# OpenResponsesEasyInputMessage ## Fields | Field | Type | Required | Description | Example | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | `type` | [Optional[components.OpenResponsesEasyInputMessageTypeMessage]](../components/openresponseseasyinputmessagetypemessage.md) | :heavy_minus_sign: | N/A | | | `role` | [components.OpenResponsesEasyInputMessageRoleUnion](../components/openresponseseasyinputmessageroleunion.md) | :heavy_check_mark: | N/A | | | `content` | [OptionalNullable[components.OpenResponsesEasyInputMessageContentUnion2]](../components/openresponseseasyinputmessagecontentunion2.md) | :heavy_minus_sign: | N/A | | | `phase` | [OptionalNullable[components.OpenResponsesEasyInputMessagePhaseUnion]](../components/openresponseseasyinputmessagephaseunion.md) | :heavy_minus_sign: | The phase of an assistant message. Use `commentary` for an intermediate assistant message and `final_answer` for the final assistant message. For follow-up requests with models like `gpt-5.3-codex` and later, preserve and resend phase on all assistant messages. Omitting it can degrade performance. Not used for user messages. | final_answer |