im

Sends an Instant Message to a specific user.

// See "LSL Helper Functions" page for this function
smartbotsAPI("im", [
  "slname", "Glaznah Gassner",
  "message", "Hello in-world!"
]);

Variables

The following table shows input values (you send them with the API call) and returned output values.

Variable	Required	Description
action	yes	= im
apikey	yes	Your personal developer's API key
botname	yes	Your bot's SL login
secret	yes	Bot access code of your bot
dataType	optional	Set to "json" to get JSON reply instead of URL-encoded string
custom	optional	The custom data (string) to be passed back to caller script. This value will be returned back to the caller in HTTP response

Variable	Required	Description
slname	yes	The Second Life login name of the avatar or their UUID
message	yes	The message text to send
nosafehub	optional	Set to `1` to ignore the command if the bot is currently in a Linden Safe Hub (Welcome Area). Recommended for greeters and inviters.

(To be received in *http_response* LSL event, see docs for details)

Variable	Description
result	OK - command completed successfully FAIL - command failed
resulttext	Detailed reason for the failure
custom	The value from input "custom" parameter. See above

Send an Instant Message to Tester Resident:

(The example uses the smartbotsAPI() helper function. Set your apikey, botname, and secret in that function.)

// See "LSL Helper Functions" page for this function
smartbotsAPI("im", [
  "slname", "Tester Resident",
  "message", "Hello from bot!"
]);