def getStatusMsg(self):
        """
        Returns the message of the status or an empty string if it does not exist

        :return:
            Status message of the response
        """

        if 'status' in self._response.keys():
            if (self._response['status'] is not None) and ('msg' in self._response['status'].keys()) and (self._response['status']['msg'] is not None):
                return self._response['status']['msg']
            else:
                return ''