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Message → Send
AI-generatedSummary
Sends a text message to a Rocket.Chat channel, supporting Markdown, aliases, custom avatars, emojis, and JSON attachments.
Inputs
- specifyRoomManually — Whether to specify the room ID manually instead of selecting from the list.
- roomId (required) — Select the channel from the list. Choose from the list, or switch to manual mode to enter the ID.
- roomId (required) — The ID of the channel/group.
- text (required) — The text content of the message. Supports Markdown.
- additionalFields.alias — A custom display name for the message sender.
- additionalFields.attachments — Array of attachment objects in JSON format.
- additionalFields.avatar — URL of an image to use as avatar.
- additionalFields.emoji — Emoji to use as avatar (e.g. :rocket:).
Output shape
a single record
The returned item includes the JSON response from the Rocket.Chat API for the sent message.
Examples
Example 1: Send a simple Markdown-formatted message to a public channel.
Resource: Message, Operation: Send, Room: Select from dropdown, Text: Enter message.
Example 2: Send a message with a custom sender alias.
Resource: Message, Operation: Send, Text: Enter message, Additional Fields: Alias: 'Bot Name'.
Example 3: Send a message with a JSON attachment.
Resource: Message, Operation: Send, Text: Enter message, Additional Fields: Attachments (JSON): '[{"title":"Alert","text":"System down"}]'.