MadelineProto/old_docs/API_docs_v33/methods/messages_sendMessage.md

---
title: messages.sendMessage
description: messages.sendMessage parameters, return type and example
---
## Method: messages.sendMessage  
[Back to methods index](index.md)


### Parameters:

| Name     |    Type       | Required |
|----------|---------------|----------|
|peer|[Username, chat ID, Update, Message or InputPeer](../types/InputPeer.md) | Optional|
|reply\_to\_msg\_id|[CLICK ME int](../types/int.md) | Optional|
|message|[CLICK ME string](../types/string.md) | Yes|
|reply\_markup|[CLICK ME ReplyMarkup](../types/ReplyMarkup.md) | Optional|


### 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', 'reply_markup' => ReplyMarkup, ]);
```

### [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", "reply_markup": ReplyMarkup, }`



### 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

reply_markup - Json encoded ReplyMarkup




Or, if you're into Lua:

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


## Usage of reply_markup

You can provide bot API reply_markup objects here.  



## 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.