---
title: Marker
description: Represents the last read position within a user's timelines.
menu:
  docs:
    parent: entities
---

## Example

```javascript
{
  "home": {
    "last_read_id": "103194548672408537",
    "version": 462,
    "updated_at": "2019-11-24T19:39:39.337Z"
  },
  "notifications": {
    "last_read_id": "35050107",
    "version": 356,
    "updated_at": "2019-11-25T13:47:31.333Z"
  }
}
```

## Base attributes

### `home` {#home}

**Description:** Information about the user's position in the home timeline.\
**Type:** Hash\
**Version history:** Added in 3.0.0

### `notifications` {#notifications}

**Description:** Information about the user's position in their notifications.\
**Type:** Hash\
**Version history:** Added in 3.0.0

## Nested attributes

### `last_read_id` {#last_read_id}

**Description:** The ID of the most recently viewed entity.\
**Type:** String \(cast from integer but not guaranteed to be a number\)\
**Version history:** Added in 3.0.0

### `updated_at` {#updated_at}

**Description:** The timestamp of when the marker was set.\
**Type:** String \(ISO 8601 Datetime\)\
**Version history:** Added in 3.0.0

### `version` {#version}

**Description:** Used for locking to prevent write conflicts.\
**Type:** Number\
**Version history:** Added in 3.0.0

## See also

{{< page-ref page="methods/timelines/markers.md" >}}

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