---
title: "Send Message (Realtime)"
slug: "send-message-realtime"
updated: 2026-05-14T20:11:58Z
published: 2026-05-14T21:50:48Z
canonical: "developer.rocket.chat/send-message-realtime"
stale: 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 Message (Realtime)

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Send a message to a room.

| Method | Requires Auth |
| --- | --- |
| `sendMessage` | Yes |

## Payload parameters

| Argument | Example | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `message` | ```json { "_id": "8gMsLe9ApZjo2D2iB", "rid": "64a1f373376181965ab77f54", "msg": "Hello World!" } ``` | Required | The message object. |

The `message` object contains the following properties:

| `_id` | `8gMsLe9ApZjo2D2iB` | The message ID. |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `rid` | `64a1f373376181965ab77f54` | The room ID where the message should be sent. |
| `msg` | `Hello World` | The message content to be sent. |

## Example call

```json
{
    "msg": "method",
    "method": "sendMessage",
    "id": "423",
    "params": [
        {
            "_id": "8gMsLe9A7pZjo2D2iB",
            "rid": "64a1f373376181965ab77f54",
            "msg": "Hello World!"
        }
    ]
}
```

## Example response

```json
{
    "msg": "result",
    "id": "423",
    "result": {
        "_id": "8gMsLe9A7pZjo2D2iB",
        "rid": "64a1f373376181965ab77f54",
        "msg": "Hello World!",
        "ts": {
            "$date": 1688421337724
        },
        "u": {
            "_id": "LFdhbcNHx5zsMA7T4",
            "username": "test.rc",
            "name": "Test RC"
        },
        "_updatedAt": {
            "$date": 1688421337830
        },
        "urls": [],
        "mentions": [],
        "channels": [],
        "md": [
            {
                "type": "PARAGRAPH",
                "value": [
                    {
                        "type": "PLAIN_TEXT",
                        "value": "Hello World!"
                    }
                ]
            }
        ]
    }
}
```

> [!NOTE]
> To send a file, use the [Upload File to a Room](/v1-api/apidocs/upload-file-to-a-room) endpoint.