---
title: "Send a message to a conversation"
method: POST
path: "/customer/messaging/conversations/{conversation}/messages"
tags: ["Customer Messaging"]
---

# Send a message to a conversation

`POST /customer/messaging/conversations/{conversation}/messages`

Send a new message to a specific conversation. The message will be marked
as sent by the authenticated customer.

## Path parameters

- `conversation` string, required

## Request body

- object
  - `content` string, required — The message content
  - `message_type` string — The type of message
  - `metadata` object — Additional metadata for the message

## Response `200`

`MessageResource`

- object
  - `data` MessageResource, required
    - `id` string, required
    - `conversation_id` string, required
    - `sender_type` string, required
    - `sender_id` string, required
    - `sender` object
      - `id` string, required
      - `name` string, required
      - `email` string, required
    - `content` string, required
    - `message_type` string, required
    - `metadata` unknown[], nullable, required
      - unknown
    - `is_edited` boolean, required
    - `edited_at` string, required
    - `created_at` string, required
    - `updated_at` string, required

## Other responses

- `401` — Unauthenticated
- `403` — An error
- `422` — Validation error

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