Title: MessageBuilder::get
Published: May 20, 2026

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# MessageBuilder::get(): WordPressAiClientMessagesDTOMessage

## In this article

 * [Return](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wordpress-aiclient-builders-messagebuilder/get/?output_format=md#return)
 * [Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wordpress-aiclient-builders-messagebuilder/get/?output_format=md#source)
 * [Related](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wordpress-aiclient-builders-messagebuilder/get/?output_format=md#related)
 * [Changelog](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wordpress-aiclient-builders-messagebuilder/get/?output_format=md#changelog)

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Builds and returns the Message object.

## 󠀁[Return](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wordpress-aiclient-builders-messagebuilder/get/?output_format=md#return)󠁿

 WordPressAiClientMessagesDTOMessage The built message.

## 󠀁[Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wordpress-aiclient-builders-messagebuilder/get/?output_format=md#source)󠁿

    ```php
    public function get(): Message
    {
        if (empty($this->parts)) {
            throw new InvalidArgumentException('Cannot build an empty message. Add content using withText() or similar methods.');
        }
        if ($this->role === null) {
            throw new InvalidArgumentException('Cannot build a message with no role. Set a role using usingRole() or similar methods.');
        }
        // At this point, we've validated that $this->role is not null
        /** @var MessageRoleEnum $role */
        $role = $this->role;
        return new Message($role, $this->parts);
    }
    ```

[View all references](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/files/wp-includes/php-ai-client/src/builders/messagebuilder.php/)
[View on Trac](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tags/7.0/src/wp-includes/php-ai-client/src/Builders/MessageBuilder.php#L208)
[View on GitHub](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/7.0/src/wp-includes/php-ai-client/src/Builders/MessageBuilder.php#L208-L220)

## 󠀁[Related](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wordpress-aiclient-builders-messagebuilder/get/?output_format=md#related)󠁿

| Uses | Description | 
| [Message::__construct()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wordpress-aiclient-messages-dto-message/__construct/)`wp-includes/php-ai-client/src/Messages/DTO/Message.php` |

Constructor.

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## 󠀁[Changelog](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wordpress-aiclient-builders-messagebuilder/get/?output_format=md#changelog)󠁿

| Version | Description | 
| [0.2.0](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/since/0.2.0/) | Introduced. |

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