# Cannot access chat messages through chat icon

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-access-chat-messages-through-chat-icon/319633>\
**Category:** Bug\
**Tags:** chat, fixed\
**Created:** [August 1, 2024, 10:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-access-chat-messages-through-chat-icon/319633 "2024-08-01T10:15:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2024, 1:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-access-chat-messages-through-chat-icon/319633/3 "2024-08-01T13:04:05Z")

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I experienced this yesterday.

I got a notification of a chat message and if I click the notification to see the message I get that error. I have to click the dm on the left side panel to find the chat to reply to it.

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