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# Send file
 Sends a file (document) to a chat or channel



`Function SendFile(Val Token, Val URL, Val UserID, Val SendingToChannel, Val Extension, Val Size = "") Export`

  | Parameter | CLI option | Type | Description |
  |-|-|-|-|
  | Token | --token | String | Token |
  | URL | --file | String | File URL |
  | UserID | --user | String, Number | User ID. For channel > administrator, for bot > recipient |
  | SendingToChannel | --ischannel | Boolean | Sending to channel or bot chat |
  | Extension | --ext | String | File extension |
  | Size | --size | Number | File size. If not filled in > determined automatically by downloading the file |

  
  Returns:  Map Of KeyAndValue - serialized JSON response from Viber

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```bsl title="Code example"
  
  ChannelToken = "523b58ba82afffaa-111111111111111-2222222222222222";
  UserID = "tMNGh111111111D+bT4g==";
  
  Response = OPI_Viber.SendFile(ChannelToken, "https://api.athenaeum.digital/1.txt", UserID, True, "txt"); //Map
  Response = OPI_Tools.JSONString(Response); //JSON string
```



```sh title="CLI command example"
    
  oint viber SendFile --token %token% --file %file% --user "tMNGh111111111D+bT4g" --ischannel %ischannel% --ext %ext% --size %size%

```

```json title="Result"
{
  "chat_hostname": "SN-CHAT-09_",
  "message_token": 5925491906424759104,
  "status_message": "ok",
  "status": 0
  }
```
