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Send chat message

Send a message to the event/timer platform. Automations may target all platforms; timers still obey their platform and online-only rules.

action.chat · 2.8.0

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Requirements and availability

Connected output chat; reply mode also needs the triggering message identity.

Picker contexts: automation, timer, command, pad.

Behavior

Resolve message; blank output does nothing. event/missing target uses origin; all means Twitch + YouTube + Kick. Reply style applies only to the originating platform with an actor message ID. Timers scope delivery to their eligible platform.

Configure in the app

Open: Do → Advanced Actions (commands only) → Add action

Steps

  1. Choose action category Chat Bot Commands, select Send chat message, and click Add action.
  2. Expand the action card. Configure the Fields below; check Editor defaults for your context and any operation-dependent fields.
  3. Choose resource values from real app pickers. Set output Platform separately from the trigger Where setting when the action offers it.
  4. Use Move action up / Move action down to position this action, then save the containing command, automation, timer or SheevPad button.

Limitations

  • Picker availability does not supply missing event variables. Check prerequisites and originating provider.
  • An action return value is not automatically a sequence variable. Only documented producers create template outputs.

Fields

FieldInput / optionsDefaults / limitsAvailability
Message
message
textarea

Editor defaults: {"automation":"","timer":"","command":"","pad":""}

Example hint: Thanks for the raid @{user}! Welcome {viewers} raiders!

Supports variables
Send to
platform
select
  • Same platform as event: event
  • Twitch + YouTube + Kick: all
  • Twitch only: twitch
  • YouTube only: youtube
  • Kick only: kick
  • TikTok only: tiktok

Editor defaults: {"automation":"event","timer":"all","command":"event","pad":"all"}

Literal value / selected resource
Response style
replyMode
select
  • Send normal message: normal
  • Reply to triggering message where supported: reply

Declared UI default: normal

Editor defaults: {"automation":"normal","timer":"normal","command":"normal","pad":"normal"}

Literal value / selected resource

Field contexts: automation, command

Contract details

Declared Contexts
[
  "timer",
  "automation"
]
Picker Contexts
[
  "automation",
  "timer",
  "command",
  "pad"
]
Hidden From Picker
false
Required Variables
[]
Failure Behavior
See the behavior for local skips/errors and context entries for sequence continuation.
Outputs
[]

Examples

Illustrative configuration; replace fixture resources in the editor. This is not an import file.

{
  "message": "Hello {user}!",
  "platform": "event",
  "replyMode": "normal"
}

Related entries

Source and verification

Source-reviewed for 2.8.0. Connected-service validation remains subject to release UAT.

  • src/features/automations.js — ACTION_REGISTRY.chat
  • public/index.html — getBuilderActionEntries / createDefaultAction

Source revision: 472fb34b484eeef0b663d28cacb628a7b9f14ff1

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