# ExternalInput

> **Class** in `deepagents_code`

📖 [View in docs](https://reference.langchain.com/python/deepagents-code/app/ExternalInput)

Textual message carrying an external prompt or command.

## Signature

```python
ExternalInput(
    self,
    event: ExternalEvent,
)
```

## Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|------|------|----------|-------------|
| `event` | `ExternalEvent` | Yes | Transport-independent external event. |

## Extends

- `Message`

## Constructors

```python
__init__(
    self,
    event: ExternalEvent,
) -> None
```

| Name | Type |
|------|------|
| `event` | `ExternalEvent` |


## Properties

- `event`

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