---
title: QueryMsg
sidebar_label: QueryMsg
sidebar_position: 3
slug: /contract-api/query-msg
---

# `QueryMsg`

The `QueryMsg` is the message that allows you to see the state of the contract. Therefore, it is important to
understand the state of the contract.

## `GetChannel`

```rust reference
https://github.com/srdtrk/cw-ica-controller/blob/v0.4.0/src/types/msg.rs#L103-L105
```

This message is used to query the state of the ICS-27 channel as tracked by the contract. It returns

```rust reference
https://github.com/srdtrk/cw-ica-controller/blob/v0.4.0/src/types/state.rs#L156-L164
```

## `GetContractState`

```rust reference
https://github.com/srdtrk/cw-ica-controller/blob/v0.4.0/src/types/msg.rs#L106-L108
```

This message is used to query the state of the contract. It returns

```rust reference
https://github.com/srdtrk/cw-ica-controller/blob/v0.4.0/src/types/state.rs#L31-L45
```

Lets look at the fields of the `ContractState`:

### `ica_info`

This field will be empty if the channel handshake has not been completed. Otherwise, it will contain the
following information:

```rust reference
https://github.com/srdtrk/cw-ica-controller/blob/v0.4.0/src/types/state.rs#L109-L115
```

### `allow_channel_open_init`

This field is used internally and should be ignored. It will be removed in a future version.

### `callback_address`

This is the contract address that the `cw-ica-controller` contract will send callbacks to. If this field is empty,
then the contract will not send callbacks.

## `Ownership`

```rust reference
https://github.com/larry0x/cw-plus-plus/blob/ownable-v0.5.0/packages/ownable/derive/src/lib.rs#L142-L144
```

This message type is provided by the [cw-ownable](https://crates.io/crates/cw-ownable) crate. It allows to query
the ownership of the contract. It returns `Ownership<String>`:

```rust reference
https://github.com/larry0x/cw-plus-plus/blob/ownable-v0.5.0/packages/ownable/src/lib.rs#L14-L29
```