# StartPosition


A filtering option for where to start. For example, if you sent 100 messages, start with message 50. 

## Contents


 ** AbsoluteTime **   <a name="connect-Type-connect-participant_StartPosition-AbsoluteTime"></a>
The time in ISO format where to start.  
It's specified in ISO 8601 format: yyyy-MM-ddThh:mm:ss.SSSZ. For example, 2019-11-08T02:41:28.172Z.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 100.  
Required: No

 ** Id **   <a name="connect-Type-connect-participant_StartPosition-Id"></a>
The ID of the message or event where to start.   
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 256.  
Required: No

 ** MostRecent **   <a name="connect-Type-connect-participant_StartPosition-MostRecent"></a>
The start position of the most recent message where you want to start.   
Type: Integer  
Valid Range: Minimum value of 0. Maximum value of 100.  
Required: No

## See Also


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/connectparticipant-2018-09-07/StartPosition) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/connectparticipant-2018-09-07/StartPosition) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/connectparticipant-2018-09-07/StartPosition)