---
title: "Append a chat message"
method: POST
path: "/admin/api/pads/{padId}/chat"
tags: ["Chat"]
---

# Append a chat message

`POST /admin/api/pads/{padId}/chat`

Creates a chat message for the pad

## Path parameters

- `padId` string, required

## Request body

- PadAppendChatMessageRequest
  - `authorID` string
  - `text` string
  - `time` integer

## Response `200`

OK

- string

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `404` — Not Found
- `500` — Internal Server Error

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/ether/apis/etherpad-go-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/ether/apis/etherpad-go-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-production.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/ether/etherpad-go-api/revisions/6f3a072916e8/schema)