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# Get message time distribution by external ID

> Retrieves statistical time distribution information for a specific sent message.

## OpenAPI

````json POST /message/getTimeDistributionByExternalMessageId
{
  "openapi": "3.0.4",
  "info": {
    "title": "Engage public API",
    "version": "1"
  },
  "servers": [
    {
      "url": "https://your-engage-domain.com/api/rest"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    {
      "name": "Address Attributes"
    },
    {
      "name": "Async"
    },
    {
      "name": "Audit Log"
    },
    {
      "name": "Automation"
    },
    {
      "name": "Blacklist"
    },
    {
      "name": "CMS"
    },
    {
      "name": "Contact"
    },
    {
      "name": "Content"
    },
    {
      "name": "Coupon"
    },
    {
      "name": "Draft Message"
    },
    {
      "name": "Ecommerce"
    },
    {
      "name": "Group"
    },
    {
      "name": "Group Attributes"
    },
    {
      "name": "Landing Page"
    },
    {
      "name": "Member Attributes"
    },
    {
      "name": "Membership"
    },
    {
      "name": "Message"
    },
    {
      "name": "Meta"
    },
    {
      "name": "Mobile Push"
    },
    {
      "name": "Prepared Message"
    },
    {
      "name": "Process"
    },
    {
      "name": "Profile Attributes"
    },
    {
      "name": "Related Data"
    },
    {
      "name": "Segmentation"
    },
    {
      "name": "System"
    },
    {
      "name": "System User"
    },
    {
      "name": "Usage Statistics"
    },
    {
      "name": "User"
    },
    {
      "name": "Whiteboard"
    }
  ],
  "paths": {
    "/message/getTimeDistributionByExternalMessageId": {
      "post": {
        "tags": [
          "Message"
        ],
        "summary": "Get message time distribution by external ID",
        "description": "Retrieves statistical time distribution information for a specific sent message.",
        "operationId": "getTimeDistributionByExternalMessageId",
        "parameters": [
          {
            "name": "messageId",
            "in": "query",
            "description": "ID of the message",
            "required": true,
            "schema": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          {
            "name": "interval",
            "in": "query",
            "description": "Interval values: DAILY or HOURLY",
            "required": true,
            "schema": {
              "enum": [
                "DAILY",
                "HOURLY"
              ],
              "type": "string"
            }
          }
        ],
        "responses": {
          "200": {
            "description": "",
            "content": {
              "application/octet-stream": {
                "schema": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/MessageTimeDistribution"
                }
              }
            }
          },
          "400": {
            "description": "Missing parameter (messageId/interval) or parameter value, for example:<br><br><pre>{<br>  \"errorActor\": \"CLIENT\",<br>  \"errorCode\": \"MISSING_PARAMETER\",<br>  \"message\": \"Parameter 'messageId' is mandatory but no value was specified.\",<br>  \"parameterName\": \"messageId\",<br>  \"propertyName\": null,<br>  \"value\": \"null\"<br>}</pre><br><br>Message ID does not exist, for example:<br><br><pre>{<br>  \"errorActor\": \"CLIENT\",<br>  \"errorCode\": \"NO_SUCH_OBJECT\",<br>  \"message\": \"Message with id=24011454555 does not exist.\",<br>  \"objectType\": \"Message\",<br>  \"propertyName\": \"id\",<br>  \"propertyValue\": \"24011454555\"<br>}</pre>",
            "content": {
              "application/octet-stream": {}
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "components": {
    "schemas": {
      "MessageTimeDistribution": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "messageId": {
            "type": "integer",
            "format": "int64"
          },
          "messageName": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "messageSubject": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "groupName": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "sendout": {
            "type": "integer",
            "format": "int64"
          },
          "confirmedOpens": {
            "type": "integer",
            "format": "int64"
          },
          "confirmedOpeners": {
            "type": "integer",
            "format": "int64"
          },
          "totalClicks": {
            "type": "integer",
            "format": "int64"
          },
          "clickers": {
            "type": "integer",
            "format": "int64"
          },
          "acceptedMessages": {
            "type": "integer",
            "format": "int64"
          },
          "messagesOpened": {
            "type": "integer",
            "format": "int64"
          },
          "messagesClicked": {
            "type": "integer",
            "format": "int64"
          },
          "timeFrameStart": {
            "type": "integer",
            "format": "int64"
          },
          "timeFrameEnd": {
            "type": "integer",
            "format": "int64"
          },
          "interval": {
            "enum": [
              "DAILY",
              "HOURLY"
            ],
            "type": "string"
          },
          "periods": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "$ref": "#/components/schemas/MessageTimeDistributionPeriod"
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "MessageTimeDistributionPeriod": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "messageId": {
            "type": "integer",
            "format": "int64"
          },
          "periodStart": {
            "type": "integer",
            "format": "int64"
          },
          "periodEnd": {
            "type": "integer",
            "format": "int64"
          },
          "statisticValues": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Attribute"
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "Attribute": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "name": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "value": {
            "type": "string"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
````