How to mark messages as read

Hasan Tariq Updated by Hasan Tariq

Read receipts and blue ticks are great WhatsApp features that provide clear, immediate feedback about message status between communicating parties. These indicators not only help you know when your message has been sent, delivered, and read, but they also ensure transparency for both you and the other party involved.

Message Status Indicators

  • 1 Tick: Indicates that the message was sent to the other party.
  • 2 Ticks: Indicates that the message was successfully delivered to the other party.
  • 2 Blue Ticks: Indicates that the message was read by the other party.

Controlling Read Status

While the blue tick for outgoing messages depends on the recipient’s personal settings, you have direct control over the read status for incoming messages. It’s important to note that marking messages as read is not performed automatically or via the user interface. Instead, you must actively use the API to change the read status.

Marking Incoming Messages as Read

To mark incoming messages as read, you can use the following API: WhatsApp API Documentation.

How It Works:

  • API Call: Send the message ID to the API.
  • Action: Upon successful execution, the API will mark the specified message—and all messages sent before it—as read (displaying the blue tick).

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