# Send an event to a member

`POST /v1/realtime/apps/{realtime_app_id}/members/{member_id}/events`

Delivers an event to one member of a Realtime app, addressing the person
rather than a channel. Every connection that member currently holds receives
it across tabs and devices, without requiring a dedicated channel.

The member must have signed in on the connection for it to be addressable.
Delivery is best-effort and not queued. A member with no active connections
at the time of the call does not receive the event.

## Code samples

**TypeScript**

```ts
await bird.realtime.members.send("rap_01krdgeqcxet5s7t44vh8rt9mg", "user_42", {
  event: "order-shipped",
  data: { order_id: "ord_123" },
});
```

Examples: [TypeScript](/docs/api/reference/send-realtime-app-member-event.ts.md) · [Python](/docs/api/reference/send-realtime-app-member-event.py.md) · [Go](/docs/api/reference/send-realtime-app-member-event.go.md) · [PHP](/docs/api/reference/send-realtime-app-member-event.php.md) · [cURL](/docs/api/reference/send-realtime-app-member-event.curl.md)

## Path parameters

- `realtime_app_id` (string): ID of the Realtime app (`rap_` prefix), as returned when the app was created.
- `member_id` (string): The member to deliver the event to.

## Request body

- `event` (string, required): The event name clients bind to. Application event names are free-form; the `bird:` and `bird_internal:` prefixes are reserved for the protocol and rejected.
- `data`: Arbitrary JSON payload delivered as the event data: an object, array, or scalar. Cap: 10 KB serialized.

## Related resources

- [Realtime](/realtime-api) (product)
- [Build your first integration](/learn/paths/integration) (course)
- [Send your first realtime event](/docs/get-started/send-your-first-realtime-event) (docs)

[Get an implementation brief](/learn/workspace?topic=realtime)