# Initiate chat with a community user

**URL:** <https://forum.social.plus/t/initiate-chat-with-a-community-user/1048>\
**Category:** Web\
**Created:** [January 13, 2024, 10:58pm UTC](https://forum.social.plus/t/initiate-chat-with-a-community-user/1048 "2024-01-13T22:58:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![lorandd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ba9def/32.png) [@lorandd](https://forum.social.plus/u/lorandd)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2024, 10:58pm UTC](https://forum.social.plus/t/initiate-chat-with-a-community-user/1048/1 "2024-01-13T22:58:17Z")

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Hey guys,

I have the following situation:

We have integrated `<AmityUiKitSocial>` and `<AmityUiKitChat>` where our users can browser communities, comment like posts etc, we have also integrated Chat and we are creating 1:1 chats (conversation channels) between two users based on our business logic.

We were wondering it there is a possibility from the community component to let users initiate a chat with other users? I’m thinking that something like “Follow” functionality but a “Start Chat” option that can trigger a function from our app and we would run the same flow as we already have to create a conversation chat between the two users. But open to any other suggestion if something already exists?

Thanks,  
Lorand

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**Author:** ![SocialPlus\_Support](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.social.plus/socialplus_support/32/798_2.png) [@SocialPlus\_Support](https://forum.social.plus/u/SocialPlus_Support)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2024, 5:35am UTC](https://forum.social.plus/t/initiate-chat-with-a-community-user/1048/2 "2024-01-15T05:35:14Z")

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Hello @lorandd , Let me pass this to our team and will stay in touch with you for updates.

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**Author:** ![SocialPlus\_Support](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.social.plus/socialplus_support/32/798_2.png) [@SocialPlus\_Support](https://forum.social.plus/u/SocialPlus_Support)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2024, 6:29am UTC](https://forum.social.plus/t/initiate-chat-with-a-community-user/1048/3 "2024-01-15T06:29:18Z")

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Hello @lorandd ,

Thank you for reaching out with your question. I understand that you’re looking to enable users to initiate a chat with others directly from the community component, similar to a “Start Chat” functionality.

To achieve this, you can make modifications in the UIKIT by adding a button or menu option, perhaps on the user’s profile page or within the post menu, labeled “Create Chat.” When users click this button, it would trigger a function in your app.

If you have any more questions or if there’s anything else we can assist you with, feel free to let us know!

Best regards,