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# WAMessage

> Type Alias WAMessage in the Baileys API.

> **WAMessage**: [`IWebMessageInfo`](/proto-reference/interfaces/IWebMessageInfo) & `object`

Defined in: [src/Types/Message.ts:11](https://github.com/WhiskeySockets/Baileys/blob/master/src/Types/Message.ts#L11)

## Type declaration

### category?

> `optional` **category**: `string`

### key

> **key**: [`WAMessageKey`](/api-reference/type-aliases/WAMessageKey)

### messageStubParameters?

> `optional` **messageStubParameters**: `any`

### retryCount?

> `optional` **retryCount**: `number`