# Zoom Previous Chats

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/zoom-previous-chats/41820>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Created:** [January 28, 2021, 1:51pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/zoom-previous-chats/41820 "2021-01-28T13:51:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![kaitlynnst](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/919ad9/32.png) [@kaitlynnst](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/kaitlynnst)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2021, 1:51pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/zoom-previous-chats/41820/1 "2021-01-28T13:51:57Z")

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Is it possible for a way to see previous chats in the zoom chat, mobile or desktop when people join the live webinar?

We are getting members who join the live Zoom chat but can’t see the previous chats.

 ![chat](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/zoomdeveloper/original/3X/a/d/ad4ac2740a150d9f45e7732ca2b96de97c37b49f.jpeg)

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![m.forbes](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/m.forbes/32/25666_2.png) [@m.forbes](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/m.forbes)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2021, 8:09pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/zoom-previous-chats/41820/2 "2021-04-08T20:09:04Z")

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This is a very important feature. When teaching, often information is distributed at the start of class (links to relevant material, etc.) which late joiners will need to access.

Related:

> [@Pinned chats in Zoom](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/pinned-chats-in-zoom/31702):
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> This is for developer-specific feature requests. For other requests please contact our customer support team. Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. When new folks enter a conference call, they cannot see the chat that came before. As a result, important information shared by chat needs to be sent repeatedly. Describe the solution you’d like I’d like to see something like the ability to “pin” one chat message (or more than one, but at least one), so that whenever peo…

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**Author:** ![rdain](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/rdain/32/53812_2.png) [@rdain](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/rdain)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2023, 12:33pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/zoom-previous-chats/41820/3 "2023-11-13T12:33:29Z")

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Can we bump this or attach it to a broader request? This has been sitting around for some time and neither the need nor value has changed.