---
title: "POST /chat.postEphemeral"
method: POST
path: "/chat.postEphemeral"
tags: ["chat"]
---

# POST /chat.postEphemeral

`POST /chat.postEphemeral`

Sends an ephemeral message to a user in a channel.

## Headers

- `token` string, required

## Response `200`

Typical success response

- object — Schema for successful response from chat.postEphemeral method
  - `message_ts` string, required
  - `ok` true, required

## Other responses

- `default` — Typical error response

---

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