(::String) — Optional. The unique identifier of the message.
Format: projects/<Project ID>/locations/<Location
ID>/conversations/<Conversation ID>/messages/<Message ID>.
#name=
defname=(value)->::String
Parameter
value (::String) — Optional. The unique identifier of the message.
Format: projects/<Project ID>/locations/<Location
ID>/conversations/<Conversation ID>/messages/<Message ID>.
Returns
(::String) — Optional. The unique identifier of the message.
Format: projects/<Project ID>/locations/<Location
ID>/conversations/<Conversation ID>/messages/<Message ID>.
#participant
defparticipant()->::String
Returns
(::String) — Output only. The participant that sends this message.
[[["Easy to understand","easyToUnderstand","thumb-up"],["Solved my problem","solvedMyProblem","thumb-up"],["Other","otherUp","thumb-up"]],[["Hard to understand","hardToUnderstand","thumb-down"],["Incorrect information or sample code","incorrectInformationOrSampleCode","thumb-down"],["Missing the information/samples I need","missingTheInformationSamplesINeed","thumb-down"],["Other","otherDown","thumb-down"]],["Last updated 2025-09-09 UTC."],[],[],null,["# Dialogflow V2 API - Class Google::Cloud::Dialogflow::V2::Message (v1.10.1)\n\nVersion latestkeyboard_arrow_down\n\n- [1.10.1 (latest)](/ruby/docs/reference/google-cloud-dialogflow-v2/latest/Google-Cloud-Dialogflow-V2-Message)\n- [1.10.0](/ruby/docs/reference/google-cloud-dialogflow-v2/1.10.0/Google-Cloud-Dialogflow-V2-Message)\n- [1.9.1](/ruby/docs/reference/google-cloud-dialogflow-v2/1.9.1/Google-Cloud-Dialogflow-V2-Message)\n- [1.8.0](/ruby/docs/reference/google-cloud-dialogflow-v2/1.8.0/Google-Cloud-Dialogflow-V2-Message)\n- [1.7.0](/ruby/docs/reference/google-cloud-dialogflow-v2/1.7.0/Google-Cloud-Dialogflow-V2-Message)\n- [1.6.0](/ruby/docs/reference/google-cloud-dialogflow-v2/1.6.0/Google-Cloud-Dialogflow-V2-Message)\n- [1.5.0](/ruby/docs/reference/google-cloud-dialogflow-v2/1.5.0/Google-Cloud-Dialogflow-V2-Message)\n- [1.4.1](/ruby/docs/reference/google-cloud-dialogflow-v2/1.4.1/Google-Cloud-Dialogflow-V2-Message)\n- [1.3.0](/ruby/docs/reference/google-cloud-dialogflow-v2/1.3.0/Google-Cloud-Dialogflow-V2-Message)\n- [1.2.0](/ruby/docs/reference/google-cloud-dialogflow-v2/1.2.0/Google-Cloud-Dialogflow-V2-Message)\n- [1.1.1](/ruby/docs/reference/google-cloud-dialogflow-v2/1.1.1/Google-Cloud-Dialogflow-V2-Message)\n- [1.0.0](/ruby/docs/reference/google-cloud-dialogflow-v2/1.0.0/Google-Cloud-Dialogflow-V2-Message)\n- [0.34.0](/ruby/docs/reference/google-cloud-dialogflow-v2/0.34.0/Google-Cloud-Dialogflow-V2-Message)\n- [0.33.0](/ruby/docs/reference/google-cloud-dialogflow-v2/0.33.0/Google-Cloud-Dialogflow-V2-Message)\n- [0.32.2](/ruby/docs/reference/google-cloud-dialogflow-v2/0.32.2/Google-Cloud-Dialogflow-V2-Message)\n- [0.31.0](/ruby/docs/reference/google-cloud-dialogflow-v2/0.31.0/Google-Cloud-Dialogflow-V2-Message)\n- [0.30.0](/ruby/docs/reference/google-cloud-dialogflow-v2/0.30.0/Google-Cloud-Dialogflow-V2-Message)\n- [0.29.0](/ruby/docs/reference/google-cloud-dialogflow-v2/0.29.0/Google-Cloud-Dialogflow-V2-Message)\n- [0.28.0](/ruby/docs/reference/google-cloud-dialogflow-v2/0.28.0/Google-Cloud-Dialogflow-V2-Message)\n- [0.27.0](/ruby/docs/reference/google-cloud-dialogflow-v2/0.27.0/Google-Cloud-Dialogflow-V2-Message)\n- [0.26.2](/ruby/docs/reference/google-cloud-dialogflow-v2/0.26.2/Google-Cloud-Dialogflow-V2-Message)\n- [0.25.0](/ruby/docs/reference/google-cloud-dialogflow-v2/0.25.0/Google-Cloud-Dialogflow-V2-Message)\n- [0.24.0](/ruby/docs/reference/google-cloud-dialogflow-v2/0.24.0/Google-Cloud-Dialogflow-V2-Message)\n- [0.23.0](/ruby/docs/reference/google-cloud-dialogflow-v2/0.23.0/Google-Cloud-Dialogflow-V2-Message)\n- [0.22.0](/ruby/docs/reference/google-cloud-dialogflow-v2/0.22.0/Google-Cloud-Dialogflow-V2-Message)\n- [0.21.0](/ruby/docs/reference/google-cloud-dialogflow-v2/0.21.0/Google-Cloud-Dialogflow-V2-Message)\n- [0.20.0](/ruby/docs/reference/google-cloud-dialogflow-v2/0.20.0/Google-Cloud-Dialogflow-V2-Message)\n- [0.19.0](/ruby/docs/reference/google-cloud-dialogflow-v2/0.19.0/Google-Cloud-Dialogflow-V2-Message)\n- [0.18.0](/ruby/docs/reference/google-cloud-dialogflow-v2/0.18.0/Google-Cloud-Dialogflow-V2-Message)\n- [0.17.1](/ruby/docs/reference/google-cloud-dialogflow-v2/0.17.1/Google-Cloud-Dialogflow-V2-Message)\n- [0.16.0](/ruby/docs/reference/google-cloud-dialogflow-v2/0.16.0/Google-Cloud-Dialogflow-V2-Message)\n- [0.15.2](/ruby/docs/reference/google-cloud-dialogflow-v2/0.15.2/Google-Cloud-Dialogflow-V2-Message)\n- [0.14.0](/ruby/docs/reference/google-cloud-dialogflow-v2/0.14.0/Google-Cloud-Dialogflow-V2-Message)\n- [0.13.0](/ruby/docs/reference/google-cloud-dialogflow-v2/0.13.0/Google-Cloud-Dialogflow-V2-Message)\n- [0.12.0](/ruby/docs/reference/google-cloud-dialogflow-v2/0.12.0/Google-Cloud-Dialogflow-V2-Message) \nReference documentation and code samples for the Dialogflow V2 API class Google::Cloud::Dialogflow::V2::Message.\n\nRepresents a message posted into a conversation. \n\nInherits\n--------\n\n- Object \n\nExtended By\n-----------\n\n- Google::Protobuf::MessageExts::ClassMethods \n\nIncludes\n--------\n\n- Google::Protobuf::MessageExts\n\nMethods\n-------\n\n### #content\n\n def content() -\u003e ::String\n\n**Returns**\n\n- (::String) --- Required. The message content.\n\n### #content=\n\n def content=(value) -\u003e ::String\n\n**Parameter**\n\n- **value** (::String) --- Required. The message content. \n**Returns**\n\n- (::String) --- Required. The message content.\n\n### #create_time\n\n def create_time() -\u003e ::Google::Protobuf::Timestamp\n\n**Returns**\n\n- ([::Google::Protobuf::Timestamp](./Google-Protobuf-Timestamp)) --- Output only. The time when the message was created in Contact Center AI.\n\n### #language_code\n\n def language_code() -\u003e ::String\n\n**Returns**\n\n- (::String) --- Optional. The message language. This should be a [BCP-47](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/bcp/bcp47.txt) language tag. Example: \"en-US\".\n\n### #language_code=\n\n def language_code=(value) -\u003e ::String\n\n**Parameter**\n\n- **value** (::String) --- Optional. The message language. This should be a [BCP-47](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/bcp/bcp47.txt) language tag. Example: \"en-US\". \n**Returns**\n\n- (::String) --- Optional. The message language. This should be a [BCP-47](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/bcp/bcp47.txt) language tag. Example: \"en-US\".\n\n### #message_annotation\n\n def message_annotation() -\u003e ::Google::Cloud::Dialogflow::V2::MessageAnnotation\n\n**Returns**\n\n- ([::Google::Cloud::Dialogflow::V2::MessageAnnotation](./Google-Cloud-Dialogflow-V2-MessageAnnotation)) --- Output only. The annotation for the message.\n\n### #name\n\n def name() -\u003e ::String\n\n**Returns**\n\n- (::String) --- Optional. The unique identifier of the message. Format: `projects/\u003cProject ID\u003e/locations/\u003cLocation\n ID\u003e/conversations/\u003cConversation ID\u003e/messages/\u003cMessage ID\u003e`.\n\n### #name=\n\n def name=(value) -\u003e ::String\n\n**Parameter**\n\n- **value** (::String) --- Optional. The unique identifier of the message. Format: `projects/\u003cProject ID\u003e/locations/\u003cLocation\nID\u003e/conversations/\u003cConversation ID\u003e/messages/\u003cMessage ID\u003e`. \n**Returns**\n\n- (::String) --- Optional. The unique identifier of the message. Format: `projects/\u003cProject ID\u003e/locations/\u003cLocation\n ID\u003e/conversations/\u003cConversation ID\u003e/messages/\u003cMessage ID\u003e`.\n\n### #participant\n\n def participant() -\u003e ::String\n\n**Returns**\n\n- (::String) --- Output only. The participant that sends this message.\n\n### #participant_role\n\n def participant_role() -\u003e ::Google::Cloud::Dialogflow::V2::Participant::Role\n\n**Returns**\n\n- ([::Google::Cloud::Dialogflow::V2::Participant::Role](./Google-Cloud-Dialogflow-V2-Participant-Role)) --- Output only. The role of the participant.\n\n### #send_time\n\n def send_time() -\u003e ::Google::Protobuf::Timestamp\n\n**Returns**\n\n- ([::Google::Protobuf::Timestamp](./Google-Protobuf-Timestamp)) --- Optional. The time when the message was sent. For voice messages, this is the time when an utterance started.\n\n### #send_time=\n\n def send_time=(value) -\u003e ::Google::Protobuf::Timestamp\n\n**Parameter**\n\n- **value** ([::Google::Protobuf::Timestamp](./Google-Protobuf-Timestamp)) --- Optional. The time when the message was sent. For voice messages, this is the time when an utterance started. \n**Returns**\n\n- ([::Google::Protobuf::Timestamp](./Google-Protobuf-Timestamp)) --- Optional. The time when the message was sent. For voice messages, this is the time when an utterance started.\n\n### #sentiment_analysis\n\n def sentiment_analysis() -\u003e ::Google::Cloud::Dialogflow::V2::SentimentAnalysisResult\n\n**Returns**\n\n- ([::Google::Cloud::Dialogflow::V2::SentimentAnalysisResult](./Google-Cloud-Dialogflow-V2-SentimentAnalysisResult)) --- Output only. The sentiment analysis result for the message."]]