[docs]asyncdefsend_message(self:"tgram.TgBot",chat_id:Union[int,str],text:str,business_connection_id:str=None,message_thread_id:int=None,parse_mode:ParseMode=None,entities:List[MessageEntity]=None,link_preview_options:LinkPreviewOptions=None,disable_notification:bool=None,protect_content:bool=None,message_effect_id:str=None,reply_parameters:ReplyParameters=None,reply_markup:Union[InlineKeyboardMarkup,ReplyKeyboardMarkup,ReplyKeyboardRemove,ForceReply]=None,allow_paid_broadcast:bool=None,)->Message:""" Use this method to send text messages. Warning: Do not send more than about 4096 characters each message, otherwise you'll risk an HTTP 414 error. If you must send more than 4096 characters, use the `split_string` or `smart_split` function in util.py. Telegram documentation: https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#sendmessage :param chat_id: Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target channel (in the format @channelusername) :type chat_id: :obj:`int` or :obj:`str` :param text: Text of the message to be sent :type text: :obj:`str` :param parse_mode: Mode for parsing entities in the message text. :type parse_mode: :obj:`str` :param entities: List of special entities that appear in message text, which can be specified instead of parse_mode :type entities: Array of :class:`tgram.types.MessageEntity` :param disable_web_page_preview: Deprecated - Use link_preview_options instead. :type disable_web_page_preview: :obj:`bool` :param disable_notification: Sends the message silently. Users will receive a notification with no sound. :type disable_notification: :obj:`bool` :param protect_content: If True, the message content will be hidden for all users except for the target user :type protect_content: :obj:`bool` :param reply_to_message_id: Deprecated - Use reply_parameters instead. If the message is a reply, ID of the original message :type reply_to_message_id: :obj:`int` :param allow_sending_without_reply: Deprecated - Use reply_parameters instead. Pass True, if the message should be sent even if the specified replied-to message is not found :type allow_sending_without_reply: :obj:`bool` :param reply_markup: Additional interface options. A JSON-serialized object for an inline keyboard, custom reply keyboard, instructions to remove reply keyboard or to force a reply from the user. :type reply_markup: :class:`tgram.types.InlineKeyboardMarkup` or :class:`tgram.types.ReplyKeyboardMarkup` or :class:`tgram.types.ReplyKeyboardRemove` or :class:`tgram.types.ForceReply` :param timeout: Timeout in seconds for the request. :type timeout: :obj:`int` :param message_thread_id: Unique identifier for the target message thread (topic) of the forum; for forum supergroups only :type message_thread_id: :obj:`int` :param reply_parameters: Reply parameters. :type reply_parameters: :class:`tgram.types.ReplyParameters` :param link_preview_options: Options for previewing links. :type link_preview_options: :class:`tgram.types.LinkPreviewOptions` :param business_connection_id: Unique identifier for the target business connection :type business_connection_id: :obj:`str` :param message_effect_id: Unique identifier for the message effect :type message_effect_id: :obj:`str` :param allow_paid_broadcast: Pass True to allow up to 1000 messages per second, ignoring broadcasting limits for a fee of 0.1 Telegram Stars per message. The relevant Stars will be withdrawn from the bot's balance :type allow_paid_broadcast: :obj:`bool` :return: On success, the sent Message is returned. :rtype: :class:`tgram.types.Message` """result=awaitself._send_request("sendMessage",chat_id=chat_id,text=text,business_connection_id=business_connection_id,message_thread_id=message_thread_id,parse_mode=get_parse_mode(self,parse_mode),entities=entities,link_preview_options=link_preview_optionsorself.link_preview_options,disable_notification=disable_notification,protect_content=protect_contentifprotect_contentisnotNoneelseself.protect_content,message_effect_id=message_effect_id,reply_parameters=reply_parameters,reply_markup=reply_markup,allow_paid_broadcast=allow_paid_broadcast,)returnMessage._parse(me=self,d=result["result"])