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title: Messages
slug: /reference/typescript/rest/compat/messages
description: Manage SMS and MMS messages with media sub-resources.
max-toc-depth: 3
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[restclient]: /docs/server-sdks/reference/typescript/rest/client

[list]: /docs/server-sdks/reference/typescript/rest/compat/messages/list

[create]: /docs/server-sdks/reference/typescript/rest/compat/messages/create

[get]: /docs/server-sdks/reference/typescript/rest/compat/messages/get

[update]: /docs/server-sdks/reference/typescript/rest/compat/messages/update

[delete]: /docs/server-sdks/reference/typescript/rest/compat/messages/delete

[listmedia]: /docs/server-sdks/reference/typescript/rest/compat/messages/list-media

[getmedia]: /docs/server-sdks/reference/typescript/rest/compat/messages/get-media

[deletemedia]: /docs/server-sdks/reference/typescript/rest/compat/messages/delete-media

Manage SMS and MMS messages with CRUD operations and media sub-resources.

Access via `client.compat.messages` on a [`RestClient`][restclient] instance.

```typescript {8}
import { RestClient } from "@signalwire/sdk";

const client = new RestClient({
  project: "your-project-id",
  token: "your-api-token",
  host: "your-space.signalwire.com",
});

const messages = await client.compat.messages.list();
```

## **Methods**

### Message CRUD

<CardGroup cols={3}>
  <Card title="list" href="/docs/server-sdks/reference/typescript/rest/compat/messages/list">
    List messages in the account.
  </Card>

  <Card title="create" href="/docs/server-sdks/reference/typescript/rest/compat/messages/create">
    Send a new SMS or MMS message.
  </Card>

  <Card title="get" href="/docs/server-sdks/reference/typescript/rest/compat/messages/get">
    Retrieve a single message by SID.
  </Card>

  <Card title="update" href="/docs/server-sdks/reference/typescript/rest/compat/messages/update">
    Update a message (e.g., redact the body).
  </Card>

  <Card title="delete" href="/docs/server-sdks/reference/typescript/rest/compat/messages/delete">
    Delete a message record.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

### Media

<CardGroup cols={3}>
  <Card title="listMedia" href="/docs/server-sdks/reference/typescript/rest/compat/messages/list-media">
    List media items attached to a message.
  </Card>

  <Card title="getMedia" href="/docs/server-sdks/reference/typescript/rest/compat/messages/get-media">
    Retrieve a specific media item from a message.
  </Card>

  <Card title="deleteMedia" href="/docs/server-sdks/reference/typescript/rest/compat/messages/delete-media">
    Delete a media item from a message.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>