ActionRocketchatUpdated September 2026

How do I send a Rocket.Chat message?

Short answer: You can rocket.chat send message in Rocketchat by hand from its own interface, but it won’t repeat itself. On TinyCommand, add the Rocketchat Rocket.Chat Send Message action to a workflow, map its 4 inputs from any upstream app, and it runs automatically every time the trigger fires. No code, and a free tier to start.

Rocket.Chat Send Message in Rocketchat — start free All 4 Rocketchat actions

Rocket.Chat Send Message in Rocketchat — start free

Inputs

The fields this action accepts.

Every field can be mapped from an upstream trigger, AI step, table row, or hard-coded literal.

Field	Type	Required	Description
Channel name (with #) or user (with @) channel	string	Required	–
Message Text text	string	Required	–
Sender alias alias	string	Optional	–
Avatar emoji emoji	string	Optional	–

Sample request

{
  "channel": "{{trigger.channel}}",
  "text": "{{trigger.text}}",
  "alias": "{{trigger.alias}}",
  "emoji": "{{trigger.emoji}}"
}

Returns

{
  "ts": 1620000000000,
  "channel": "general",
  "message": {
    "u": {
      "username": "jane"
    },
    "_id": "msg_abc",
    "msg": "Hi"
  },
  "success": true
}

Use these fields in downstream nodes for routing, logging, or error handling.

Triggered by

Apps that pair well as the trigger for Rocket.Chat Send Message.

Any of these apps can fire this action as part of a workflow.

Google Sheets → Rocketchat

2 Google Sheets triggers

HubSpot → Rocketchat

18 HubSpot triggers

FAQ

Questions about Rocket.Chat Send Message.

What does the Rocket.Chat Send Message action do in Rocketchat?

Posts a message to a channel or DM with optional attachments (Slack-attachment-style cards). For self-hosted team-messaging workflows.

What inputs does Rocket.Chat Send Message require?

Required: Channel name (with #) or user (with @), Message Text. Every input accepts a static value or a variable from any upstream node in your workflow.

Can I use dynamic inputs from earlier workflow nodes?

Yes. Any field on this action can pull values from upstream nodes, whether that's a form response, a trigger payload, an AI output, or a lookup result.

What happens if Rocketchat returns an error?

The run history shows the failed step with its input and the error message Rocketchat returned, so you can fix the input and run the workflow again. Automatic retries are built into HTTP steps only, where you can also set your own retry count and delay.

Does Rocket.Chat Send Message support batch operations?

Run Rocket.Chat Send Message inside a loop to process each item in an array. TinyCommand does not throttle calls for you, so for large arrays add a Delay step if you need to stay within Rocketchat's rate limits.

More actions

Other Rocketchat actions.

Action

Get Rocket.Chat Channel Info

Returns channel metadata — member count, last message, topic. Useful for channel-inventory workflows.

Action

List Rocket.Chat Items

Generic list endpoint for various Rocket.Chat resources. Use for inventory or for catch-all listing needs.

Action

List Rocket.Chat Joined Channels

Returns channels the connected user is a member of. The base lookup for channel-targeting workflows.

Rocket.Chat Send Message in Rocketchat — start free