zulip/api_docs/send-message.md

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{generate_api_header(/messages:post)}
## Usage examples
{start_tabs}
{generate_code_example(python)|/messages:post|example}
{generate_code_example(javascript)|/messages:post|example}
{tab|curl}
``` curl
# For channel messages
curl -X POST {{ api_url }}/v1/messages \
-u BOT_EMAIL_ADDRESS:BOT_API_KEY \
--data-urlencode type=stream \
--data-urlencode 'to="Denmark"' \
--data-urlencode topic=Castle \
--data-urlencode 'content=I come not, friends, to steal away your hearts.'
# For direct messages
curl -X POST {{ api_url }}/v1/messages \
-u BOT_EMAIL_ADDRESS:BOT_API_KEY \
--data-urlencode type=direct \
--data-urlencode 'to=[9]' \
--data-urlencode 'content=With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come.'
```
{tab|zulip-send}
You can use `zulip-send`
(available after you `pip install zulip`) to easily send Zulips from
the command-line, providing the message content via STDIN.
```bash
# For channel messages
zulip-send --stream Denmark --subject Castle \
--user othello-bot@example.com --api-key a0b1c2d3e4f5a6b7c8d9e0f1a2b3c4d5
# For direct messages
zulip-send hamlet@example.com \
--user othello-bot@example.com --api-key a0b1c2d3e4f5a6b7c8d9e0f1a2b3c4d5
```
#### Passing in the message on the command-line
If you'd like, you can also provide the message on the command-line with the
`-m` or `--message` flag, as follows:
```bash
zulip-send --stream Denmark --subject Castle \
--message 'I come not, friends, to steal away your hearts.' \
--user othello-bot@example.com --api-key a0b1c2d3e4f5a6b7c8d9e0f1a2b3c4d5
```
You can omit the `user` and `api-key` parameters if you have a `~/.zuliprc`
file.
{end_tabs}
## Parameters
{generate_api_arguments_table|zulip.yaml|/messages:post}
{generate_parameter_description(/messages:post)}
## Response
{generate_return_values_table|zulip.yaml|/messages:post}
{generate_response_description(/messages:post)}
#### Example response(s)
{generate_code_example|/messages:post|fixture}