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

### Attributes:

| Name     |    Type       | Required | Description |
|----------|---------------|----------|-------------|
|unread|[Bool](../types/Bool.md) | Optional|Unread?|
|out|[Bool](../types/Bool.md) | Optional|Whether the message is outgoing|
|mentioned|[Bool](../types/Bool.md) | Optional|Whether we were mentioned in the message|
|media\_unread|[Bool](../types/Bool.md) | Optional|Whether there are some **unread** mentions in this message|
|silent|[Bool](../types/Bool.md) | Optional|If true, the message is a silent message, no notifications should be triggered|
|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|[MessageFwdHeader](../types/MessageFwdHeader.md) | Optional|Info about a forwarded message|
|via\_bot\_id|[int](../types/int.md) | Optional|Info about the inline bot used to generate this message|
|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', 'unread' => Bool, 'out' => Bool, 'mentioned' => Bool, 'media_unread' => Bool, 'silent' => Bool, 'id' => int, 'user_id' => int, 'message' => 'string', 'pts' => int, 'pts_count' => int, 'date' => int, 'fwd_from' => MessageFwdHeader, 'via_bot_id' => int, 'reply_to_msg_id' => int, 'entities' => [MessageEntity, MessageEntity]];
```  


Or, if you're into Lua:

```lua
updateShortMessage={_='updateShortMessage', unread=Bool, out=Bool, mentioned=Bool, media_unread=Bool, silent=Bool, id=int, user_id=int, message='string', pts=int, pts_count=int, date=int, fwd_from=MessageFwdHeader, via_bot_id=int, reply_to_msg_id=int, entities={MessageEntity}}

```