message

inline fun message(text: String): SendMessageAction

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

Api reference

Parameters

businessConnectionId

Unique identifier of the business connection on behalf of which the message will be sent

chatId

Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target channel (in the format @channelusername)

messageThreadId

Unique identifier for the target message thread (topic) of the forum; for forum supergroups only

text

Text of the message to be sent, 1-4096 characters after entities parsing

parseMode

Mode for parsing entities in the message text. See formatting options for more details.

entities

A JSON-serialized list of special entities that appear in message text, which can be specified instead of parse_mode

linkPreviewOptions

Link preview generation options for the message

disableNotification

Sends the message silently. Users will receive a notification with no sound.

protectContent

Protects the contents of the sent message from forwarding and saving

allowPaidBroadcast

Pass True to allow up to 1000 messages per second, ignoring broadcasting limits for a fee of 0.1 Telegram Stars per message. The relevant Stars will be withdrawn from the bot's balance

messageEffectId

Unique identifier of the message effect to be added to the message; for private chats only

replyParameters

Description of the message to reply to

replyMarkup

Additional interface options. A JSON-serialized object for an inline keyboard, custom reply keyboard, instructions to remove a reply keyboard or to force a reply from the user