---
title: "Send Livechat Message (Realtime)"
slug: "send-livechat-message-realtime"
updated: 2024-12-04T10:45:02Z
published: 2024-12-04T10:45:02Z
canonical: "developer.rocket.chat/send-livechat-message-realtime"
excludeFromExternalSearch: true
---

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

# Send Livechat Message (Realtime)

## DDP message

```json
{ 
   "msg":"method",
   "method":"sendMessageLivechat",
   "params":
      [{"_id":"XqEEHhQHvhFmK3Zoz",
        "rid":"TT9iMmzusfcLq8sv2", 
        "msg":"test",
        "token":"7T4jzes7rX3Fr6cQ2"}],
   "id":"11"
}
```

The property `_id` should be generated randomly before sending the message.

## Response

```json
{
    "_id":"XqEEHhQHvhFmK3Zoz",
    "rid":"TT9iMmzusfcLq8sv2",
    "msg":"test",
    "token":"7T4jzes7rX3Fr6cQ2",
    "alias":"poqiqwp1o2",
    "ts":{
     "$date" :1494874057495
    },
    "u":{
     "_id":"4Zo8JcXynkMrXbFMN",
     "username":"guest-82"
    },
    "_updatedAt":{
     "$date":1494874057498
    },
    "newRoom":true,
    "showConnecting":false
}
```