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# Topics

## Overview

The **Topics endpoints** in the Hedera Mirror Node REST API allows developers to query **topics and messages**. These endpoints are crucial for retrieving topic details, message history, and tracking consensus events on the network.

## Endpoints

The following endpoints are available for the Topics object:

| **Endpoint**                                            | **Description**                                                |
| ------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `GET /api/v1/topics/{id}/messages`                      | Retrieves messages for a specific topic by ID.                 |
| `GET /api/v1/topics/{id}/messages/{sequence_number}`    | Fetches a specific message from a topic using sequence number. |
| `GET /api/v1/topics/{id}/messages/{consensusTimestamp}` | Retrieves a topic message by consensus timestamp.              |
| `GET /api/v1/topics/{topicid}`                          | Retrieves the topic details for the given topic ID.            |