# Direct messages **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Requests\ **Created:** [April 24, 2020, 4:48pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/direct-messages/7766 "2020-04-24T16:48:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![leonardopicollo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/leonardopicollo/32/6129_2.png) [@leonardopicollo](https://community.glideapps.com/u/leonardopicollo)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2020, 4:48pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/direct-messages/7766/1 "2020-04-24T16:48:51Z")
HI! is possible create like privates messages in the preset app called instagram? thanks ---
**Author:** ![Robert\_Petitto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/robert_petitto/32/25193_2.png) [@Robert\_Petitto](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Robert_Petitto)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2020, 5:06pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/direct-messages/7766/2 "2020-04-24T17:06:16Z")
It’s possible! Take a look at my app [messenger.glideapp.io](http://messenger.glideapp.io). ---
**Author:** ![mmgt2005](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/mmgt2005/32/965_2.png) [@mmgt2005](https://community.glideapps.com/u/mmgt2005)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2020, 7:25pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/direct-messages/7766/3 "2020-04-24T19:25:53Z")
Can you share the mechanics behind this app? Or at least the direct message feature? ---
**Author:** ![Robert\_Petitto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/robert_petitto/32/25193_2.png) [@Robert\_Petitto](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Robert_Petitto)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2020, 7:30pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/direct-messages/7766/4 "2020-04-24T19:30:00Z")
I share how I do it in this post: > [@Meet with Me: A Booking App that Prevents Conflicts](https://community.glideapps.com/t/meet-with-me-a-booking-app-that-prevents-conflicts/5916): > > wave Hey Glide Community [A while ago](https://community.glideapps.com/t/room-booking-that-prevents-conflicts/4288/4), I built a Booking App that sought to prevent conflicts using a bunch of spreadsheet formulas. The lag was unbearable. @Jeff Hager swooped in and created a way using a Rollup column to eliminate the lag heart_eyes The last piece to the puzzle was to truly prevent conflicts by preventing users from booking times that occurred during another user’s meeting. Mission accomplished. Take a look at my revamped booking app, [meetwithme.glideapp.io](http://meetwithme.glideapp.io) Here’s a… I plan on adding this app to the template store once it’s approved…stay tuned! ---
**Author:** ![mmgt2005](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/mmgt2005/32/965_2.png) [@mmgt2005](https://community.glideapps.com/u/mmgt2005)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2020, 7:40pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/direct-messages/7766/5 "2020-04-24T19:40:09Z")
I’d definitely be interested. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![Amanda\_Schulze](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/amanda_schulze/32/5855_2.png) [@Amanda\_Schulze](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Amanda_Schulze)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2020, 9:20pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/direct-messages/7766/6 "2020-04-25T21:20:10Z")
same! ---
**Author:** ![Amanda\_Schulze](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/amanda_schulze/32/5855_2.png) [@Amanda\_Schulze](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Amanda_Schulze)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2020, 9:21pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/direct-messages/7766/7 "2020-04-25T21:21:30Z")
Hi Robert - nicely done with the DMs! I tried locating the info on how you added the direct messaging feature in the link you shared but I couldn’t seem to find it. Is it in the 'Booking app that prevents…" thread? ---
**Author:** ![ikleveland](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/ikleveland/32/6241_2.png) [@ikleveland](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ikleveland)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2020, 9:41pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/direct-messages/7766/8 "2020-04-25T21:41:06Z")
Had the same issue as Amanda ! Really dope that you got it to work Robert, would like to see the post when you can reach back ! ---
**Author:** ![Robert\_Petitto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/robert_petitto/32/25193_2.png) [@Robert\_Petitto](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Robert_Petitto)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2020, 10:06pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/direct-messages/7766/9 "2020-04-25T22:06:30Z")
@Amanda_Schulze @ikleveland Whoops! I explained the mechanics of my Meet with Me app in that post…not my Messenger app. I’ll make a video on this one shortly. ---
**Author:** ![Amanda\_Schulze](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/amanda_schulze/32/5855_2.png) [@Amanda\_Schulze](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Amanda_Schulze)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2020, 1:31am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/direct-messages/7766/10 "2020-04-26T01:31:22Z")
Thank you, that’d be amazing! I am working on a directory platform, and it would be _a game changer_ to have a way for people to message each other. ---
**Author:** ![Robert\_Petitto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/robert_petitto/32/25193_2.png) [@Robert\_Petitto](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Robert_Petitto)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2020, 1:59am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/direct-messages/7766/11 "2020-04-26T01:59:31Z")
I plan to add it to the template library as well. The only features that are missing are push notifications (nothing we can do about that though) and the ability for choice components to display one value (eg. usernames) but write a different value to the sheet (eg. emails). ---
**Author:** ![Amanda\_Schulze](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/amanda_schulze/32/5855_2.png) [@Amanda\_Schulze](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Amanda_Schulze)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2020, 2:39am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/direct-messages/7766/12 "2020-04-26T02:39:57Z")
Oh great- will definitely keep an eye out for that. Re the push notifs - I imagine that means there is no way to let users know they have a new message? Unless an email somehow gets triggered? Either way seems you came up with a creative solution to achieve this, kudos. ---
**Author:** ![Robert\_Petitto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/robert_petitto/32/25193_2.png) [@Robert\_Petitto](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Robert_Petitto)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2020, 2:59am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/direct-messages/7766/13 "2020-04-26T02:59:25Z")
If the user has a phone number stored, you could send a text. ---
**Author:** ![Robert\_Petitto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/robert_petitto/32/25193_2.png) [@Robert\_Petitto](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Robert_Petitto)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2020, 1:17am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/direct-messages/7766/14 "2020-05-04T01:17:38Z")
@Amanda_Schulze @mmgt2005 @ikleveland My Messenger app hit the Glide template store! > **[Messenger by Robert Petitto • Glide](https://www.glideapps.com/templates/GgjCXWmFRfjKpCG3Fs9j-template)** > > Create one-on-one private chats with other members of your app! ---
**Author:** ![Amanda\_Schulze](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/amanda_schulze/32/5855_2.png) [@Amanda\_Schulze](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Amanda_Schulze)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2020, 4:28am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/direct-messages/7766/15 "2020-05-04T04:28:20Z")
🙌🙌 Thank you!! Can’t wait to dive into this