MadelineProtoDocs/old_docs/API_docs_v38/constructors/updateShortMessage.md

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title: updateShortMessage
description: Info about a message sent to (received from) another user
image: https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/favicons/android-chrome-256x256.png
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# Constructor: updateShortMessage  
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Info about a message sent to (received from) another user

### Attributes:

| Name     |    Type       | Required | Description |
|----------|---------------|----------|-------------|
|id|[int](../types/int.md) | Yes|The message ID|
|user\_id|[int](../types/int.md) | Yes|The ID of the sender (if `outgoing` will be the ID of the destination) of the message|
|message|[string](../types/string.md) | Yes|The message|
|pts|[int](../types/int.md) | Yes|[PTS](https://core.telegram.org/api/updates)|
|pts\_count|[int](../types/int.md) | Yes|[PTS count](https://core.telegram.org/api/updates)|
|date|[int](../types/int.md) | Yes|[date](https://core.telegram.org/api/updates)|
|fwd\_from\_id|[Peer](../types/Peer.md) | Optional|Fwd from ID|
|fwd\_date|[int](../types/int.md) | Optional|Fwd date|
|reply\_to\_msg\_id|[int](../types/int.md) | Optional|ID of the message this message replies to|
|entities|Array of [MessageEntity](../types/MessageEntity.md) | Optional|Entities|



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


### Example:

```php
$updateShortMessage = ['_' => 'updateShortMessage', 'id' => int, 'user_id' => int, 'message' => 'string', 'pts' => int, 'pts_count' => int, 'date' => int, 'fwd_from_id' => Peer, 'fwd_date' => int, 'reply_to_msg_id' => int, 'entities' => [MessageEntity, MessageEntity]];
```  


Or, if you're into Lua:

```lua
updateShortMessage={_='updateShortMessage', id=int, user_id=int, message='string', pts=int, pts_count=int, date=int, fwd_from_id=Peer, fwd_date=int, reply_to_msg_id=int, entities={MessageEntity}}

```