---
title: "sendMessage(_:to:using:messageID:)"
framework: TelephonyMessagingKit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
platforms: [iOS 26.0+]
path: "telephonymessagingkit/rcsservice/sendmessage(_:to:using:messageid:)-63zct"
---

# sendMessage(_:to:using:messageID:)

Sends a file transfer message to a specified destination.

## Declaration

```swift
final func sendMessage(_ content: RCSMessage.FileTransfer, to destination: RCSHandle, using cellularServiceID: CellularServiceID, messageID: RCSMessageID) async throws
```

## Parameters

- `content`: The content of the message to send, as an instance of doc://com.apple.telephonymessagingkit/documentation/TelephonyMessagingKit/RCSMessage/FileTransfer.
- `destination`: The destination handle to send the message to.
- `cellularServiceID`: The service identifier to use for the message.
- `messageID`: The message identifier to use for the message.

## Discussion

Discussion Use this version of the sendMessage method in combination with the upload(_:) and download(_:) methods of RCSService. To send a file to a recipient, call the upload method and use the returned metadata to create a new RCSMessage with content that’s an instance of RCSMessage.FileTransfer. To receive a file, start by iterating over items in the incomingMessageNotifications asynchronous sequence. When you get a message with a content value that’s RCSMessage.Content.fileTransfer(_:), use the file URL and other metadata in the associated RCSMessage.FileTransfer value to call the download method.

## See Also

### Sending messages

- [sendMessage(_:to:using:messageID:)](telephonymessagingkit/rcsservice/sendmessage(_:to:using:messageid:)-70q7h.md)
- [RCSMessage.Text](telephonymessagingkit/rcsmessage/text.md)
- [RCSMessage.FileTransfer](telephonymessagingkit/rcsmessage/filetransfer.md)
- [sendMessage(_:to:using:messageID:)](telephonymessagingkit/rcsservice/sendmessage(_:to:using:messageid:)-9i178.md)
- [RCSMessage.ComposingIndicator](telephonymessagingkit/rcsmessage/composingindicator.md)
- [sendMessage(_:to:using:messageID:)](telephonymessagingkit/rcsservice/sendmessage(_:to:using:messageid:)-y1z.md)
- [RCSMessage.GeolocationPush](telephonymessagingkit/rcsmessage/geolocationpush.md)
- [sendMessage(_:to:using:messageID:group:)](telephonymessagingkit/rcsservice/sendmessage(_:to:using:messageid:group:).md)
- [RCSMessage.DispositionNotification](telephonymessagingkit/rcsmessage/dispositionnotification.md)
- [RCSHandle](telephonymessagingkit/rcshandle.md)
- [CellularServiceID](telephonymessagingkit/cellularserviceid.md)
- [RCSMessageID](telephonymessagingkit/rcsmessageid.md)