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title: Sending expressive messages | Sendblue Docs
description: Send Messages with Special Effects | iMessage For Business
---

Expressive messages allow you to add an extra flare to the messages you send to iPhone users.

## Usage

To send a message with a specific send style add the `send_style` field into the JSON body of your request to the [/send-message](/api/resources/messages/methods/send/index.md) endpoint so that your request looks like:

```
{
  "number": "+19999999999",
  "content": "check it out - this message is invisible!",
  "send_style": "invisible"
}
```

### Possible values:

| send\_style       |
| ----------------- |
| `"celebration"`   |
| `"shooting_star"` |
| `"fireworks"`     |
| `"lasers"`        |
| `"love"`          |
| `"confetti"`      |
| `"balloons"`      |
| `"spotlight"`     |
| `"echo"`          |
| `"invisible"`     |
| `"gentle"`        |
| `"loud"`          |
| `"slam"`          |

## Examples

### Fireworks:

![firework](/fireworks_example.jpg)