> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://praison.ai/docs/llms.txt
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# Send Message • AI Agent SDK

> send_message: Runtime send entry point (``Bot.send_message``).

# send\_message

AsyncMethod

> This is a method of the [**BasePlatformAdapter**](https://praison.ai/docs/sdk/reference/praisonaiagents/classes/BasePlatformAdapter.md) class in the [**base**](https://praison.ai/docs/sdk/reference/praisonaiagents/modules/base.md) module.

Runtime send entry point (`Bot.send_message`).

Default routes through :meth:`deliver` so formatting, chunking, typing
and retry apply; `thread_id` is forwarded in `metadata`.

## Signature

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
async def send_message(channel_id: Any, content: Union[str, Dict[str, Any]], reply_to: Optional[str], thread_id: Optional[str]) -> SendResult
```

## Parameters

**channel\_id** `Any` *required*

No description available.

**content** `Union` *required*

No description available.

**reply\_to** `Optional[str]`

No description available.

**thread\_id** `Optional[str]`

No description available.

### Returns

**Returns** `SendResult`

The result of the operation.

## Uses

* `deliver`

## Source

> **[View on GitHub](https://github.com/MervinPraison/PraisonAI/blob/main/src/praisonai-agents/praisonaiagents/bots/base.py#L605)**
>
> `praisonaiagents/bots/base.py` at line 605


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