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Once a [message](../../../explanations/messages_payloads_and_transactions.md#messages) is broadcast, you can use the
[`MessageGetter`](./../libraries/wasm/api_reference#messagegetter) helper class that you can instantiate using the
[`Client.getMessage()`](./../libraries/wasm/api_reference#clientgetmessage--codemessagegettercode) function to retrieve
it from the network. The `MessageGetter` provides helper functions related to the message, such as
[`Client.getMessage().data(message_id: String)`](./../libraries/wasm/api_reference#messagegetterdatamessage_id--promiseany)
and
[`Client.getMessage().metadata(message_id: String)`](./../libraries/wasm/api_reference#messagegettermetadatamessage_id--promiseany):
<CodeBlock className="language-javascript">{get_message_data}</CodeBlock>
**Output example**:
```json
Message meta data:
{
"messageId":"e52b631bc7500366b90c6e11eb7fd6abaa7527f9bb5b4b512b0b9112bb9e7be8",
"parentMessageIds": [
"26d72339ed262c1ec29d6c91de6be26d067b3327191f5e47606df53cc40e334e",
"6289ea0aecf3830e5e8d9925959bb6e804e324bb6db23c5701f7a538d12831f6",
"fdbf2d02603235fdff99f0ceb57705ead95041d62de386387f2922e5d9f6c502",
"ffa26139ca7f9d4849e118ff369fb3a387c8fefd8d15232b8353d4acf334324c"
],
"isSolid":true,
"shouldPromote":false,
"shouldReattach":false
}
Message data:
{
"message": {
"networkId":"14379272398717627559",
"parentMessageIds": [
"27782707e4cbf84ca26b3db881bbf39b6429f9ee736a0cbe5a1c177d7a52b05d",
"61cdf92c64a3304bbbabaf9fbfb0ea7ef9624e1eedea68efbe08595ccdf853e1",
"a222d13e3ee51b56b0b0e38140a5f7f813b6d9e29b752d7e1e2424099455080d",
"ab6bca20091b58dcbb0906438a7e47bfb11621c4a37b8d118b565f7f138a40d6"
],
"payload": {
"type":2,
"index":"484f524e4554205370616d6d6572",
"data":"42696e61727920697320746865206675747572652e0a436f756e743a2031333936393530390a54696d657374616d703a20323032312d30352d33315431353a33363a30392b30323a30300a54697073656c656374696f6e3a203337c2b573"
},
"nonce":"246736"
},
"messageId":"30d87fa9917602e5685638e37802bde11b260bd2379f6c850704d7babd365b44"
}
```
- `Client.getMessage().metadata()` provides information on how the given message fits to network structures, such as
`ledger_inclusion_state`, etc.
- `Client.getMessage().data()` provides all the data that relates to the given message and its payload(s).