MadelineProtoDocs/old_docs/API_docs_v18/methods/messages_sendMessage.md

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title: messages.sendMessage
description: Send a message
image: https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/favicons/android-chrome-256x256.png
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# Method: messages.sendMessage  
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Send a message

### Parameters:

| Name     |    Type       | Description | Required |
|----------|---------------|-------------|----------|
|peer|[Username, chat ID, Update, Message or InputPeer](../types/InputPeer.md) | The chat where to send this message | Optional|
|message|[string](../types/string.md) | The message to send | Yes|


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

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


### MadelineProto Example ([now async!](https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/docs/ASYNC.html)):


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

$MadelineProto = new \danog\MadelineProto\API('session.madeline');
$MadelineProto->start();

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

Or, if you're into Lua:

```lua
messages_SentMessage = messages.sendMessage({peer=InputPeer, 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.


### 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|
|AUTH_KEY_DUPLICATED|An auth key with the same ID was already generated|
|MSGID_DECREASE_RETRY|IDK TBH|
|NEED_MEMBER_INVALID|The provided member is invalid|
|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|