# Distinguish private messages from posts?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/distinguish-private-messages-from-posts/51468>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [12 أكتوبر 2016، 9:12م UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/distinguish-private-messages-from-posts/51468 "2016-10-12T21:12:09Z")\
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**Post date:** [12 أكتوبر 2016، 9:12م UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/distinguish-private-messages-from-posts/51468/1 "2016-10-12T21:12:09Z")

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In a server-side ruby plugin, I’m using `DiscourseEvent.on("post_created")` to get data on post replies. However, this is also being triggered when a person replies to a private message. Unfortunately, I can’t see any attributes on the event objects that allow me to distinguish a reply to a topic from a reply in a PM conversation. The `archetype` property is set to “regular” in both of these cases.

Does anyone have any ideas how to distinguish a private message reply from other messages?

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