# Send Direct Message — Heartbeat

> Send a direct message in Heartbeat. See the documentation

- Key: `heartbeat-send-direct-message`
- Type: Action (Write)
- Version: 0.0.1
- App: Heartbeat (`heartbeat`) — https://pipedream.com/apps/heartbeat.md
- This page (HTML): https://pipedream.com/apps/heartbeat/actions/send-direct-message
- Hints: open-world
- Source: https://github.com/PipedreamHQ/pipedream/blob/master/components/heartbeat/actions/send-direct-message/send-direct-message.mjs

## Description

Send a direct message in Heartbeat. [See the documentation](https://heartbeat.readme.io/reference/createdirectmessage)

## Props

| Prop | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `text` | `string` | Yes | See the Rich Text page to learn more about formatting |
| `to` | `string` | Yes | The user ID of the receiver Options are loaded from the connected account. |
| `from` | `string` | No | The user ID of the sender. Only an admin user can be chosen. If this field is not provided, the user that created the API key will be used Options are loaded from the connected account. |

## Run it

**MCP**

```ts
import { Client } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/index.js"
import { StreamableHTTPClientTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/streamableHttp.js"
import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"

const pd = new PipedreamClient({
  projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
  clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
  clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
  projectEnvironment: "production",
})

const accessToken = await pd.rawAccessToken

const transport = new StreamableHTTPClientTransport(
  new URL("https://remote.mcp.pipedream.net/v3"),
  {
    requestInit: {
      headers: {
        Authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}`,
        "x-pd-project-id": process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
        "x-pd-environment": "production",
        "x-pd-external-user-id": "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
        "x-pd-app-slug": "heartbeat",
      },
    },
  },
)

const mcp = new Client({ name: "my-agent", version: "1.0.0" })
await mcp.connect(transport)

const { tools } = await mcp.listTools()

// listTools() hands your model this tool's input schema, so it can
// fill the arguments itself:
const result = await mcp.callTool({
  name: "heartbeat-send-direct-message",
  arguments: {
    text: "Text",
    to: "To",
  },
})
```

**TypeScript**

```ts
import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"

const pd = new PipedreamClient({
  projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
  clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
  clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
  projectEnvironment: "production",
})

const result = await pd.actions.run({
  id: "heartbeat-send-direct-message",
  externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
  configuredProps: {
    heartbeat: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
    text: "Text",
    to: "To",
  },
})

console.log(result)
```

**cURL**

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.pipedream.com/v1/connect/{project_id}/actions/run \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-PD-Environment: production" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
  -d '{
    "external_user_id": "{external_user_id}",
    "id": "heartbeat-send-direct-message",
    "configured_props": {
      "heartbeat": { "authProvisionId": "apn_xxxxxxx" },
      "text": "Text",
      "to": "To"
    }
  }'
```

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- App: https://pipedream.com/apps/heartbeat.md · All apps: https://pipedream.com/apps