---
title: messages.sendMessage
description: Send a message
---
## Method: messages.sendMessage  
[Back to methods index](index.md)


Send a message

### Parameters:

| Name     |    Type       | Required | Description |
|----------|---------------|----------|-------------|
|peer|[Username, chat ID, Update, Message or InputPeer](../types/InputPeer.md) | Optional|The chat where to send this message|
|reply\_to\_msg\_id|[CLICK ME int](../types/int.md) | Optional|Reply to message by ID|
|message|[CLICK ME string](../types/string.md) | Yes|The message to send|


### Return type: [messages\_SentMessage](../types/messages_SentMessage.md)

### Can bots use this method: **YES**


### Errors this method can return:

| Error    | Description   |
|----------|---------------|
|BUTTON_DATA_INVALID|The provided button data is invalid|
|BUTTON_TYPE_INVALID|The type of one of the buttons you provided is invalid|
|BUTTON_URL_INVALID|Button URL invalid|
|CHANNEL_INVALID|The provided channel is invalid|
|CHANNEL_PRIVATE|You haven't joined this channel/supergroup|
|CHAT_ADMIN_REQUIRED|You must be an admin in this chat to do this|
|CHAT_ID_INVALID|The provided chat id is invalid|
|ENTITY_MENTION_USER_INVALID|You can't use this entity|
|INPUT_USER_DEACTIVATED|The specified user was deleted|
|MESSAGE_EMPTY|The provided message is empty|
|MESSAGE_TOO_LONG|The provided message is too long|
|PEER_ID_INVALID|The provided peer id is invalid|
|REPLY_MARKUP_INVALID|The provided reply markup is invalid|
|USER_BANNED_IN_CHANNEL|You're banned from sending messages in supergroups/channels|
|USER_IS_BLOCKED|User is blocked|
|USER_IS_BOT|Bots can't send messages to other bots|
|YOU_BLOCKED_USER|You blocked this user|
|RANDOM_ID_DUPLICATE|You provided a random ID that was already used|
|CHAT_WRITE_FORBIDDEN|You can't write in this chat|
|tanti SALUTI da peppe lg .|Ciao da un pony|
|Timeout|A timeout occurred while fetching data from the bot|


### MadelineProto Example:


```
if (!file_exists('madeline.php')) {
    copy('https://phar.madelineproto.xyz/madeline.php', 'madeline.php');
}
include 'madeline.php';

// !!! This API id/API hash combination will not work !!!
// !!! You must get your own @ my.telegram.org !!!
$api_id = 0;
$api_hash = '';

$MadelineProto = new \danog\MadelineProto\API('session.madeline', ['app_info' => ['api_id' => $api_id, 'api_hash' => $api_hash]]);
$MadelineProto->start();

$messages_SentMessage = $MadelineProto->messages->sendMessage(['peer' => InputPeer, 'reply_to_msg_id' => int, 'message' => 'string', ]);
```

### [PWRTelegram HTTP API](https://pwrtelegram.xyz) example (NOT FOR MadelineProto):

### As a bot:

POST/GET to `https://api.pwrtelegram.xyz/botTOKEN/madeline`

Parameters:

* method - messages.sendMessage
* params - `{"peer": InputPeer, "reply_to_msg_id": int, "message": "string", }`



### As a user:

POST/GET to `https://api.pwrtelegram.xyz/userTOKEN/messages.sendMessage`

Parameters:

peer - Json encoded InputPeer

reply_to_msg_id - Json encoded int

message - Json encoded string




Or, if you're into Lua:

```
messages_SentMessage = messages.sendMessage({peer=InputPeer, reply_to_msg_id=int, message='string', })
```


## Return value 

If the length of the provided message is bigger than 4096, the message will be split in chunks and the method will be called multiple times, with the same parameters (except for the message), and an array of [messages\_SentMessage](../types/messages_SentMessage.md) will be returned instead.