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# Send Message
Node description and basic instructions
Calls the method named Method Name on every MonoBehaviour in reciver GameObject.
{% hint style="warning" %}
Note that messages will not be sent to inactive objects (ie, those that have been deactivated in the editor or with the [SetActive](https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/GameObject.SetActive.html) function).
*Consider creating a separate node to call a specific function. Send Message node uses Unity SendMessage API, frequent calls it can reduce performance.*
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To create it, right-click on free space in Behaviour Tree window and select:
* **Create Node/Tasks/Unity/Send Message**
This task node has a number of fields, that are highlighted in picture below.
Send message node
### Fields
| Name | Description |
| ----------------- | --------------------------------------------- |
| Node Name | Name of node |
| Ignore Abort Self | Whether node ignores abort self or not |
| Receiver | The object on which the method will be called |
| Method Name | Method to call |
| Value key | Optional method parameter |
