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# Forward message
Forwards an existing message to the current dialog box
`Function ForwardMessage(Val Token, Val MessageID, Val FromChatID, Val ChatID, Val Text = "") Export`
| Parameter | CLI option | Type | Destination |
|-|-|-|-|
| Token | --token | String | Bot token |
| MessageID | --message | String, Number | Original message ID |
| FromChatID | --fromid | String, Number | Source chat ID |
| ChatID | --chatid | String, Number | Chat ID for message sending |
| Text | --text | String | Additional message text |
Returns: HTTPResponse - Forward message
:::tip
Only the chatId from events can be passed to the FromChatID (the code from the chat link is not suitable))
Method at API documentation: [GET /messages/sendText](https://teams.vk.com/botapi/#/messages/get_messages_sendText)
:::
```bsl title="Code example"
Token = "001.3501506236.091...";
ChatID = "AoLI0egLWBSLR1Ngn2w";
FromChatID = "689203963@chat.agent";
MessageID = "7402287649739767956";
Result = OPI_VKTeams.ForwardMessage(Token, MessageID, FromChatID, ChatID);
Text = "Additional text";
Result = OPI_VKTeams.ForwardMessage(Token, MessageID, FromChatID, ChatID, Text);
```
```sh title="CLI command example"
oint vkteams ForwardMessage --token %token% --message %message% --fromid %fromid% --chatid %chatid% --text %text%
```
```json title="Result"
{
"msgId": "7401634788940972096",
"ok": true
}
```