# File attachments in chat

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/file-attachments-in-chat/76930>\
**Category:** Ask for Help\
**Created:** [October 8, 2024, 5:14pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/file-attachments-in-chat/76930 "2024-10-08T17:14:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![BLA\_68](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BLA\_68](https://community.glideapps.com/u/BLA_68)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2024, 5:14pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/file-attachments-in-chat/76930/1 "2024-10-08T17:14:42Z")

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Am I right that the chat and comment component do not support file attachments? If so is there any workaround that still uses the chat component?

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**Author:** ![ThinhDinh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thinhdinh/32/49_2.png) [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2024, 7:40am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/file-attachments-in-chat/76930/2 "2024-10-09T07:40:22Z")

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Yes, it’s not support attachments natively for now.

I think you would have to abandon the native way to add comments through the same component, add a form container or a button to open a form on that same screen, allow adding attachments there, and use an action to open that attachments once the comment has been submitted.

Please note that actions tied to comments on the Comments component are not really “visible”. You have to click on the “hamburger” icon to see them or long press on mobile devices.

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**Author:** ![BLA\_68](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BLA\_68](https://community.glideapps.com/u/BLA_68)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2024, 4:09pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/file-attachments-in-chat/76930/3 "2024-10-09T16:09:29Z")

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Thanks. I think I’ll stick to my handmade chat approach for now. Hopefully file attachments are a future option.

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**Author:** ![ThinhDinh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thinhdinh/32/49_2.png) [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2024, 11:46pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/file-attachments-in-chat/76930/4 "2024-10-09T23:46:24Z")

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Images would be good for a start, I’m having to build like above and use HTML to display images.

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/system/32/53398_2.png) [@system](https://community.glideapps.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2024, 11:46pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/file-attachments-in-chat/76930/5 "2024-10-16T23:46:30Z")

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