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# $channelSendMessage

Sends a message to desired channel and optionally returns the message ID.

### Usage

```php
$channelSendMessage[channelID;message;returnMessageID]
```

This function has three params.

| Param           | Description                          | Type      | Required |
| --------------- | ------------------------------------ | --------- | -------- |
| channelID       | The channel to send this message to. | Snowflake | Yes      |
| message         | The message to send.                 | String    | Yes      |
| returnMessageID | Whether to return the message ID.    | Boolean   | No       |

### Example

```javascript
bot.commands.add({
    type: "basicCommand",
    name: "send",
    code: `$channelSendMessage[$mentionedChannels[1;yes];Hello World!]`
})
```