ably_publish_message
Publish a message to a channel
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WRITE: publish a message to a channel. Every connected subscriber receives it in real time. This is a real, outward-facing side effect — confirm the channel and payload before calling. REST: POST /channels/{channel}/messages.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| channel | string | yes | Channel name to publish to, e.g. 'chat:room1'. |
| data | string | yes | Message payload (string; send JSON as a stringified value). |
| name | string | no | Optional event name for the message. |
| clientId | string | no | Optional clientId to attribute the message to. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"channel": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Channel name to publish to, e.g. 'chat:room1'."
},
"data": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Message payload (string; send JSON as a stringified value)."
},
"name": {
"description": "Optional event name for the message.",
"type": "string"
},
"clientId": {
"description": "Optional clientId to attribute the message to.",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"channel",
"data"
],
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}