> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://baileys.wiki/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# IPlaceholderMessage

> Protobuf interface IPlaceholderMessage generated from WAProto.

Defined in: [WAProto/index.d.ts:8271](https://github.com/WhiskeySockets/Baileys/blob/master/WAProto/index.d.ts#L8271)

## Properties

### type?

> `optional` **type**: `null` | [`MASK_LINKED_DEVICES`](/proto-reference/Message/PlaceholderMessage/enumerations/PlaceholderType#mask_linked_devices)

Defined in: [WAProto/index.d.ts:8272](https://github.com/WhiskeySockets/Baileys/blob/master/WAProto/index.d.ts#L8272)