# ChatMessage
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A chat message.

## Contents
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 ** Content **   <a name="connect-Type-ChatMessage-Content"></a>
The content of the chat message. Maximum of 16,384 bytes for all content types (`text/plain`, `text/markdown`, `application/json`, and `application/vnd.amazonaws.connect.message.interactive.response`).  
Some messaging channels enforce lower limits. For channel-specific message size limits, see [Chat message size limits by channel](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/connect/latest/adminguide/feature-limits.html#chat-message-size-limits) in the *Amazon Connect Customer Administrator Guide*.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 16384.  
Required: Yes

 ** ContentType **   <a name="connect-Type-ChatMessage-ContentType"></a>
The type of the content. Supported types are `text/plain`, `text/markdown`, `application/json`, and `application/vnd.amazonaws.connect.message.interactive.response`.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 100.  
Required: Yes

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS SDK for C\+\+](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/connect-2017-08-08/ChatMessage) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/connect-2017-08-08/ChatMessage) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/connect-2017-08-08/ChatMessage)