---
title: MSCriticalMessage
framework: messages
role: symbol
role_heading: Structure
path: messages/mscriticalmessage
---

# MSCriticalMessage

A message for critical communications.

## Declaration

```swift
struct MSCriticalMessage
```

## Overview

Overview Create and send time-sensitive messages that require immediate attention. Critical messages can bypass certain system restrictions to ensure delivery of urgent information.

## Topics

### Creating a message

- [init(messageText:)](messages/mscriticalmessage/init(messagetext:).md)

### Accessing message content

- [messageText](messages/mscriticalmessage/messagetext.md)

## Relationships

### Conforms To

- [Sendable](swift/sendable.md)
- [SendableMetatype](swift/sendablemetatype.md)

## See Also

### Critical messages

- [Sending SMS messages from an app](messages/critical-messaging-api.md)
- [MSCriticalSMSMessenger](messages/mscriticalsmsmessenger.md)
- [MSRecipient](messages/msrecipient.md)
- [MSCriticalMessagingAuthorizationStatus](messages/mscriticalmessagingauthorizationstatus.md)