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# outgoingMessageType

The format of the message contents.

```
var outgoingMessageType: INOutgoingMessageType { get }
```

## Discussion

If the user asks Siri to send an audio message,_ _the value of this property is [`INOutgoingMessageType.outgoingMessageAudio`](/documentation/Intents/INOutgoingMessageType/outgoingMessageAudio). An audio message may also include a transcription of the audio message in the [`content`](/documentation/Intents/INSendMessageIntent/content) property.

If the user doesn’t specify what type of message to send, the default message type is [`INOutgoingMessageType.outgoingMessageText`](/documentation/Intents/INOutgoingMessageType/outgoingMessageText).

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