Chat Message Timer

Send custom messages to chat on a given interval

You can easily execute any of your actions in Streamer.bot at a given interval with Timed Actions.

Read more in Guide > Settings > Timed Actions

In this example, we are going to create a simple timer to send a chat message every 5 minutes.

Instructions

  1. Create a new action
:kbd{value=Right-Click} the Actions pane in Streamer.bot and select `Add` to create a new action.

![Create Action Dialog](/assets/4.examples/assets/timer-create-action.png)

2. Create a timer trigger

With your new action selected, :kbd{value=Right-Click} in the Triggers pane and select `Core > Timed Actions` to add a timer trigger.

![Create Trigger Dialog](/assets/4.examples/assets/timer-create-trigger.png)

Click the `Create Timer` button to create a new timer.

3. Configure your timer settings

- `Enabled` is checked
  - This turns the timer on or off, which can be easily changed later in `Settings > Timed Actions`
- `Repeat` is checked
  - This tells the timer to repeat at the configured interval
- `Interval` is set to `600` seconds (5 minutes)

![Timer Settings Dialog](/assets/4.examples/assets/timer-settings.png)

Click `Ok` to save your timer. Click `Ok` again to save your trigger with your new timer.

![Confirm Trigger](/assets/4.examples/assets/timer-save-trigger.png)

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Now we have a timer executing our action every 5 minutes!
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4. Make our action do something

The [Send Message to Channel](/api/sub-actions/twitch/chat/send-message-to-channel) sub-action allows us to easily send text to our Twitch chat.

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  :kbd{value=Right-Click} in the sub-actions pane and select **Twitch > Chat > Send Message to Channel**
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You will then see the sub-action dialog:

![Send Message Sub-Action](/assets/4.examples/assets/timer-sub-action.png)

- Change the `Preferred Account` if you wish to change the account to send the message from
- Type your desired message content  into the `Message` box

5. Done!

Your custom message will be sent to Twitch chat every 5 minutes!
![Chat message preview](/assets/4.examples/assets/timer-message-preview.png)

Tips & Tricks

  • You can view, edit, and delete all your timers by navigating to Settings > Timed Actions
  • You can create dynamic messages by utilizing %variables% in the message box
    Read more in Guide > Variables