# Send a message to a channel The Send a message to a channel action allows you to have your bot respond with a message send to a specific channel chosen. The Send a message to a channel action can be used to make Logs with Custom Commands/Events. ## Message Type Messages from the bot can be either Plain Text replies or Embed replies, chosen with this switch:

## Plain Text Reply #### Content The content of the action is the actual message that the bot should reply with when the action is triggered. You can use any variable or option in the content of this reply. These can be easily added through the variable selector by clicking the **Clipboard** button.

## Embed Reply When triggered, the action responds with an embedded plain text message. All variables and options can be used in the content of the reply. #### Author The author is displayed in the top left of the embed. This can be the author who used the command or any information you wish to display.

#### Thumbnail URL You can include a thumbnail embedded into the Embed Reply. This will display in the top right of the Embed.

#### Title This is the title you wish to display in your Embed Reply. This will be centered above your Content Block.

#### Content The content of the action is the actual message that the bot should reply with when the action is triggered. You can use any variable or option in the content of this reply. These can be easily added through the variable selector by clicking the **Clipboard** button.

#### Image URL This will display an image in full view under the Content Block.

#### Footer This is the small text at the bottom left of the embed.

#### Embed URL This will display the Title of the embed in blue text, you can click this to open an external page or image.

#### Color This is the color shown on the Left Side of the Embed Reply. ![](https://1937909199-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-Lm_hW5MApY3J0lRhi0M%2Fuploads%2Fv14qG5jIj1jOFGDV3Nnx%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=74aa2371-fb27-4456-bb8a-c56a295a0b10) ## Reactions Reactions can also be added to the Send a message to a channel action. These can be added by clicking the reactions dropdown and selecting emojis.

These reactions will be automatically added to the plain text reply.

## Channel Type #### Specific Channel With this channel type, a drop-down menu will be displayed with all the channels the bot has access to. One of these channels can be selected.

#### Channel ID or Variable This channel type can select a channel by specifying an ID or a variable. This can be any type of variable.