# whatsapp-web.js 1.2.1-post » Class: Message

## Properties

author
body
broadcast
from
fromMe

hasMedia
hasQuotedMsg
id
isForwarded
location

mentionedIds
timestamp
to
type

## Methods

delete(everyone)
downloadMedia()
getChat()

getContact()
getMentions()
getQuotedMessage()

reply(content, chatId, options)

## new Message()

Extends
  Base

## Properties

### author string

If the message was sent to a group, this field will contain the user that sent the message.

### body string

Message content

### broadcast boolean

Indicates if the message was a broadcast

### from string

ID for the Chat that this message was sent to, except if the message was sent by the current user.

### fromMe boolean

Indicates if the message was sent by the current user

### hasMedia boolean

Indicates if the message has media available for download

### hasQuotedMsg boolean

Indicates if the message was sent as a reply to another message.

### id object

ID that represents the message

### isForwarded boolean

Indicates if the message was forwarded

### location Location

Location information contained in the message, if the message is type "location"

### mentionedIds Array of string

Indicates the mentions in the message body.

### timestamp number

Unix timestamp for when the message was created

### to string

ID for who this message is for.

If the message is sent by the current user, it will be the Chat to which the message is being sent. If the message is sent by another user, it will be the ID for the current user.

### type MessageTypes

Message type

## Methods

async

### delete(everyone)

Deletes a message from the chat

#### Parameter

Name | Type | Optional | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
everyone | boolean |  | If true and the message is sent by the current user, will delete it for everyone in the chat. Value can be null.

async

### downloadMedia() → Promise containing MessageMedia

Downloads and returns the attatched message media

Returns

  `Promise containing MessageMedia`

### getChat() → Promise containing Chat

Returns the Chat this message was sent in

Returns

  `Promise containing Chat`

### getContact() → Promise containing Contact

Returns the Contact this message was sent from

Returns

  `Promise containing Contact`

async

### getMentions() → Promise containing Array of Contact

Returns the Contacts mentioned in this message

Returns

  `Promise containing Array of Contact`

async

### getQuotedMessage() → Promise containing Message

Returns the quoted message, if any

Returns

  `Promise containing Message`

async

### reply(content, chatId, options) → Promise containing Message

Sends a message as a reply to this message. If chatId is specified, it will be sent through the specified Chat. If not, it will send the message in the same Chat as the original message was sent.

#### Parameters

Name | Type | Optional | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
content | (string, MessageMedia, or Location) |  |
chatId | string |  | Value can be null.
options | object |  |

Returns

  `Promise containing Message`