> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.blinkops.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Send Message

Use this method to send text messages. On success, the sent message is returned.

## Basic Parameters

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  | Parameter  | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
  | ---------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
  | Chat ID    | Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target channel (in the format `@channelusername`). You can easily retrieve a channel's ID from it's web view link at [https://web.telegram.org/](https://web.telegram.org/) - e.g the channel at [https://web.telegram.org/z/#-863152528](https://web.telegram.org/z/#-863152528) has the id -863152528. |
  | Parse Mode | Mode for parsing entities in the message text. See formatting options ([https://core.telegram.org/bots/api/#formatting-options](https://core.telegram.org/bots/api/#formatting-options)) for more details.                                                                                                                                                        |
  | Text       | Text of the message to be sent, 1-4096 characters after entities parsing.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
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## Advanced Parameters

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  | Parameter                   | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
  | --------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
  | Allow Sending Without Reply | Pass *True*, if the message should be sent even if the specified replied-to message is not found.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
  | Disable Notification        | Sends the message silently. Users will receive a notification with no sound.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
  | Disable Web Page Preview    | Disables link previews for links in this message.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
  | Entities                    | Comma-separated JSON list of special entities that appear in message text, which can be<br />specified instead of the Parse Mode. For more information refer to [https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#messageentity](https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#messageentity).<br />e.g <pre><code>\[\{"type": "mention", "offset": 0, "length": 7}, \{"type": "text\_link", "offset": 9, "length": 24, "url": "[https://app.blinkops.com](https://app.blinkops.com)"}]</code></pre>. |
  | Message Thread ID           | Unique identifier for the target message thread (topic) of the forum. For forum supergroups only.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
  | Protect Content             | Protects the contents of the sent message from forwarding and saving.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
  | Reply Markup                | Additional interface options. A JSON-serialized object for an inline keyboard, custom reply keyboard, instructions to remove reply keyboard or to force a reply from the user. For more information, refer to [https://core.telegram.org/bots/features#keyboards](https://core.telegram.org/bots/features#keyboards).                                                                                                                                                        |
  | Reply To Message ID         | If the message is a reply, ID of the original message.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
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## Example Output

```json theme={"dark"}
{
	"ok": true,
	"result": {
		"message_id": 801,
		"from": {
			"id": 4927193903,
			"is_bot": true,
			"first_name": "<string>",
			"username": "<string>"
		},
		"chat": {
			"id": 1347616517347,
			"title": "<string>",
			"type": "<string>"
		},
		"date": 554721660,
		"text": "<string>",
		"entities": [
			{
				"offset": 1,
				"length": 51,
				"type": "<string>"
			},
			{
				"offset": 60,
				"length": 11,
				"type": "<string>"
			}
		],
		"link_preview_options": {
			"url": "<string>"
		}
	}
}
```

## Workflow Library Example

[Send Message with Telegram and Send Results Via Email](https://library.blinkops.com/workflows/send-message-with-telegram-and-send-results-via-email)

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  <div className="iframe-media">
    <img src="https://mintcdn.com/blinkops-2/ojHYuDeYX5FWuN8a/img/Icons/play-box.svg?fit=max&auto=format&n=ojHYuDeYX5FWuN8a&q=85&s=b8af968e71438a9499c3223c9bd29fb2" alt="Workflow Library" width="16" height="16" data-path="img/Icons/play-box.svg" />

    Preview this Workflow on desktop
  </div>

  <iframe className="iframe" src="https://library.blinkops.com/workflows/send-message-with-telegram-and-send-results-via-email/canvas" />
</div>