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slug: python-reference/LettaMessage
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## LettaMessage

```python
class LettaMessage(BaseModel)
```

Base class for simplified Letta message response type. This is intended to be used for developers who want the internal monologue, function calls, and function returns in a simplified format that does not include additional information other than the content and timestamp.

**Attributes**:

- `id` _str_ - The ID of the message
- `date` _datetime_ - The date the message was created in ISO format

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## InternalMonologue

```python
class InternalMonologue(LettaMessage)
```

Representation of an agent's internal monologue.

**Attributes**:

- `internal_monologue` _str_ - The internal monologue of the agent
- `id` _str_ - The ID of the message
- `date` _datetime_ - The date the message was created in ISO format

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## FunctionCallMessage

```python
class FunctionCallMessage(LettaMessage)
```

A message representing a request to call a function (generated by the LLM to trigger function execution).

**Attributes**:

- `function_call` _Union[FunctionCall, FunctionCallDelta]_ - The function call
- `id` _str_ - The ID of the message
- `date` _datetime_ - The date the message was created in ISO format

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## FunctionReturn

```python
class FunctionReturn(LettaMessage)
```

A message representing the return value of a function call (generated by Letta executing the requested function).

**Attributes**:

- `function_return` _str_ - The return value of the function
- `status` _Literal["success", "error"]_ - The status of the function call
- `id` _str_ - The ID of the message
- `date` _datetime_ - The date the message was created in ISO format