MessageSend

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Send an out of call message to an endpoint.

Last reviewed 2026-04-14

MessageSend
Arguments
  • ActionID - ActionID for this transaction. Will be returned.
  • Destination - A To URI for the message. If Destination is provided, the To parameter can also be supplied and may alter the message based on the specified message technology.
  • To - A To URI for the message if needed for the message technology being used to send this message. This can be a SIP(S) URI, such as Alice <sip:alice@atlanta.com>, or a string in the format alice@atlanta.com.
  • From - A From URI for the message if needed for the message technology being used to send this message.
  • Body - The message body text. This must not contain any newlines as that conflicts with the AMI protocol.
  • Base64Body - Text bodies requiring the use of newlines have to be base64 encoded in this field. Base64Body will be decoded before being sent out. Base64Body takes precedence over Body.
  • Variable - Message variable to set, multiple Variable: headers are allowed. The header value is a comma separated list of name=value pairs.

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