# Messages

Everything about your messages

## Create a message

 - [POST /messages](https://developers.intercom.com/docs/references/unstable/rest-api/api.intercom.io/messages/createmessage.md): You can create a message that has been initiated by an admin. The conversation can be either an in-app message, an email, sms or whatsapp.

> 🚧 Sending for visitors
>
> There can be a short delay between when a contact is created and when a contact becomes available to be messaged through the API. A 404 Not Found error will be returned in this case.

This will return the Message model that has been created.

> 🚧 Retrieving Associated Conversations
>
> As this is a message, there will be no conversation present until the contact responds. Once they do, you will have to search for a contact's conversations with the id of the message.


## Get statuses of all messages sent based on the specified ruleset_id

 - [GET /messages/status](https://developers.intercom.com/docs/references/unstable/rest-api/api.intercom.io/messages/getwhatsappmessagestatus.md): Retrieves statuses of messages sent from the Outbound module. Currently, this API only supports WhatsApp messages.


This endpoint returns paginated status events for WhatsApp messages sent via the Outbound module, providing
information about delivery state and related message details.


## Get statuses of all messages sent based on the specified ruleset_id

 - [GET /messages/status](https://developers.intercom.com/docs/references/unstable/rest-api/api.intercom.io/whatsapp/getwhatsappmessagestatus.md): Retrieves statuses of messages sent from the Outbound module. Currently, this API only supports WhatsApp messages.


This endpoint returns paginated status events for WhatsApp messages sent via the Outbound module, providing
information about delivery state and related message details.