Get inbound message
Get a single received (inbound) message.
Both the numeric ID and the public ID (inb_...) from
Get inbox are accepted.
Base URL:
GET: https://api.smsgatewayapi.com/v1/message/inbound/{ID}Example:
GET: https://api.smsgatewayapi.com/v1/message/inbound/115113
| Parameter | Input | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| client_id | API client ID | Login and go to 'Developer' - 'API & Webhooks' - 'API-credentials' to find the API keys | Required |
| client_secret | API client secret | Login and go to 'Developer' - 'API & Webhooks' - 'API-credentials' to find the API keys | Required |
| ID | inbound message ID | The ID of the inbound message. Both the numeric ID and the public ID (inb_...) are accepted | Required |
<?php
//PHP - cURL
$ch = curl_init();
$url = "https://api.smsgatewayapi.com/v1/message/inbound/{ID}";
$client_id = "XXX"; // Your API client ID (required)
$client_secret = "YYY"; // Your API client secret (required)
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, "$url");
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, false);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, 'GET');
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_VERBOSE, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, [
"X-Client-Id: $client_id",
"X-Client-Secret: $client_secret",
"Content-Type: application/json",
]);
$response = curl_exec($ch);
?>
Example success response:
{
"message": {
"ID": "{ID}",
"public_ID": "inb_46f4c0e37652d4149352e1cb54fed50b",
"message": "Hello sms",
"sender": "{nr}",
"type": "sms",
"date": "2026-08-01 12:00:00",
"receiver": "{inbox_nr}",
"orig_message": {
"ID": "",
"public_ID": null,
"message": null,
"date": null
},
"file": null
}
}
If the inbound message is a reply to a message you sent, orig_message contains the original outbound message.
Invalid response:
Response when the ID doesn’t exist: http status code 404 (Not Found).
