# Message
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Represents the email message that you're sending. The `Message` object consists of a subject line and a message body.

## Contents
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 ** Body **   <a name="pinpoint-Type-Message-Body"></a>
The body of the message. You can specify an HTML version of the message, a text-only version of the message, or both.  
Type: [Body](API_Body.md) object  
Required: Yes

 ** Subject **   <a name="pinpoint-Type-Message-Subject"></a>
The subject line of the email. The subject line can only contain 7-bit ASCII characters. However, you can specify non-ASCII characters in the subject line by using encoded-word syntax, as described in [RFC 2047](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2047).  
Type: [Content](API_Content.md) object  
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\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/pinpoint-email-2018-07-26/Message) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/pinpoint-email-2018-07-26/Message) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/pinpoint-email-2018-07-26/Message)