Chat / JavaScript

Overview
- Getting started
- Send first message
- Migration guide
- User
- Overview
- - Retrieving and updating user information
  - Retrieve the online status of a user
  - Update user profile
  - Retrieve the latest information on participants
- - Managing user metadata
  - Manage user metadata
- Channel
- Overview
- - Creating a channel
  - Create a channel
- - Managing operators
  - Register and remove operators
- - Joining and leaving a channel
  - Enter and exit an open channel
  - Join and leave a group channel
- - Retrieving channels
  - Retrieve a list of channels
  - Retrieve a channel by URL
- - Inviting users to a group channel
  - Invite users as members
  - Accept or decline an invitation
- - Categorizing channels
  - Categorize channels by custom type
- - Moderating a channel
  - Freeze and unfreeze a channel
- - Managing channel metadata
  - Manage channel metadata
- - Managing channel metacounters
  - Manage channel metacounters
- Message
- Overview
- - Receiving messages through event handler
  - Receive messages in an open channel
  - Receive messages in a group channel
- - Using message threading
  - Create a message thread
  - List replies in a message thread
- - Retrieving messages
  - Retrieve a list of messages
  - Retrieve a message
- - Searching messages in a group channel
  - Search messages by a keyword
- - Managing scheduled messages in group channel
  - Create a scheduled message
  - Retrieve a scheduled message
  - Update a scheduled message
  - Cancel a scheduled message
  - Send a scheduled message immediately
  - List all scheduled messages
  - Retrieve the total number of scheduled messages
- - Managing pinned messages in group channels
  - Pin a message
  - Unpin a message
  - List pinned messages
- - Listing changelogs
  - List changelogs of messages
- - Marking messages as read in a group channel
  - Mark messages as read
- - Marking messages as delivered in a group channel
  - Mark messages as delivered
- - Mentioning other users in a message
  - Mention other users in a message
- - Retrieving unread counts in a group channel
  - Unread messages in a channel
  - Unread messages in all channels
  - Unread channels
  - Members who haven't received a message
  - Members who haven't read a message
  - Unread items
- - Categorizing messages
  - Categorize messages by custom type
- - Adding extra data to a message
  - Add extra data to a message
- - Translating messages
  - Auto-translate messages
  - Translate messages on-demand
  - Translation engine
- Application
- Overview
- - Authenticating a user
  - Authentication
- - Understanding rate limits
  - Rate limits
- Event handler
- Overview
- - Managing channel event handlers
  - Add or remove a channel event handler
- - Managing connection event handlers
  - Add or remove a connection event handler
- - Managing user event handlers
  - Add or remove a user event handler
- Push notifications
- Overview
- - Configuring preferences
  - Set up push notifications
  - Push notification preferences
  - Push notification content templates
  - Push notification translation
- Report
- Overview
- - Creating a report
  - Report a message, user, or channel
- Local caching
- Overview
- - Using group channel collection
  - Group channel collection
- - Using message collection
  - Message collection
Deprecated
Error codes
Logger

Chat JavaScript v4

Chat JavaScript

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JavaScript

Version 4

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Chat SDK for JavaScript

With Sendbird Chat for JavaScript, you can easily build an in-app chat with all the essential messaging features. The Chat SDK v4 supports both TypeScript and JavaScript.

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Migration guide
Migrate Chat SDK v3 to v4.
Unread message count
Keep track of messages left unread in each channel.
Delivery receipt
Stay up to date on the delivery status of messages for all group channel members.
Reactions
Users can respond with an emoji to messages in a group channel.
Message threading
Users can add replies to keep the conversation going.
Local caching
Sync client app with the Sendbird server to keep up to date on the latest chat activity.

Recommended features

Push notifications
Notify users of any updates to their channels.
Manage channel information
Add extra information to your channels in different formats that best fit your needs.
Session handlers
Authenticate users with session tokens to prevent any unauthorized access.

Resources

Sample app