---
title: "Send Chat Message"
method: POST
path: "/api/publisher/{publisher_id}/chat/message"
tags: ["Publisher"]
---

# Send Chat Message

`POST /api/publisher/{publisher_id}/chat/message`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://alpha-bazaar-signal-server.onrender.com`
- URL: `https://alpha-bazaar-signal-server.onrender.com/api/publisher/{publisher_id}/chat/message`
- Auth: none required

Send a message to publisher chat room.

Access rules:
- Only monetized publishers have chatrooms.
- Publisher owner always has access to their own chatroom.
- Active subscribers (via Stripe) get full chat access.
- Non-subscribers receive a structured 403 with pricing and access instructions.

Args:
    publisher_id: Publisher ID (username) or actual publisher ID
    message_data: Message content
    current_user: Authenticated user (from JWT token)

Returns:
    ChatMessageResponse with created message

## Path parameters

- `publisher_id` string, required

## Request body

- ChatMessageCreate
  - `message` string, required

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- ChatMessageResponse
  - `id` string, required
  - `publisher_id` string, required
  - `user_id` string, required
  - `username` string, required
  - `message` string, required
  - `created_at` string, required
  - `edited_at` string, nullable
  - `is_deleted` boolean

## Other responses

- `422`: Validation Error

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/alphabazaar/apis/alpha-bazaar-signal-server.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/alphabazaar/apis/alpha-bazaar-signal-server/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/alphabazaar/apis/alpha-bazaar-signal-server/revisions/01654ec03d07?raw)