--- sidebar_position: 1 --- # Send text message Sends a text message to a chat `Function SendTextMessage(Val Token, Val ChatID, Val Text, Val ReplyID = 0, Val Keyboard = "", Val Markup = "MarkdownV2") Export` | Parameter | CLI option | Type | Destination | |-|-|-|-| | Token | --token | String | Bot token | | ChatID | --chatid | String, Number | Chat ID for message sending | | Text | --text | String | Message text | | ReplyID | --reply | String, Number | Replying message id if necessary | | Keyboard | --keyboard | Array Of String | Buttons to the message if necessary | | Markup | --parsemod | String | Markup type for message text: MarkdownV2 or HTML | Returns: Map Of KeyAndValue - Serialized JSON response from VK Teams
:::tip You can mention a user by appending their userId to the text in the following format @[userId] Method at API documentation: [GET /messages/sendText](https://teams.vk.com/botapi/#/messages/get_messages_sendText) :::
```sh title="CLI command example" oint vkteams SendTextMessage --token %token% --chatid %chatid% --text %text% --reply %reply% --keyboard %keyboard% --parsemod %parsemod% ```