diff --git a/chat.go b/chat.go
index 7cb1326..7acaad3 100644
--- a/chat.go
+++ b/chat.go
@@ -235,10 +235,9 @@ func (k *Keybase) SendEphemeralToChannel(channel chat1.ChatChannel, duration tim
 		Message: SendMessageBody{
 			Body: fmt.Sprintf(message, a...),
 		},
+		ExplodingLifetime: explodingLifetime{duration},
 	}
 
-	opts.ExplodingLifetime.Duration = duration
-
 	r, err := k.SendMessage(opts)
 	if err != nil {
 		return r, err
@@ -256,10 +255,9 @@ func (k *Keybase) SendEphemeralToConvID(convID chat1.ConvIDStr, duration time.Du
 		Message: SendMessageBody{
 			Body: fmt.Sprintf(message, a...),
 		},
+		ExplodingLifetime: explodingLifetime{duration},
 	}
 
-	opts.ExplodingLifetime.Duration = duration
-
 	r, err := k.SendMessage(opts)
 	if err != nil {
 		return r, err
@@ -268,43 +266,43 @@ func (k *Keybase) SendEphemeralToConvID(convID chat1.ConvIDStr, duration time.Du
 	return r, nil
 }
 
-// Send sends a chat message
-func (c Chat) Send(message ...string) (ChatAPI, error) {
-	m := ChatAPI{
-		Params: &params{},
-	}
-	m.Params.Options = options{
-		Message: &mesg{},
-	}
+// ReplyToChannel sends a chat message to a channel
+func (k *Keybase) ReplyToChannel(channel chat1.ChatChannel, replyTo *chat1.MessageID, message string, a ...interface{}) (SendResponse, error) {
+	var r SendResponse
 
-	m.Method = "send"
-	m.Params.Options.Channel = &c.Channel
-	m.Params.Options.Message.Body = strings.Join(message, " ")
+	opts := SendMessageOptions{
+		Channel: channel,
+		Message: SendMessageBody{
+			Body: fmt.Sprintf(message, a...),
+		},
+		ReplyTo: replyTo,
+	}
 
-	r, err := chatAPIOut(c.keybase, m)
+	r, err := k.SendMessage(opts)
 	if err != nil {
 		return r, err
 	}
+
 	return r, nil
 }
 
-// SendEphemeral sends an exploding chat message, with specified duration
-func (c Chat) SendEphemeral(duration time.Duration, message ...string) (ChatAPI, error) {
-	m := ChatAPI{
-		Params: &params{},
-	}
-	m.Params.Options = options{
-		Message: &mesg{},
+// ReplyToConvID sends a chat message to a conversation id
+func (k *Keybase) ReplyToConvID(convID chat1.ConvIDStr, replyTo *chat1.MessageID, message string, a ...interface{}) (SendResponse, error) {
+	var r SendResponse
+
+	opts := SendMessageOptions{
+		ConversationID: convID,
+		Message: SendMessageBody{
+			Body: fmt.Sprintf(message, a...),
+		},
+		ReplyTo: replyTo,
 	}
-	m.Params.Options.ExplodingLifetime.Duration = duration
-	m.Method = "send"
-	m.Params.Options.Channel = &c.Channel
-	m.Params.Options.Message.Body = strings.Join(message, " ")
 
-	r, err := chatAPIOut(c.keybase, m)
+	r, err := k.SendMessage(opts)
 	if err != nil {
 		return r, err
 	}
+
 	return r, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/types.go b/types.go
index 79c9ddd..5e53ba4 100644
--- a/types.go
+++ b/types.go
@@ -27,16 +27,16 @@ type Error struct {
 	Message string `json:"message"`
 }
 
-type duration struct {
+type explodingLifetime struct {
 	time.Duration
 }
 
-func (d *duration) UnmarshalJSON(b []byte) (err error) {
+func (d *explodingLifetime) UnmarshalJSON(b []byte) (err error) {
 	d.Duration, err = time.ParseDuration(strings.Trim(string(b), `"`))
 	return
 }
 
-func (d *duration) MarshalJSON() (b []byte, err error) {
+func (d *explodingLifetime) MarshalJSON() (b []byte, err error) {
 	return []byte(fmt.Sprintf(`"%s"`, d.String())), nil
 }
 
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ type SendMessageOptions struct {
 	MessageID         chat1.MessageID   `json:"message_id,omitempty"`
 	ConfirmLumenSend  bool              `json:"confirm_lumen_send"`
 	ReplyTo           *chat1.MessageID  `json:"reply_to,omitempty"`
-	ExplodingLifetime duration          `json:"exploding_lifetime,omitempty"`
+	ExplodingLifetime explodingLifetime `json:"exploding_lifetime,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type sendMessageParams struct {
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ type options struct {
 	GameID             string             `json:"game_id,omitempty"`
 	Alias              string             `json:"alias,omitempty"`
 	BotAdvertisements  []BotAdvertisement `json:"advertisements,omitempty"`
-	ExplodingLifetime  duration           `json:"exploding_lifetime,omitempty"`
+	//ExplodingLifetime  duration           `json:"exploding_lifetime,omitempty"`
 
 	Name        string `json:"name,omitempty"`
 	Public      bool   `json:"public,omitempty"`