# AssistantMessage

Assistant message for requests and responses


## Fields

| Field                                                                                            | Type                                                                                             | Required                                                                                         | Description                                                                                      | Example                                                                                          |
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| `role`                                                                                           | [components.AssistantMessageRole](../components/assistantmessagerole.md)                         | :heavy_check_mark:                                                                               | N/A                                                                                              |                                                                                                  |
| `content`                                                                                        | [OptionalNullable[components.AssistantMessageContent]](../components/assistantmessagecontent.md) | :heavy_minus_sign:                                                                               | Assistant message content                                                                        |                                                                                                  |
| `name`                                                                                           | *Optional[str]*                                                                                  | :heavy_minus_sign:                                                                               | Optional name for the assistant                                                                  |                                                                                                  |
| `tool_calls`                                                                                     | List[[components.ChatMessageToolCall](../components/chatmessagetoolcall.md)]                     | :heavy_minus_sign:                                                                               | Tool calls made by the assistant                                                                 |                                                                                                  |
| `refusal`                                                                                        | *OptionalNullable[str]*                                                                          | :heavy_minus_sign:                                                                               | Refusal message if content was refused                                                           |                                                                                                  |
| `reasoning`                                                                                      | *OptionalNullable[str]*                                                                          | :heavy_minus_sign:                                                                               | Reasoning output                                                                                 |                                                                                                  |
| `reasoning_details`                                                                              | List[[components.ReasoningDetailUnion](../components/reasoningdetailunion.md)]                   | :heavy_minus_sign:                                                                               | Reasoning details for extended thinking models                                                   |                                                                                                  |
| `images`                                                                                         | List[[components.AssistantMessageImages](../components/assistantmessageimages.md)]               | :heavy_minus_sign:                                                                               | Generated images from image generation models                                                    | [<br/>{<br/>"image_url": {<br/>"url": "data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgo..."<br/>}<br/>}<br/>]   |