Skip to content
Zulip help center

Schedule a message

Zulip lets you schedule a message to be sent at a later time. For example, if you are working outside of regular business hours for your organization, you can schedule a message for next morning to avoid disturbing others. You can also schedule a message reminder for yourself.

Schedule a message

Section titled “Schedule a message”
  1. Open the compose box.
  2. Write a message.
  3. Click the ellipsis ( ) next to the send ( ) button.
  4. Click Schedule message.
  5. Select one of the suggested scheduling options, or pick a custom time.

Edit or reschedule a message

Section titled “Edit or reschedule a message”
  1. Click on Scheduled messages in the left sidebar. If the views section is collapsed, click on the ellipsis ( ), and select Scheduled messages.
  2. Click on the message you want to edit or reschedule.
  3. (optional) Edit the message.
  4. Click the ellipsis ( ) next to the send ( ) button.
  5. Select the previously scheduled time, or click Schedule message to pick a new time.

Send a scheduled message now

Section titled “Send a scheduled message now”
  1. Click on Scheduled messages in the left sidebar. If the views section is collapsed, click on the ellipsis ( ), and select Scheduled messages.
  2. Click on the message you want to send now.
  3. (optional) Edit the message.
  4. Click the send ( ) button, or use a keyboard shortcut to send your message.

Delete a scheduled message

Section titled “Delete a scheduled message”
  1. Click on Scheduled messages in the left sidebar. If the views section is collapsed, click on the ellipsis ( ), and select Scheduled messages.
  2. Click the delete ( ) icon on the message you want to delete.

View scheduled messages

Section titled “View scheduled messages”
  1. Click on Scheduled messages in the left sidebar. If the views section is collapsed, click on the ellipsis ( ), and select Scheduled messages.
Section titled “Related articles”