# rest API support chatting in meetings

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/rest-api-support-chatting-in-meetings/1685>\
**Category:** API and Webhooks\
**Created:** [August 31, 2018, 12:04pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/rest-api-support-chatting-in-meetings/1685 "2018-08-31T12:04:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![Feras\_Sayyaj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/74df32/32.png) [@Feras\_Sayyaj](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/Feras_Sayyaj)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2018, 12:04pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/rest-api-support-chatting-in-meetings/1685/1 "2018-08-31T12:04:26Z")

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Hi,

I was looking at the Key Functions of the API and I didnt see the ability of chatting, is it a standard feature so it was not mentioned or it is not possible with the current API?

Best regards,

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**Author:** ![michael\_p.zoom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/michael_p.zoom/32/18105_2.png) [@michael\_p.zoom](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/michael_p.zoom)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2018, 4:33pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/rest-api-support-chatting-in-meetings/1685/2 "2018-08-31T16:33:37Z")

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Hi Feras,&nbsp;

Currently, our APIs do not support in meeting chat. We do have Chat Bot API for[sending messages](https://devdocs.zoom.us/v1.0/reference#imchatmessagespost) but that is only for sending messages between 2 or more people & groups not meetings.&nbsp;

Thanks

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**Author:** ![popat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@popat](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/popat)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2019, 10:39am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/rest-api-support-chatting-in-meetings/1685/3 "2019-05-20T10:39:12Z")

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Is this api now available or not ? I am also looking to get chat data from meeting but I am also not getting.

Best regards,

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**Author:** ![michael.zoom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/michael.zoom/32/37213_2.png) [@michael.zoom](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/michael.zoom)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2019, 5:03pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/rest-api-support-chatting-in-meetings/1685/4 "2019-05-20T17:03:33Z")

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Hi @popat, we do not currently offer API support for retrieving in-meeting chats, as the APIs are typically utilized for pre and post meeting actions. In-meeting actions are typically handled using one of our SDKs.

(Note: A user in a meeting can however save a .txt file of the meeting chat.)

Please let us know if this helps, or if we can answer any further questions on this.

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**Author:** ![matteo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/matteo/32/49749_2.png) [@matteo](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/matteo)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2019, 7:50am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/rest-api-support-chatting-in-meetings/1685/5 "2019-05-24T07:50:34Z")

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Hi,  
instead of opening a new post I just add myself to the users needing to get in-meeting chat messages, possibly through API.

You said that in-meeting actions are handled using one of your sdks… so, could you please explain how to build a web page that downloads the in-meeting chat through the web sdk? That could be a nice workaround…