--- title: message description: Message image: https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/favicons/android-chrome-256x256.png --- # Constructor: message [Back to constructors index](index.md) Message ### Attributes: | Name | Type | Required | Description | |----------|---------------|----------|-------------| |id|[int](../types/int.md) | Yes|ID| |from\_id|[int](../types/int.md) | Yes|From ID| |to\_id|[Peer](../types/Peer.md) | Yes|To ID| |fwd\_from\_id|[int](../types/int.md) | Optional|Forwarded from ID| |fwd\_date|[int](../types/int.md) | Optional|Forwarded date| |reply\_to\_msg\_id|[int](../types/int.md) | Optional|Reply to msg ID| |date|[int](../types/int.md) | Yes|Date| |message|[string](../types/string.md) | Yes|Message| |media|[MessageMedia](../types/MessageMedia.md) | Optional|Media| ### Type: [Message](../types/Message.md) ### Example: ```php $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: ```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} ```