[docs](../../index.md) / [net.thauvin.erik.akismet](../index.md) / [Akismet](index.md) / [errorMessage](./error-message.md) # errorMessage `var errorMessage: `[`String`](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-string/index.html) [(source)](https://github.com/ethauvin/akismet-kotlin/tree/master/src/main/kotlin/net/thauvin/erik/akismet/Akismet.kt#L159) The error message. The error (IO, empty response from Akismet, etc.) message is also logged as a warning. **See Also** [Akismet.checkComment](check-comment.md)