Get a chat by ID

chats.retrieve() -> Chat

GET/v3/chats/{chatId}

Retrieve a chat by its unique identifier.

ParametersExpand Collapse

chat_id: str

formatuuid

ReturnsExpand Collapse

class Chat: …

id: str

Unique identifier for the chat

formatuuid

created_at: datetime

When the chat was created

formatdate-time

display_name: Optional[str]

Display name for the chat. Defaults to a comma-separated list of recipient handles. Can be updated for group chats.

handles: List[ChatHandle]

List of chat participants with full handle details. Always contains at least two handles (your phone number and the other participant).

id: str

Unique identifier for this handle

formatuuid

handle: str

Phone number (E.164) or email address of the participant

joined_at: datetime

When this participant joined the chat

formatdate-time

service: ServiceType

Messaging service type

One of the following:

"iMessage"

"SMS"

"RCS"

is_me: Optional[bool]

Whether this handle belongs to the sender (your phone number)

left_at: Optional[datetime]

When they left (if applicable)

formatdate-time

status: Optional[Literal["active", "left", "removed"]]

Participant status

One of the following:

"active"

"left"

"removed"

is_archived: bool

Whether the chat is archived

is_group: bool

Whether this is a group chat

updated_at: datetime

When the chat was last updated

formatdate-time

health_score: Optional[HealthScore]

[BETA] Health assessment for a chat. Higher score is healthier. null when a score isn’t available yet. Scoring may change during beta.

reason: str

Short summary of what’s affecting the score. Empty when the score is 100.

score: int

Health score from 0 to 100. Higher is healthier.

minimum0

maximum100

updated_at: datetime

When this health score was last computed.

formatdate-time

service: Optional[ServiceType]

Messaging service type

One of the following:

"iMessage"

"SMS"

"RCS"

Get a chat by ID

import os
from linq import LinqAPIV3

client = LinqAPIV3(
    api_key=os.environ.get("LINQ_API_V3_API_KEY"),  # This is the default and can be omitted
)
chat = client.chats.retrieve(
    "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
)
print(chat.id)

{
  "id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
  "created_at": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z",
  "display_name": "+14155551234, +14155559876",
  "handles": [
    {
      "id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440010",
      "handle": "+14155551234",
      "joined_at": "2025-05-21T15:30:00.000Z",
      "service": "iMessage",
      "is_me": true,
      "left_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
      "status": "active"
    },
    {
      "id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440011",
      "handle": "+14155559876",
      "joined_at": "2025-05-21T15:30:00.000Z",
      "service": "iMessage",
      "is_me": false,
      "left_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
      "status": "active"
    }
  ],
  "is_archived": true,
  "is_group": true,
  "updated_at": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z",
  "health_score": {
    "reason": "Not enough engagement",
    "score": 35,
    "updated_at": "2026-05-01T18:28:25Z"
  },
  "service": "iMessage"
}

{
  "error": {
    "status": 401,
    "code": 2004,
    "message": "Unauthorized - missing or invalid authentication token"
  },
  "success": false
}

{
  "error": {
    "status": 404,
    "code": 2001,
    "message": "Resource not found"
  },
  "success": false
}

{
  "error": {
    "status": 500,
    "code": 3006,
    "message": "Internal server error"
  },
  "success": false
}

Returns Examples

{
  "id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
  "created_at": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z",
  "display_name": "+14155551234, +14155559876",
  "handles": [
    {
      "id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440010",
      "handle": "+14155551234",
      "joined_at": "2025-05-21T15:30:00.000Z",
      "service": "iMessage",
      "is_me": true,
      "left_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
      "status": "active"
    },
    {
      "id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440011",
      "handle": "+14155559876",
      "joined_at": "2025-05-21T15:30:00.000Z",
      "service": "iMessage",
      "is_me": false,
      "left_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
      "status": "active"
    }
  ],
  "is_archived": true,
  "is_group": true,
  "updated_at": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z",
  "health_score": {
    "reason": "Not enough engagement",
    "score": 35,
    "updated_at": "2026-05-01T18:28:25Z"
  },
  "service": "iMessage"
}

{
  "error": {
    "status": 401,
    "code": 2004,
    "message": "Unauthorized - missing or invalid authentication token"
  },
  "success": false
}

{
  "error": {
    "status": 404,
    "code": 2001,
    "message": "Resource not found"
  },
  "success": false
}

{
  "error": {
    "status": 500,
    "code": 3006,
    "message": "Internal server error"
  },
  "success": false
}