> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://www.vobiz.ai/docs/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Retrieve an RCS sender > Returns one RCS sender as stored on your account, including its full profile. `status` is the last value stored on your account; call `GET /senders/{id}/status` to refresh it from the RCS platform. An unknown id returns `404`. ## OpenAPI ````yaml openapi-sms.yaml GET /senders/{id} openapi: 3.0.3 info: title: Vobiz Messaging API description: > Send and receive SMS, MMS and RCS messages, buy messaging numbers, register for US 10DLC and toll-free, run broadcasts, manage conversations, opt-outs and webhooks. **Base URL:** `https://api.vobiz.ai/api/v1/sms` **Authentication:** every request needs the `X-Auth-ID` and `X-Auth-Token` headers. The account is taken from your credentials; you never put an account ID in a path or body. Field names in this API are camelCase. version: '1.0' contact: email: support@vobiz.ai url: https://vobiz.ai servers: - url: https://api.vobiz.ai/api/v1/sms description: Production security: - AuthID: [] AuthToken: [] tags: - name: Messages description: Send messages and inspect their delivery state. - name: Numbers description: >- Messaging-capable numbers on your account, inventory search, purchase and release. - name: Coverage description: Where you can send, per country. - name: Conversations description: Two-way threads between one of your numbers and a contact. - name: Opt-outs description: Numbers that must not receive messages on a channel. - name: Webhooks description: Subscriptions that deliver message and broadcast events to your server. - name: Broadcasts description: Bulk sends from an uploaded recipient list. - name: RCS Senders description: RCS sender (agent) identities and their message templates. - name: 10DLC Brands description: US 10DLC brand registration. - name: 10DLC Campaigns description: US 10DLC campaigns, toll-free verification and supporting documents. paths: /senders/{id}: parameters: - name: id in: path required: true description: >- The sender's `id` (UUID), as returned by `POST /senders` or `GET /senders`. An unknown id returns `sender not found`. schema: type: string format: uuid example: 5d7f9b1c-3e5a-4c7e-9f1b-3d5f7a9c1e3b get: tags: - RCS Senders summary: Retrieve an RCS sender description: >- Returns one RCS sender as stored on your account, including its full profile. `status` is the last value stored on your account; call `GET /senders/{id}/status` to refresh it from the RCS platform. An unknown id returns `404`. operationId: get-sender responses: '200': description: The sender. content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Sender' example: id: 7a1c3e5f-9b2d-4c6e-8f0a-1b3d5e7f9a21 accountId: MA_XXXXXXXX provider: YOUR_ROUTING_IDENTIFIER senderName: example-brand displayName: Example Brand description: Order updates and support for Example Brand customers. billingCategory: CONVERSATIONAL useCase: TRANSACTIONAL hostingRegion: NORTH_AMERICA status: pending brand: brandName: Example Brand color: '#1A73E8' phones: - phoneNumber: '+14155550100' label: Support websites: - url: https://example.com label: Website createdAt: '2026-10-12T10:30:00Z' updatedAt: '2026-10-12T10:30:00Z' '401': $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized' '404': description: The sender does not exist on your account. content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error' example: error: sender not found x-codeSamples: - lang: typescript label: Node SDK source: > import { VobizClient } from "@vobiz/sdk"; const client = new VobizClient({ apiKey: "MA_XXXXXXXX", authToken: "YOUR_AUTH_TOKEN" }); await client.sms.rcsSenders.getSender({ id: "5d7f9b1c-3e5a-4c7e-9f1b-3d5f7a9c1e3b" }) - lang: python label: Python SDK source: | from vobiz import Vobiz client = Vobiz(api_key="MA_XXXXXXXX", auth_token="YOUR_AUTH_TOKEN") client.sms.rcs_senders.get_sender( id="5d7f9b1c-3e5a-4c7e-9f1b-3d5f7a9c1e3b", ) - lang: go label: Go SDK source: | import ( "context" vobiz "github.com/vobiz-ai/Vobiz-Go-SDK" "github.com/vobiz-ai/Vobiz-Go-SDK/client" "github.com/vobiz-ai/Vobiz-Go-SDK/option" "github.com/vobiz-ai/Vobiz-Go-SDK/sms" ) c := client.NewClient( option.WithAPIKey("MA_XXXXXXXX"), option.WithAuthToken("YOUR_AUTH_TOKEN"), ) request := &sms.GetSenderRequest{ ID: "5d7f9b1c-3e5a-4c7e-9f1b-3d5f7a9c1e3b", } c.Sms.RcsSenders.GetSender( context.TODO(), request, ) - lang: java label: Java SDK source: | import com.vobiz.api.VobizApiClient; VobizApiClient client = VobizApiClient .builder() .apiKey("MA_XXXXXXXX") .authToken("YOUR_AUTH_TOKEN") .build(); client.sms().rcsSenders().getSender( "5d7f9b1c-3e5a-4c7e-9f1b-3d5f7a9c1e3b", GetSenderRequest .builder() .build() ); - lang: ruby label: Ruby SDK source: > require 'vobiz' client = Vobiz::Client.new(api_key: 'MA_XXXXXXXX', auth_token: 'YOUR_AUTH_TOKEN') client.sms.rcs_senders.get_sender(id: "5d7f9b1c-3e5a-4c7e-9f1b-3d5f7a9c1e3b") - lang: csharp label: C# SDK source: | using Vobiz; using Vobiz.Sms; var client = new VobizApiClient("YOUR_AUTH_TOKEN", "MA_XXXXXXXX"); await client.Sms.RcsSenders.GetSenderAsync( new GetSenderRequest { Id = "5d7f9b1c-3e5a-4c7e-9f1b-3d5f7a9c1e3b" } ); - lang: php label: PHP SDK source: > sms->rcsSenders->getSender( '5d7f9b1c-3e5a-4c7e-9f1b-3d5f7a9c1e3b', ); components: schemas: Sender: type: object description: >- An RCS sender (agent): the verified brand identity that recipients see instead of a phone number. Send RCS from it by passing its `senderName` as `from` with `channel: rcs`. properties: id: type: string format: uuid example: 7a1c3e5f-9b2d-4c6e-8f0a-1b3d5e7f9a21 description: >- Unique identifier of the sender on Vobiz (UUID). Use it in every `/senders/{id}` path. accountId: type: string example: MA_XXXXXXXX description: Your Vobiz account ID (`MA_...`) that owns the sender. provider: type: string description: Internal routing identifier; do not rely on its value. example: YOUR_ROUTING_IDENTIFIER senderName: type: string description: >- Unique technical name of the sender on the RCS platform. Pass it as `from` when you send RCS. Fixed after creation. example: example-brand displayName: type: string description: The brand name recipients see at the top of the conversation. example: Example Brand description: type: string example: Order updates and support for Example Brand customers. description: Short description shown on the sender's info page. billingCategory: type: string description: >- How the RCS platform bills conversations from this sender, for example `CONVERSATIONAL` or `NON_CONVERSATIONAL`. example: CONVERSATIONAL useCase: type: string description: >- The kind of traffic the sender carries, for example `OTP`, `TRANSACTIONAL`, `PROMOTIONAL` or `MULTI_USE`. example: TRANSACTIONAL hostingRegion: type: string description: >- The region where the RCS platform hosts the sender, for example `NORTH_AMERICA`, `EUROPE` or `ASIA_PACIFIC`. Fixed after creation. example: NORTH_AMERICA status: type: string default: pending description: >- Launch status reported by the RCS platform, stored on your account. `pending` until the platform reports otherwise. Call `GET /senders/{id}/status` to refresh it. example: pending brand: allOf: - $ref: '#/components/schemas/SenderBrand' description: The brand the sender represents. Omitted when not set. color: type: string description: Accent colour as a hex code. Omitted when not set. example: '#1A73E8' phones: type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/SenderPhone' description: >- Contact phone numbers shown on the sender's info page. Omitted when none are set. emails: type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/SenderEmail' description: >- Contact email addresses shown on the sender's info page. Omitted when none are set. websites: type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/SenderWebsite' description: Websites shown on the sender's info page. Omitted when none are set. bannerUrl: type: string format: uri example: https://example.com/rcs/banner.jpg description: HTTPS URL of the banner image. Omitted when not set. logoUrl: type: string format: uri example: https://example.com/rcs/logo.png description: HTTPS URL of the logo image. Omitted when not set. privacy: allOf: - $ref: '#/components/schemas/SenderLink' description: Link to your privacy policy. termsOfService: allOf: - $ref: '#/components/schemas/SenderLink' description: Link to your terms of service. platform: allOf: - $ref: '#/components/schemas/SenderPlatform' description: >- Identifiers the RCS platform assigned to your agent. Omitted when not set. createdAt: type: string format: date-time example: '2026-10-12T10:30:00Z' description: When the sender was created on your account (ISO 8601, UTC). updatedAt: type: string format: date-time example: '2026-10-12T10:30:00Z' description: >- When the sender last changed, including status refreshes (ISO 8601, UTC). Error: type: object description: >- The body of every error response: a flat object with one `error` string that explains what went wrong. Use the HTTP status code to decide how to handle the error, and log `error` for diagnosis. required: - error properties: error: type: string example: 'recipient has opted out: +14155550123' description: >- Human-readable explanation of the error, for example `phoneNumber is required` or `recipient has opted out: +14155550123`. Branch on the HTTP status code rather than on this text. SenderBrand: type: object properties: brandName: type: string example: Example Brand description: >- Your brand or business name as the RCS platform should record it for review. description: The brand an RCS sender represents. SenderPhone: type: object properties: phoneNumber: type: string description: The phone number recipients can call, in E.164 format. example: '+14155550100' label: type: string example: Support description: Text shown next to the number, for example `Customer care`. description: A contact phone number shown on an RCS sender's info page. SenderEmail: type: object properties: address: type: string format: email example: support@example.com description: >- The email address recipients can write to, for example `support@example.com`. label: type: string example: Support description: Text shown next to the address, for example `Support`. description: A contact email address shown on an RCS sender's info page. SenderWebsite: type: object properties: url: type: string format: uri example: https://example.com description: Public HTTPS URL of the website, for example `https://example.com`. label: type: string example: Website description: Text shown for the link, for example `Website`. description: A website shown on an RCS sender's info page. SenderLink: type: object description: >- A labelled link shown on an RCS sender's info page, used for the privacy policy and terms of service. properties: url: type: string format: uri example: https://example.com/privacy description: >- Public HTTPS URL of the page, for example `https://example.com/privacy`. label: type: string example: Privacy policy description: Text shown for the link, for example `Privacy policy`. SenderPlatform: type: object description: >- Identifiers the RCS platform has assigned to your agent. Set them only when you already have them. properties: applicationId: type: string example: YOUR_APPLICATION_ID description: The application ID of your agent on the RCS platform. entityId: type: string example: YOUR_ENTITY_ID description: The entity ID of your agent on the RCS platform. responses: Unauthorized: description: Missing or invalid `X-Auth-ID` / `X-Auth-Token`. content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error' example: error: missing or invalid credentials securitySchemes: AuthID: type: apiKey in: header name: X-Auth-ID description: Your Vobiz account Auth ID (`MA_XXXXXXXX`). AuthToken: type: apiKey in: header name: X-Auth-Token description: Your Vobiz account Auth Token. ```` This documentation is built and hosted on [Mintlify](https://mintlify.com), a developer documentation platform.