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# Send message
 Sends a message at a selected hour



`Function SendMessage(Val Token, Val Channel, Val Text = "", Val SendingDate = "", Val Blocks = "") Export`

  | Parameter | CLI option | Type | Description |
  |-|-|-|-|
  | Token | --token | String | Bot token |
  | Channel | --channel | String | Channel ID |
  | Text | --text | String | Message text |
  | SendingDate | --date | Date | Sending date for delayed message |
  | Blocks | --blocks | Array of Structure | JSON array of block descriptions |

  
  Returns:  Map Of KeyAndValue - Serialized JSON response from Slack

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```bsl title="Code example"
  
  Channel = "C070VPMKN8J";
  Text = "TestMessage";
  
  Response = OPI_Slack.SendMessage(Token, Channel, Text); //Map
  Response = OPI_Tools.JSONString(Response); //JSON string
```



```sh title="CLI command example"
    
  oint slack SendMessage --token %token% --channel "C070VPMKN8J" --text "TestMessage" --date %date% --blocks %blocks%

```

```json title="Result"
{
  "ok": true,
  "channel": "C06UFNUTKUL",
  "ts": "1714146538.221929",
  "message": {
  "user": "U06UG1CAYH2",
  "type": "message",
  "ts": "1714146538.221929",
  "bot_id": "B06TZ0MJV5M",
  "app_id": "A06TYNH45RV",
  "text": "TestMessage",
  "team": "T06UD92BS3C",
  "bot_profile": {
  "id": "B06TZ0MJV5M",
  "app_id": "A06TYNH45RV",
  "name": "OpenIntegrations",
  "icons": {
  "image_36": "https://a.slack-edge.com/80588/img/plugins/app/bot_36.png",
  "image_48": "https://a.slack-edge.com/80588/img/plugins/app/bot_48.png",
  "image_72": "https://a.slack-edge.com/80588/img/plugins/app/service_72.png"
  },
  "deleted": false,
  "updated": 1713205238,
  "team_id": "T06UD92BS3C"
  },
  "blocks": [
  {
  "type": "rich_text",
  "block_id": "MO6",
  "elements": [
  {
  "type": "rich_text_section",
  "elements": [
  {
  "type": "text",
  "text": "TestMessage"
  }
  ]
  }
  ]
  }
  ]
  }
  }
```
