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Send Message

Post a plain text, rich text or html message, to a room or user.

External Documentation

To learn more, visit the Cisco Webex documentation.

Parameters

ParameterDescription
FileThe public URL to a binary file to be posted into the room. Only one file is allowed per message. Uploaded files are automatically converted into a format that all Webex clients can render.
HTMLThe message, in HTML format.
MarkdownThe message, in Markdown format.
Room ID-
Send ToChoose to send direct message to a user or send a message to a group.
TextThe message, in plain text.
To Person EmailThe Email address of the person to send a messages to. Can be retrieved from the List People action.

Example Output

{
"id": "Y2lzY29zcGFyazovL3VzL01FU1NBR0UvOTJkYjNiZTAtNDNiZC0xMWU2LThhZTktZGQ1YjNkZmM1NjVk",
"parentId": "Y2lzY29zcGFyazovL3VzL01FU1NBR0UvOTJkYjNiZTAtNDNiZC0xMWU2LThhZTktZGQ1YjNkZmM1NjVk",
"roomId": "Y2lzY29zcGFyazovL3VzL1JPT00vYmJjZWIxYWQtNDNmMS0zYjU4LTkxNDctZjE0YmIwYzRkMTU0",
"roomType": "group",
"toPersonId": "Y2lzY29zcGFyazovL3VzL1BFT1BMRS9mMDZkNzFhNS0wODMzLTRmYTUtYTcyYS1jYzg5YjI1ZWVlMmX",
"toPersonEmail": "julie@example.com",
"text": "PROJECT UPDATE - A new project plan has been published om http://example.com/s/lf5vj. The PM for this project is Mike C. and the Engineering Manager is Jane W.",
"markdown": "**PROJECT UPDATE** A new project plan has been published on <http://box.com/s/lf5vj>. The PM for this project is <@personEmail:mike@example.com> and the Engineering Manager is <@personEmail:jane@example.com>.",
"html": "<p><strong>PROJECT UPDATE</strong> A new project plan has been published <a href=\\\"http://example.com/s/lf5vj\\\" rel=\\\"nofollow\\\">here</a>. The PM for this project is mike@example.com and the Engineering Manager is jane@example.com.</p>",
"files": [
"http://www.example.com/images/media.png"
],
"personId": "Y2lzY29zcGFyazovL3VzL1BFT1BMRS9mNWIzNjE4Ny1jOGRkLTQ3MjctOGIyZi1mOWM0NDdmMjkwNDY",
"personEmail": "matt@example.com",
"mentionedPeople": [
"Y2lzY29zcGFyazovL3VzL1BFT1BMRS8yNDlmNzRkOS1kYjhhLTQzY2EtODk2Yi04NzllZDI0MGFjNTM",
"Y2lzY29zcGFyazovL3VzL1BFT1BMRS83YWYyZjcyYy0xZDk1LTQxZjAtYTcxNi00MjlmZmNmYmM0ZDg"
],
"mentionedGroups": [
"all"
],
"attachments": [
{
"contentType": "application/vnd.microsoft.card.adaptive",
"content": {
"type": "AdaptiveCard",
"version": "1.0",
"body": [
{
"type": "TextBlock",
"text": "Adaptive Cards",
"size": "large"
}
],
"actions": [
{
"type": "Action.OpenUrl",
"url": "http://adaptivecards.io",
"title": "Learn More"
}
]
}
}
],
"created": "2015-10-18T14:26:16+00:00",
"updated": "2015-10-18T14:27:16+00:00",
"isVoiceClip": false
}

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