# Chat Auto-responder?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-auto-responder/293483
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** automation, chat
**Created:** [January 30, 2024, 2:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-auto-responder/293483 "2024-01-30T14:45:18Z")
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### Author: ![carbonrich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/carbonrich/32/274219_2.png) [@carbonrich](https://meta.discourse.org/u/carbonrich)
#### Post date: [January 30, 2024, 2:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-auto-responder/293483/1 "2024-01-30T14:45:18Z")

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There are various posts around about auto-responders for PMs, but I can’t find anything related to personal chat channels?

Can [Discourse Automation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-automation/195773) use a personal chat message as a trigger? It’s not entirely clear from the trigger table:

> Send Chat message: Event started / Recurring \> Sends a Chat message to a Channel

I’m looking to setup a responder for part-time staff to be able to notify users what their working hours are / when they’re likely to respond to a chat message.