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title: publish
slug: /node/reference/chat/client/publish
description: publish method for the Client class.
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### publish

* **publish**(`params`): `Promise<void>`

Publish a message into the specified channel.

#### Parameters

| Name             | Type               | Description                                                                                 |
| :--------------- | :----------------- | :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `params`         | `Object`           | -                                                                                           |
| `params.channel` | `string`           | Channel in which to send the message.                                                       |
| `params.content` | `any`              | The message to send. This can be any JSON-serializable object or value.                     |
| `params.meta?`   | `Record<any, any>` | Metadata associated with the message. There are no requirements on the content of metadata. |

#### Returns

`Promise<void>`

#### Examples

Publishing a message as a string:

```js
await chatClient.publish({
  channel: "my-channel",
  content: "Hello, world."
});
```

Publishing a message as an object:

```js
await chatClient.publish({
  channel: "my-channel",
  content: {
    field_one: "value_one",
    field_two: "value_two"
  },
});
```