Embodiments of the disclosure provide methods and devices for sending messages. The method can include: storing identifiers corresponding to one or more messages that are to be sent in a first message identifier queue; storing identifiers corresponding to one or more messages that are being sent in a second message identifier queue; acquiring an identifier corresponding to a message in the first message identifier queue; moving the identifier to the second message identifier queue; and sending the message according to a sending order associated with the identifier in the second message identifier queue.