# ModelMessage

# Interface: ModelMessage\<TContent\>

Defined in: [packages/ai/src/types.ts:360](https://github.com/TanStack/ai/blob/main/packages/ai/src/types.ts#L360)

## Type Parameters

### TContent

`TContent` *extends* `string` \| `null` \| [`ContentPart`](../type-aliases/ContentPart.md)[] = `string` \| `null` \| [`ContentPart`](../type-aliases/ContentPart.md)[]

## Properties

### content

```ts
content: TContent;
```

Defined in: [packages/ai/src/types.ts:367](https://github.com/TanStack/ai/blob/main/packages/ai/src/types.ts#L367)

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### createdAt?

```ts
optional createdAt?: Date;
```

Defined in: [packages/ai/src/types.ts:385](https://github.com/TanStack/ai/blob/main/packages/ai/src/types.ts#L385)

Optional message creation timestamp. When present, message converters
preserve it across persist → hydrate round-trips.

***

### id?

```ts
optional id?: string;
```

Defined in: [packages/ai/src/types.ts:380](https://github.com/TanStack/ai/blob/main/packages/ai/src/types.ts#L380)

Optional stable message id. Providers ignore it; it exists so a persisted
transcript can retain the streaming `messageId` and survive the
persist → hydrate round-trip. When present, `modelMessagesToUIMessages`
reuses it instead of generating a fresh id, so a hydrated message keeps the
same identity as its live stream — which is what lets a mid-stream reload
resume the SAME message bubble in place (see `@tanstack/ai-persistence`).

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### name?

```ts
optional name?: string;
```

Defined in: [packages/ai/src/types.ts:368](https://github.com/TanStack/ai/blob/main/packages/ai/src/types.ts#L368)

***

### role

```ts
role: "user" | "assistant" | "tool";
```

Defined in: [packages/ai/src/types.ts:366](https://github.com/TanStack/ai/blob/main/packages/ai/src/types.ts#L366)

***

### thinking?

```ts
optional thinking?: object[];
```

Defined in: [packages/ai/src/types.ts:371](https://github.com/TanStack/ai/blob/main/packages/ai/src/types.ts#L371)

#### content

```ts
content: string;
```

#### signature?

```ts
optional signature?: string;
```

***

### toolCallId?

```ts
optional toolCallId?: string;
```

Defined in: [packages/ai/src/types.ts:370](https://github.com/TanStack/ai/blob/main/packages/ai/src/types.ts#L370)

***

### toolCalls?

```ts
optional toolCalls?: ToolCall<unknown>[];
```

Defined in: [packages/ai/src/types.ts:369](https://github.com/TanStack/ai/blob/main/packages/ai/src/types.ts#L369)