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

# IMessageAssociation

> Protobuf interface IMessageAssociation generated from WAProto.

Defined in: [WAProto/index.d.ts:9467](https://github.com/WhiskeySockets/Baileys/blob/master/WAProto/index.d.ts#L9467)

## Properties

### associationType?

> `optional` **associationType**: `null` | [`AssociationType`](/proto-reference/MessageAssociation/enumerations/AssociationType)

Defined in: [WAProto/index.d.ts:9468](https://github.com/WhiskeySockets/Baileys/blob/master/WAProto/index.d.ts#L9468)

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### messageIndex?

> `optional` **messageIndex**: `null` | `number`

Defined in: [WAProto/index.d.ts:9470](https://github.com/WhiskeySockets/Baileys/blob/master/WAProto/index.d.ts#L9470)

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### parentMessageKey?

> `optional` **parentMessageKey**: `null` | [`IMessageKey`](/proto-reference/interfaces/IMessageKey)

Defined in: [WAProto/index.d.ts:9469](https://github.com/WhiskeySockets/Baileys/blob/master/WAProto/index.d.ts#L9469)