# Can a bot post with markdown? **URL:** \ **Category:** API and Webhooks\ **Created:** [November 29, 2018, 9:00am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/can-a-bot-post-with-markdown/2620 "2018-11-29T09:00:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bernd\_Gewehr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/bernd_gewehr/32/667_2.png) [@Bernd\_Gewehr](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/Bernd_Gewehr)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2018, 9:00am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/can-a-bot-post-with-markdown/2620/1 "2018-11-29T09:00:27Z")
It would be very helpful if a bot could use some markdown for message formatting. Any message templates available? ---
**Author:** ![bdeanindy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/bdeanindy/32/154_2.png) [@bdeanindy](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/bdeanindy)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2018, 8:58pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/can-a-bot-post-with-markdown/2620/2 "2018-11-29T20:58:53Z")
AFAIK, our Chat system (and thus the bots) do not support Markdown. This feature request has been submitted to the engineering team and is on their backlog. ---
**Author:** ![Bernd\_Gewehr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/bernd_gewehr/32/667_2.png) [@Bernd\_Gewehr](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/Bernd_Gewehr)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2018, 11:12am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/can-a-bot-post-with-markdown/2620/3 "2018-12-03T11:12:26Z")
This is a good way to start with more complex messages, even without markdown: > **[Generating Rich-Text Bot Message Cards - Building a ChatBot - Guides -...](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/guides/guides/building-a-chatbot/Generating-Rich-TextBot-Message-Cards)** > > Generating Rich-Text Bot Message Cards > > A card refers to a single message that is sent from the bot to Zoom and rendered in the IM client for the user. ... ---
**Author:** ![bdeanindy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/bdeanindy/32/154_2.png) [@bdeanindy](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/bdeanindy)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2018, 9:38pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/can-a-bot-post-with-markdown/2620/4 "2018-12-04T21:38:07Z")
Thanks, I will share this with our leads for Chat. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![tommy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/tommy/32/72769_2.png) [@tommy](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/tommy)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2019, 10:31pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/can-a-bot-post-with-markdown/2620/5 "2019-09-05T22:31:04Z")
Chatbots now support Markdown and @mentions! > **[Message with Markdown - Customizing Messages - Chatbots - Documentation](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/guides/chatbots/customizing-messages/message-with-markdown)** > > Message with Markdown > > > > Chatbot messages can be further customized using Markdown syntax to add style, linking, and interaction within the Zoom Client.... ---
**Author:** ![Bernd\_Gewehr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/bernd_gewehr/32/667_2.png) [@Bernd\_Gewehr](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/Bernd_Gewehr)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2019, 11:45am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/can-a-bot-post-with-markdown/2620/6 "2019-09-06T11:45:31Z")
GREAT! Will users be able to do the same soon? ---
**Author:** ![tommy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/tommy/32/72769_2.png) [@tommy](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/tommy)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2019, 4:33pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/can-a-bot-post-with-markdown/2620/7 "2019-09-06T16:33:39Z")
Yes - but I don’t have an exact timeline on that. ---
**Author:** ![DeveloperBot](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/developerbot/32/12632_2.png) [@DeveloperBot](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/DeveloperBot)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2020, 6:27pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/can-a-bot-post-with-markdown/2620/8 "2020-08-21T18:27:14Z")
Closed on August 21, 2020, 6:27pm UTC