# Message
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Container for text that is returned to the customer..

## Contents
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 ** contentType **   <a name="lexv2-Type-runtime_Message-contentType"></a>
Indicates the type of response.  
Type: String  
Valid Values: `CustomPayload | ImageResponseCard | PlainText | SSML`   
Required: Yes

 ** content **   <a name="lexv2-Type-runtime_Message-content"></a>
The text of the message.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 1024.  
Required: No

 ** imageResponseCard **   <a name="lexv2-Type-runtime_Message-imageResponseCard"></a>
A card that is shown to the user by a messaging platform. You define the contents of the card, the card is displayed by the platform.   
When you use a response card, the response from the user is constrained to the text associated with a button on the card.  
Type: [ImageResponseCard](API_runtime_ImageResponseCard.md) object  
Required: No

## 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/runtime.lex.v2-2020-08-07/Message) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/runtime.lex.v2-2020-08-07/Message) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/runtime.lex.v2-2020-08-07/Message)