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# messageState

The approval state of the message.

```
string messageState
```

## Discussion

Call [`Get Message List`](/documentation/RetentionMessaging/Get-Message-List) to get the list of messages and their current states.

For messages with images, see [`Get Image List`](/documentation/RetentionMessaging/Get-Image-List) to get the image state also.

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