shape
object containing the API response (often an empty body indicating success or the original message data)
May return an empty success flag or the full message details, depending on Z-API response.
Examples
Example 1: Mark a sent message as read
Phone set to 5511999999999, Message ID set to D241XXXX732339502B68
Example 2: Read a message from a received chat
Phone set to recipient number, Message ID obtained from webhook