MadelineProto/old_docs/API_docs_v27/constructors/message.md

---
title: message
description: message attributes, type and example
---
## Constructor: message  
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### Attributes:

| Name     |    Type       | Required |
|----------|:-------------:|---------:|
|id|[int](../types/int.md) | Yes|
|from\_id|[int](../types/int.md) | Yes|
|to\_id|[Peer](../types/Peer.md) | Yes|
|fwd\_from\_id|[int](../types/int.md) | Optional|
|fwd\_date|[int](../types/int.md) | Optional|
|reply\_to\_msg\_id|[int](../types/int.md) | Optional|
|date|[int](../types/int.md) | Yes|
|message|[string](../types/string.md) | Yes|
|media|[MessageMedia](../types/MessageMedia.md) | Yes|



### Type: [Message](../types/Message.md)


### Example:

```
$message = ['_' => 'message', 'id' => int, 'from_id' => int, 'to_id' => Peer, 'fwd_from_id' => int, 'fwd_date' => int, 'reply_to_msg_id' => int, 'date' => int, 'message' => string, 'media' => MessageMedia, ];
```  

[PWRTelegram](https://pwrtelegram.xyz) json-encoded version:

```
{"_":"message","id":"int","from_id":"int","to_id":"Peer","fwd_from_id":"int","fwd_date":"int","reply_to_msg_id":"int","date":"int","message":"string","media":"MessageMedia"}
```


Or, if you're into Lua:  


```
message={_='message', id=int, from_id=int, to_id=Peer, fwd_from_id=int, fwd_date=int, reply_to_msg_id=int, date=int, message=string, media=MessageMedia, }

```