# Chatbot app - send message to channel

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/chatbot-app-send-message-to-channel/81762>\
**Category:** API and Webhooks\
**Tags:** api\
**Created:** [January 19, 2023, 9:54pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/chatbot-app-send-message-to-channel/81762 "2023-01-19T21:54:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![shaik.torq](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/shaik.torq/32/44690_2.png) [@shaik.torq](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/shaik.torq)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2023, 9:54pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/chatbot-app-send-message-to-channel/81762/1 "2023-01-19T21:54:44Z")

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Hello  
I am trying to create a chatbot that sends messages to selected channel.  
I am using Send Messages api.  
The documentation is not clear about **user\_jid** parameter. In [one doc it is required](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/guides/chatbots/send-edit-and-delete-messages/#send-messages), but in an [other it is not](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/chatbot/methods/#operation/sendChatbot).

I tried sending a message without **user\_jid** , but I got an error (500 - Invalid request body format.).  
When I sent it with a **user\_jid** of a user from that channel it worked.

Is the **user\_jid** required for Send Message? Or am I doing something wrong?  
In order to send a message from a chatbot to channel I need to select one of the channel users to use its jid for the message? Is there a way to use without using a channel member jid?  
What is the **user\_jid** used for in this context?

Thanks in advance!

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**Author:** ![gianni.zoom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/gianni.zoom/32/32523_2.png) [@gianni.zoom](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/gianni.zoom)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2023, 10:38am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/chatbot-app-send-message-to-channel/81762/2 "2023-01-20T10:38:46Z")

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Hi @shaik.torq ,

Thanks for bringing these discrepancies to our attention. Please let me look into this further and get back to you. In the meantime, I am requesting screenshots/source code for the request inputs and outputs via DM.

Talk soon.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/zoomdeveloper/original/3X/6/1/614bdd549b610bbaa46ff934617683a02bdaa03c.png) [@system](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2024, 2:15am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/chatbot-app-send-message-to-channel/81762/3 "2024-01-24T02:15:19Z")

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