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# Send Chat Message (/api-reference/fansly/chats/send-chat-message)

Send a new text message to a chat (messaging group).

## OpenAPI

````yaml https://app.onlyfansapi.com/scribe-fansly-docs/openapi.yaml post /api/fansly/{fanslyAccount}/chats/{chat_id}/messages
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Fansly API Documentation
  description: ""
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
  - url: https://app.onlyfansapi.com
security:
  - default: []
tags:
  - name: Account
    description: Endpoints for your linked Fansly accounts
  - name: Chats
    description: Endpoints for Fansly chats (messaging groups)
  - name: Earnings
    description: Endpoints for Fansly Earnings — wallets, balances, transactions,
      payouts, and statements.
  - name: Followers
    description: Endpoints for Fansly followers.
  - name: Lists
    description: Endpoints for Fansly subscriber/fan lists (e.g. "VIP", "Spenders").
  - name: Profile Statistics
    description: Endpoints for Fansly Profile Statistics (viewer engagement insights).
  - name: Subscribers
    description: Endpoints for Fansly subscribers and subscription tiers.
  - name: Top Supporters
    description: Endpoints for the Fansly "Top Supporters" view — see who spends the
      most and what they spend on.
  - name: Tracking Links
    description: Endpoints for Fansly tracking links — per-source attribution links
      (e.g. "Twitter bio", "FYP", "Search").
  - name: Users
    description: APIs for fetching Fansly users
paths:
  /api/fansly/{fanslyAccount}/chats/{chat_id}/messages:
    parameters:
      - in: path
        name: fanslyAccount
        description: The Fansly Account ID
        example: fansly_acct_XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - in: path
        name: chat_id
        description: The Fansly chat (group) ID.
        example: "918197836133183488"
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
    post:
      summary: Send Chat Message
      operationId: sendChatMessage
      description: Send a new text message to a chat (messaging group).
      parameters: []
      responses:
        "200":
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                example:
                  data:
                    type: 1
                    attachments: []
                    content: Hey there!
                    groupId: "200000000000000001"
                    senderId: "100000000000000001"
                    inReplyTo: ""
                    interactions:
                      - groupId: "200000000000000001"
                        userId: "300000000000000001"
                        readAt: 0
                        deliveredAt: 0
                    id: "400000000000000010"
                    createdAt: 1700000000.123
                  _meta:
                    _credits:
                      used: 1
                      balance: 10055811
                      note: Always
                    _cache:
                      is_cached: false
                      note: Cache disabled for this endpoint
                    _rate_limits:
                      limit_minute: 5000
                      limit_day: null
                      remaining_minute: 4999
                      remaining_day: null
                      notice: We have decided to remove our daily rate limits. Please remove any
                        references to these in your integrations.
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      type:
                        type: integer
                        example: 1
                      attachments:
                        type: array
                        example: []
                      content:
                        type: string
                        example: Hey there!
                      groupId:
                        type: string
                        example: "200000000000000001"
                      senderId:
                        type: string
                        example: "100000000000000001"
                      inReplyTo:
                        type: string
                        example: ""
                      interactions:
                        type: array
                        example:
                          - groupId: "200000000000000001"
                            userId: "300000000000000001"
                            readAt: 0
                            deliveredAt: 0
                        items:
                          type: object
                          properties:
                            groupId:
                              type: string
                              example: "200000000000000001"
                            userId:
                              type: string
                              example: "300000000000000001"
                            readAt:
                              type: integer
                              example: 0
                            deliveredAt:
                              type: integer
                              example: 0
                      id:
                        type: string
                        example: "400000000000000010"
                      createdAt:
                        type: number
                        example: 1700000000.123
                  _meta:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      _credits:
                        type: object
                        properties:
                          used:
                            type: integer
                            example: 1
                          balance:
                            type: integer
                            example: 10055811
                          note:
                            type: string
                            example: Always
                      _cache:
                        type: object
                        properties:
                          is_cached:
                            type: boolean
                            example: false
                          note:
                            type: string
                            example: Cache disabled for this endpoint
                      _rate_limits:
                        type: object
                        properties:
                          limit_minute:
                            type: integer
                            example: 5000
                          limit_day:
                            type: string
                            example: null
                            nullable: true
                          remaining_minute:
                            type: integer
                            example: 4999
                          remaining_day:
                            type: string
                            example: null
                            nullable: true
                          notice:
                            type: string
                            example: We have decided to remove our daily rate limits. Please remove any
                              references to these in your integrations.
      tags:
        - Chats
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                text:
                  type: string
                  description: The message text content.
                  example: Hey there!
                replyToMessageId:
                  type: string
                  description: Mark this message as a reply to another message in the chat (either
                    yours or the recipient's).
                  example: "922917319414394880"
              required:
                - text
components:
  securitySchemes:
    default:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: Get your API Key from OnlyFansAPI Console -
        https://app.onlyfansapi.com/api-keys
````