# Discourse Chat

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-chat/230881
**Category:** Plugin
**Tags:** official, chat, included-in-core
**Created:** [July 4, 2022, 10:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-chat/230881 "2022-07-04T10:47:47Z")
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### Author: ![mcwumbly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/mcwumbly/32/103861_2.png) [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)
#### Post date: [July 29, 2026, 10:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-chat/230881/211 "2026-07-29T10:50:29Z")

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> [@evanhamilton](#):
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> > @mentioning individual users or groups will give the option to invite them to the channel if they aren’t participants already
> 
> Does this imply there’s no way to send people a link to a chat? Or could we @mention and then send a link?

> [@evanhamilton](#):
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> If they’re already in a group can we point them to the chat directly, though?

Yep, you can send them a link to a channel or an individual message. If they aren’t in the channel yet, but have access to join, they can follow that link and choose to join (whether or not you’ve invited them via a mention).

The mention → invite flow is a convenience if all you’re trying to do is add them to the channel, or if you happen to mention them, and discover at that time they aren’t already there.

> [@evanhamilton](#):
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> Is this accessible by the API at all? I can see a world where we want to automatically generate and close chats for cohorts.

Yep, in general, everything is accessible via the API. If you find things you’re trying to do that aren’t, let us know.

> [@Lilly](#):
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> there is no official documentation on chat api

This part of the story will improve in the not too distant future as part of this effort:

> [@Current Projects - July 2026](https://meta.discourse.org/t/current-projects-july-2026/408220/1):
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> ### Server API Improvements
> 
> We’re continuing our exploration and prototyping around improvements to the usability & consistency of our server APIs. We are beginning to align on a plan for an API that is consistent with the JSON:API spec and uses date-based versioning in the header of requests. We expect to be in a place where we can share more details and start moving into the implementation phase soon. Watch this space for more soon!

In the meantime, what you said:

> [@Lilly](#):
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> but it is accessible: [Read public chat channel content from API - #5 by j.jaffeux](https://meta.discourse.org/t/read-public-chat-channel-content-from-api/296218/5)

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