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# Chat

> Learn how to use the chat step to send messages to chat platforms like Slack, Discord, and Microsoft Teams

The `chat` step allows you to send messages to various chat platforms like Slack, Discord, and Microsoft Teams.

## Example Usage

```tsx theme={null}
await step.chat('chat', async () => {
  return {
    body: 'A new post has been created',
  };
});
```

## Chat Step Output

| Property | Type   | Required | Description                                |
| -------- | ------ | -------- | ------------------------------------------ |
| body     | string | Yes      | The message to be sent to the chat channel |

## Chat Step Result

The `chat` step does not return any result object.