---
title: messageIdentifier
framework: retentionmessaging
role: symbol
role_heading: Type
path: retentionmessaging/messageidentifier
---

# messageIdentifier

A unique identifier for a message, which you provide when you upload the message.

## Declaration

```data
uuid messageIdentifier
```

## Discussion

Discussion You create the UUID to identify a message when you call Upload Message. Use this identifier to refer to the same message throughout the API.

## See Also

### Messages

- [messageState](retentionmessaging/messagestate.md)
- [body](retentionmessaging/body.md)
- [BulletPoint](retentionmessaging/bulletpoint.md)
- [bulletPointText](retentionmessaging/bulletpointtext.md)
- [header](retentionmessaging/header.md)
- [headerPosition](retentionmessaging/headerposition.md)