Open the Messages app
Tap Edit or Filters
Tap Show Recently Deleted
Select the conversations or messages you want to recover
Tap Recover
Confirm by tapping Recover Messages
Restore from an iCloud backup
Go to Settings
Tap your name
Tap iCloud
Tap iCloud Backup
Check for an available backup from before the deletion
Erase the iPhone
During setup, choose Restore from iCloud Backup
Restore from a computer backup
Connect the iPhone to a Mac or PC
Open Finder on Mac or iTunes on Windows or older macOS
Select your iPhone
Choose Restore Backup
Pick a backup from before the text was deleted
Check other Apple devices
Open Messages on iPad, Mac, or another iPhone
Look for the deleted text if Messages in iCloud is not fully synced yet
Contact your carrier
Ask whether message records or copies are available
Use a third-party data recovery tool
Install a trusted recovery app or software
Scan the iPhone or backup
Recover the deleted text if available