# JournalEntry Properties

[Type overview](/orleans/docs/api/csharp/microsoft.orleans.journaling/orleans.journaling.journalentry/)

## FormatKey {#formatkey-1fdb37fe}

[Dedicated page](/orleans/docs/api/csharp/microsoft.orleans.journaling/orleans.journaling.journalentry/properties/formatkey-1fdb37fe/)

[Source](https://github.com/dotnet/orleans/blob/e4e752cedecc2976811db49802c7a999b1f1c704/src/Orleans.Journaling/JournalEntry.cs#L23)

```csharp
public string FormatKey
```

Gets the journal format key for this entry.

## Reader {#reader-d3341c00}

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[Source](https://github.com/dotnet/orleans/blob/e4e752cedecc2976811db49802c7a999b1f1c704/src/Orleans.Journaling/JournalEntry.cs#L28)

```csharp
public JournalBufferReader Reader
```

Gets the entry payload reader.