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# Send an app message

export const feature_0 = "action"

<Warning>
  🔐 Bundle plugin only: This {feature_0} is exclusive to the [Video, Audio & Live
  Bundle](/bubble/video-audio-live-bundle/getting-started). Get the bundle
  plugin
  [here](https://bubble.io/plugin/video-audio--live-bundle-1727441795463x240182085842370560).
</Warning>

Sometimes, you want to send an app message to trigger an event in your Bubble app. This guide walks through how.

## Steps

### 1. Add the Bundle Daily Events element

Place the [**Bundle Daily Events**](/bubble/daily/plugin-reference/elements/daily-events) element on your page. A common practice is to place it inside a hidden popup, keeping it offscreen while it listens for events.

![Daily Events Element](https://res.cloudinary.com/dpfmaccxx/image/upload/v1731966959/daily_events_eddeeq.png)

### 2. Start listening for events

After joining the room, add the Begin Listening action. This ensures that Bubble can detect and process incoming events, such as app-message.

![Begin Listening Action](https://res.cloudinary.com/dpfmaccxx/image/upload/v1731966486/bundle_daily_events_p6fhrc.png)

### 3. Send app message

Use the [send app message](/bubble/daily/plugin-reference/actions/send-app-message) action anywhere in your workflow to transmit a message.

![Send app message](https://res.cloudinary.com/dpfmaccxx/image/upload/v1731966488/bundle_send_app_message_zxpnmg.png)

### 4. Handle the app message event

When an app message event is triggered, take action in your app. This could be displaying a popup, showing a notification, or any other custom action you define.

Note: App messages do not trigger for the sender (broadcaster). In this example, we send a notification with the value of the message, but the possibilities are endless.

![app message event](https://res.cloudinary.com/dpfmaccxx/image/upload/v1731966484/bundle_app_message_n9gz3c.png)

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