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+from discord import Webhook, Embed, Colour
+import aiohttp
+import os
+import logging
+import re
+from datetime import datetime
+
+async def send_message(**kwargs):
+    instance_data = {
+        "start_timestamp": None,
+        "end_timestamp": None,
+        "instance_id": None,
+        "world_name": None,
+        "member_count": None,
+        "thumbnail_url": None
+    }
+    for key, value in kwargs.items():
+        if key in instance_data:
+            instance_data[key] = value
+    
+
+    if instance_data["instance_id"] is not None:
+        # convert full group instance ID to regular digits
+        match = re.match(r'^\d+(?=~)', instance_data["instance_id"])
+        
+        if match:
+            instance_id = match.group(0)
+        else:
+            raise ValueError("Invalid instance_id format")
+    else:
+        raise ValueError("instance_id is required")
+    
+    # validate timestamps are datetime and make them strings
+    if isinstance(instance_data["start_timestamp"], datetime) and isinstance(instance_data["end_timestamp"], datetime):
+        start_timestamp = instance_data["start_timestamp"].strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S UTC")
+        end_timestamp = instance_data["end_timestamp"].strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S UTC")
+    else:
+        raise ValueError("Timestamps are not in a datetime format")
+    
+    # other vars are strings and don't need validation
+    world_name = instance_data["world_name"]
+    member_count = instance_data["member_count"]
+    thumbnail_url = instance_data["thumbnail_url"]
+
+        
+    embed = Embed(
+        colour = Colour.blurple(),
+        description = f"**Started**: {start_timestamp} \n"
+                      f"**Ended**: {end_timestamp} \n"
+                      f"**Member Count (highest)**: {member_count}",
+        title = f"Group Instance {instance_id} - {world_name}",
+    )
+
+    # Set a thumbnail if it's available
+    if thumbnail_url is not None:
+        embed.set_thumbnail(url=thumbnail_url)
+    
+    async with aiohttp.ClientSession() as session:
+        webhook_url = os.getenv("DISCORD_WEBHOOK")
+        if not webhook_url:
+            raise ValueError("DISCORD_WEBHOOK env variable not found")
+        
+        webhook = Webhook.from_url(webhook_url, session=session)
+        try:
+            await webhook.send(username='Group Instance Logger', embed=embed)
+            return True
+        except Exception as e:
+            logging.error(f"Exception sending webhook message: {e}")
+            return False
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