diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 545bd3852..a85a1952b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,13 +11,15 @@
   and `dc_event_emitter_unref()` should be used instead of
   `dc_accounts_event_emitter_unref`.
 - add `dc_contact_was_seen_recently()` #3560
-- jsonrpc: add functions:
+- jsonrpc: add functions: #3586, #3587
   - `deleteChat()`
   - `getChatEncryptionInfo()`
   - `getChatSecurejoinQrCodeSvg()`
   - `leaveGroup()`
   - `removeContactFromChat()`
   - `addContactToChat()`
+  - `deleteMessages()`
+  - `getMessageInfo()`
 - jsonrpc: add `is_broadcast` property to `ChatListItemFetchResult` #3584
 - jsonrpc: add `was_seen_recently` property to `ChatListItemFetchResult`, `FullChat` and `Contact` #3584
 - jsonrpc: add `webxdc_info` property to `Message` #3588
diff --git a/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/mod.rs b/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/mod.rs
index 733e38af6..50717f592 100644
--- a/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/mod.rs
+++ b/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/mod.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use deltachat::{
     config::Config,
     contact::{may_be_valid_addr, Contact, ContactId},
     context::get_info,
-    message::{Message, MsgId, Viewtype},
+    message::{delete_msgs, get_msg_info, Message, MsgId, Viewtype},
     provider::get_provider_info,
     qr,
     qr_code_generator::get_securejoin_qr_svg,
@@ -537,6 +537,24 @@ impl CommandApi {
         Ok(messages)
     }
 
+    /// Delete messages. The messages are deleted on the current device and
+    /// on the IMAP server.
+    async fn delete_messages(&self, account_id: u32, message_ids: Vec<u32>) -> Result<()> {
+        let ctx = self.get_context(account_id).await?;
+        let msgs: Vec<MsgId> = message_ids.into_iter().map(MsgId::new).collect();
+        delete_msgs(&ctx, &msgs).await
+    }
+
+    /// Get an informational text for a single message. The text is multiline and may
+    /// contain e.g. the raw text of the message.
+    ///
+    /// The max. text returned is typically longer (about 100000 characters) than the
+    /// max. text returned by dc_msg_get_text() (about 30000 characters).
+    async fn get_message_info(&self, account_id: u32, message_id: u32) -> Result<String> {
+        let ctx = self.get_context(account_id).await?;
+        get_msg_info(&ctx, MsgId::new(message_id)).await
+    }
+
     // ---------------------------------------------
     //  contact
     // ---------------------------------------------
diff --git a/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/generated/client.ts b/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/generated/client.ts
index 44fa7fdbe..bb5b9a65e 100644
--- a/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/generated/client.ts
+++ b/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/generated/client.ts
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ export class RawClient {
    * Things that are _not done_ implicitly:
    *
    * - Messages are **not deleted from the server**.
-   * - The chat or the contact is **not blocked**, so new messages from the user/the group may appear
+   * - The chat or the contact is **not blocked**, so new messages from the user/the group may appear as a contact request
    *   and the user may create the chat again.
    * - **Groups are not left** - this would
    *   be unexpected as (1) deleting a normal chat also does not prevent new mails
@@ -321,6 +321,25 @@ export class RawClient {
     return (this._transport.request('message_get_messages', [accountId, messageIds] as RPC.Params)) as Promise<Record<T.U32,T.Message>>;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Delete messages. The messages are deleted on the current device and
+   * on the IMAP server.
+   */
+  public deleteMessages(accountId: T.U32, messageIds: (T.U32)[]): Promise<null> {
+    return (this._transport.request('delete_messages', [accountId, messageIds] as RPC.Params)) as Promise<null>;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get an informational text for a single message. The text is multiline and may
+   * contain e.g. the raw text of the message.
+   *
+   * The max. text returned is typically longer (about 100000 characters) than the
+   * max. text returned by dc_msg_get_text() (about 30000 characters).
+   */
+  public getMessageInfo(accountId: T.U32, messageId: T.U32): Promise<string> {
+    return (this._transport.request('get_message_info', [accountId, messageId] as RPC.Params)) as Promise<string>;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Get a single contact options by ID.
    */
diff --git a/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/generated/types.ts b/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/generated/types.ts
index 901feefb8..9f9b52f64 100644
--- a/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/generated/types.ts
+++ b/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/generated/types.ts
@@ -103,4 +103,4 @@ export type WebxdcMessageInfo={
  * True if full internet access should be granted to the app.
  */
 "internetAccess":boolean;};
-export type __AllTyps=[string,boolean,Record<string,string>,U32,U32,null,(U32)[],U32,null,(U32|null),(Account)[],U32,Account,U32,string,(ProviderInfo|null),U32,boolean,U32,Record<string,string>,U32,string,(string|null),null,U32,Record<string,(string|null)>,null,U32,string,null,U32,string,Qr,U32,string,(string|null),U32,(string)[],Record<string,(string|null)>,U32,null,U32,null,U32,(U32)[],U32,U32,Usize,U32,string,U32,U32,string,null,U32,(U32|null),(string|null),(U32|null),(ChatListEntry)[],U32,(ChatListEntry)[],Record<U32,ChatListItemFetchResult>,U32,U32,FullChat,U32,U32,null,U32,U32,null,U32,U32,null,U32,U32,string,U32,(U32|null),[string,string],U32,U32,null,U32,U32,U32,null,U32,U32,U32,null,U32,string,string,U32,U32,U32,U32,(U32)[],U32,U32,Message,U32,(U32)[],Record<U32,Message>,U32,U32,Contact,U32,string,(string|null),U32,U32,U32,U32,U32,U32,null,U32,U32,null,U32,(Contact)[],U32,U32,(string|null),(U32)[],U32,U32,(string|null),(Contact)[],U32,(U32)[],Record<U32,Contact>,U32,(U32|null),Viewtype,(Viewtype|null),(Viewtype|null),(U32)[],U32,U32,string,string,null,U32,U32,U32,string,U32,U32,WebxdcMessageInfo,U32,string,U32,U32];
+export type __AllTyps=[string,boolean,Record<string,string>,U32,U32,null,(U32)[],U32,null,(U32|null),(Account)[],U32,Account,U32,string,(ProviderInfo|null),U32,boolean,U32,Record<string,string>,U32,string,(string|null),null,U32,Record<string,(string|null)>,null,U32,string,null,U32,string,Qr,U32,string,(string|null),U32,(string)[],Record<string,(string|null)>,U32,null,U32,null,U32,(U32)[],U32,U32,Usize,U32,string,U32,U32,string,null,U32,(U32|null),(string|null),(U32|null),(ChatListEntry)[],U32,(ChatListEntry)[],Record<U32,ChatListItemFetchResult>,U32,U32,FullChat,U32,U32,null,U32,U32,null,U32,U32,null,U32,U32,string,U32,(U32|null),[string,string],U32,U32,null,U32,U32,U32,null,U32,U32,U32,null,U32,string,string,U32,U32,U32,U32,(U32)[],U32,U32,Message,U32,(U32)[],Record<U32,Message>,U32,(U32)[],null,U32,U32,string,U32,U32,Contact,U32,string,(string|null),U32,U32,U32,U32,U32,U32,null,U32,U32,null,U32,(Contact)[],U32,U32,(string|null),(U32)[],U32,U32,(string|null),(Contact)[],U32,(U32)[],Record<U32,Contact>,U32,(U32|null),Viewtype,(Viewtype|null),(Viewtype|null),(U32)[],U32,U32,string,string,null,U32,U32,U32,string,U32,U32,WebxdcMessageInfo,U32,string,U32,U32];