--- source_url: https://www.pubnub.com/docs/chat/unreal-chat-sdk/learn/chat-entities/message title: Message object updated_at: 2026-06-24T11:04:45.994Z --- > Documentation Index > For a curated overview of PubNub documentation, see: https://www.pubnub.com/docs/llms.txt > For the full list of all documentation pages, see: https://www.pubnub.com/docs/llms-full.txt # Message object `Message` represents a single message published on a chat channel. ## Properties The `Message` object has the following properties: | Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Timetoken | FString | Optional | | Unique identifier for the message, possibly a timestamp or similar value that helps order messages in a conversation. | | MessageData | FPubnubChatMessageData | Optional | | Additional data. | | > Type | FString | Optional | | The type of the message. `"text"` by default. | | > Text | FString | Optional | | Original text content of the message. | | > ChannelID | FString | Optional | | Unique identifier for the channel or group in which the message was sent. | | > UserID | FString | Optional | | [Unique ID](https://www.pubnub.com/docs/general/setup/users-and-devices) of the user who sent the message. | | > Meta | FString | Optional | | Extra information added to the message giving additional context. This object can be of any type and can consist of a list of key-value pairs. For example, `{language: 'English', wordCount: 42}`. | | > MessageActions | TArray | Optional | | Any actions associated with the message, such as reactions, replies, or other interactive elements. | ##### Message-related types The message and message reaction types defined for the `Message` object take the following parameters: * Type The message type is represented as an FString. A single text message has the type "text". * MessageActions 1// struct FPubnubChatMessageAction2 3UPROPERTY(BlueprintReadWrite, VisibleAnywhere) EPubnubChatMessageActionType Type = EPubnubChatMessageActionType::PCMAT_Reaction;4UPROPERTY(BlueprintReadWrite, VisibleAnywhere) FString Value = "";5UPROPERTY(BlueprintReadWrite, VisibleAnywhere) FString Timetoken = "";6UPROPERTY(BlueprintReadWrite, VisibleAnywhere) FString UserID = "";7 8// enum EPubnubChatMessageActionType9 10enum class EPubnubChatMessageActionType : uint811{12 PCMAT_Reaction UMETA(DisplayName="Reaction"),13 PCMAT_Receipt UMETA(DisplayName="Receipt"),14 PCMAT_Custom UMETA(DisplayName="Custom"),15 PCMAT_Edited UMETA(DisplayName="Edited"),16 PCMAT_Deleted UMETA(DisplayName="Deleted"),17 PCMAT_ThreadRootId UMETA(DisplayName="ThreadRootId")18}; Depending on how a message was manipulated (what action was taken on it), it is assigned a different action type (for adding a message reaction to a message, editing, or deleting a message). For example, `EPubnubChatMessageActionType::PCMAT_Edited`. ## Methods You can call the following methods on the `Message` object. Click on each method for more details. * [CreateThread()](https://www.pubnub.com/docs/chat/unreal-chat-sdk/build/features/messages/threads#create-thread) * [Delete()](https://www.pubnub.com/docs/chat/unreal-chat-sdk/build/features/messages/delete) * [EditText()](https://www.pubnub.com/docs/chat/unreal-chat-sdk/build/features/messages/updates#edit-messages) * [Forward()](https://www.pubnub.com/docs/chat/unreal-chat-sdk/build/features/messages/forward) * [GetCurrentText()](https://www.pubnub.com/docs/chat/unreal-chat-sdk/build/features/messages/details#get-message-content) * [GetMessageTimetoken()](https://www.pubnub.com/docs/chat/unreal-chat-sdk/build/features/messages/details#get-message-timetoken) * [GetReactions()](https://www.pubnub.com/docs/chat/unreal-chat-sdk/build/features/messages/reactions#get-reactions-for-one-message) * [GetThread()](https://www.pubnub.com/docs/chat/unreal-chat-sdk/build/features/messages/threads#get-thread) * [GetType()](https://www.pubnub.com/docs/chat/unreal-chat-sdk/build/features/messages/details#get-message-type) * [HasThread()](https://www.pubnub.com/docs/chat/unreal-chat-sdk/build/features/messages/threads#utility-getter-function) * [HasUserReaction()](https://www.pubnub.com/docs/chat/unreal-chat-sdk/build/features/messages/reactions#check) * [IsDeleted()](https://www.pubnub.com/docs/chat/unreal-chat-sdk/build/features/messages/details#check-deletion-status) * [Pin()](https://www.pubnub.com/docs/chat/unreal-chat-sdk/build/features/messages/pinned#pin) * [RemoveThread()](https://www.pubnub.com/docs/chat/unreal-chat-sdk/build/features/messages/threads#remove-thread) * [Report()](https://www.pubnub.com/docs/chat/unreal-chat-sdk/build/features/messages/moderation#flagreport-messages) * [Restore()](https://www.pubnub.com/docs/chat/unreal-chat-sdk/build/features/messages/restore) * [ToggleReaction()](https://www.pubnub.com/docs/chat/unreal-chat-sdk/build/features/messages/reactions#add--delete) * [Unpin()](https://www.pubnub.com/docs/chat/unreal-chat-sdk/build/features/messages/pinned#unpin-from-message) ## Streaming Call these methods to subscribe to or unsubscribe from real-time updates for this `Message` object. * [StreamUpdates()](https://www.pubnub.com/docs/chat/unreal-chat-sdk/build/features/messages/updates#get-message-updates) * [StopStreamingUpdates()](https://www.pubnub.com/docs/chat/unreal-chat-sdk/build/features/messages/updates#get-message-updates) * [StreamUpdatesOn()](https://www.pubnub.com/docs/chat/unreal-chat-sdk/build/features/messages/updates#get-message-updates) ## Use case `Message` methods enable: * [Updating](https://www.pubnub.com/docs/chat/unreal-chat-sdk/build/features/messages/updates) and [deleting](https://www.pubnub.com/docs/chat/unreal-chat-sdk/build/features/messages/delete) messages * [Forwarding](https://www.pubnub.com/docs/chat/unreal-chat-sdk/build/features/messages/forward) messages to others * [Pinning](https://www.pubnub.com/docs/chat/unreal-chat-sdk/build/features/messages/pinned) messages to channels * [Quoting](https://www.pubnub.com/docs/chat/unreal-chat-sdk/build/features/messages/quotes) messages * [Reacting](https://www.pubnub.com/docs/chat/unreal-chat-sdk/build/features/messages/reactions) to messages * [Reporting](https://www.pubnub.com/docs/chat/unreal-chat-sdk/build/features/messages/moderation#flagreport-messages) offensive messages