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

# Chat Message

The `chat_message` type represents chat messages ingested from sources such as Telegram.
When possible this event type will include information about the message itself as well as
if it has been forwarded.

```json Chat Message theme={null}
{
    "event_type": "chat_message",
    "data": {
        "posted_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00",
        "actor": {
            "id": "7432892726",
            "name": "chatty_cathy"
        },
        "context": {
            "conversation_id": "end_index",
            "conversation_name": "interesting chat"
        },
        "content": "This is the content of the message",
        "parent_context": {
            "parent_uid": "parent_uid",
            "parent_type": "parent_type"
        },
        "forward_info": {
            "forwarded_from": "forwarded_from",
            "forwarded_from_author_id": "forwarded_from_author_id",
            "forwarded_from_chat_id": 1,
            "forwarded_from_conversation_id": "forwarded_from_conversation_id",
            "forwarded_from_user_id": 1,
            "forwarded_from_username": "forwarded_from_username",
            "forwarded_message_time": "2025-01-01T00:00:00"
        },
        "was_forwarded": false
    },
    "metadata": {
        "estimated_created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00",
        "flare_url": "https://app.flare.io/#/uid",
        "matched_at": null,
        "severity": "info",
        "uid": "index/source/id"
    }
}
```