---
alias: user-guide-automation-business-scenarios-building-structure-step-message
tags:
- automation
- connect iot
description: "This documentation outlines a component for displaying user-facing messages with configurable options"
---

# Message

Display a message to inform the user.

| Name        | Description                                                                     | Mandatory | Type     | Possible Values        | Default Value |
| ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------- | -------- | ---------------------- | ------------- |
| message     | Message to show to the user                                                     | N         | `String` | `Object[]`             |               |
| messageKey  | Key that points to the answers object containing the message to send to the GUI | N         | `String` |                        |               |
| messageType | Type of message provided. Necessary to explain the gui how to render it         | N         | `Enum`   | `String`<br>`Entities` | `String`      |

!!! warning
    Either `message` or a `messageKey` must be provided. if both are present, only `message` will be used.

## Example snippets

```json
{
    "type": "Message",
    "settings": {
        "message": "Hello World"
    },
    "next": "NextStep"
}
```

```json
{
    "type": "Message",
    "settings": {
        "messageType": "Entities",
        "message": [{
            "$type": "...",
	        "id": "14876234821"
        }]
    },
    "next": "NextStep"
}
```