chat.sendMessage

This method allows an app to send a message to a user or a group.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`token`	String	Yes	Token of the user on whose behalf the message is being sent
`to`	String	Yes	Identifier of the user to whom the message is to be sent
`text`	String	Yes	Text of the message
`flockml`	String	No	FlockML alternative to message text. If present this will be shown instead of message text.
`notification`	String	No	Notification to be shown for the message. If not present, `text` is used for the notification.
`mentions`	Array	No	An array of user identifiers indicating users who have been mentioned in the message. Only relevant for group messages.
`sendAs`	SendAs	No	Use this field if you want to display another name and image as the sender.
`attachments`	Array	No	An array of attachments. Any rich content to be included with the message is sent as an attachments. Note: Currently, there is a limitation of one attachment per message.
`onBehalfOf`	String	No	Needed when a bot sends a message to a channel. Set its value to the id of the user on whose behalf the bot is sending a message. See how bots can send a message to a channel.
`visibleTo`	Array	No	Use this to display the message to a limited number of members in a channel. Its value should be an array of user ids.

The attributes of the sendAs field are as follows:

Name	Type	Required	Description
`name`	String	Yes	Name of the sender.
`profileImage`	String	Yes	URL of the sender's profile image.

The uid of the message.

{
    "uid": "d9e054e0-a679-4a7a-9cfa-7299669aa083"
}

Error Code	HTTP Status	Description	Additional Parameters
`UnknownRecipient`	400	The recipient of the message in the `to` field is unknown
`MissingTextOrAttachment`	400	The message contains neither text nor any attachment