# Help/Suggestion for a in-app chat notification

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/help-suggestion-for-a-in-app-chat-notification/18349>\
**Category:** Ask for Help\
**Created:** [November 13, 2020, 11:04am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/help-suggestion-for-a-in-app-chat-notification/18349 "2020-11-13T11:04:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Amal](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/amal/32/15421_2.png) [@Amal](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Amal)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2020, 11:04am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/help-suggestion-for-a-in-app-chat-notification/18349/1 "2020-11-13T11:04:36Z")

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Hi Gliders,

I built a in-app chat, where User A and Chat with User B, by sending a chat request.  
Data is collect in a chat sheet.

I want a have some way to notify User B, of an incoming chat request, without having to go to the chat tab, the notification must be in-app no matter which screen user B is in.

I have already tried modal with no luck, don’t want to use CSS as it breaks some button functions.

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**Author:** ![PabloMFalero](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/pablomfalero/32/31166_2.png) [@PabloMFalero](https://community.glideapps.com/u/PabloMFalero)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2020, 11:17am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/help-suggestion-for-a-in-app-chat-notification/18349/2 "2020-11-13T11:17:38Z")

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Hey Amal, the way I’d do it is by setting a up a Zapier, so when the chat is created User B (Recipient) gets an e-mail notification. After that, if you are using the comments component, the app will notify you every time there’s a new message.  
Hope it helps

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**Author:** ![Amal](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/amal/32/15421_2.png) [@Amal](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Amal)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2020, 11:20am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/help-suggestion-for-a-in-app-chat-notification/18349/3 "2020-11-13T11:20:11Z")

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Thanks for your swift response @PabloMFalero, but email is not an option for me, as i need the notification to be instant, The chat is used as part of tournament app, where users need to communicate to share game information to start their match. Also the comments component only works for Android users.

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**Author:** ![PabloMFalero](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/pablomfalero/32/31166_2.png) [@PabloMFalero](https://community.glideapps.com/u/PabloMFalero)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2020, 11:27am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/help-suggestion-for-a-in-app-chat-notification/18349/4 "2020-11-13T11:27:53Z")

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Sorry it didn’t help!

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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:** [November 13, 2020, 11:37am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/help-suggestion-for-a-in-app-chat-notification/18349/5 "2020-11-13T11:37:08Z")

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Does that chat incoming modal show up as a notification only and you don’t have to show who is sending the message?

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**Author:** ![Amal](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/amal/32/15421_2.png) [@Amal](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Amal)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2020, 11:43am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/help-suggestion-for-a-in-app-chat-notification/18349/6 "2020-11-13T11:43:21Z")

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Just a general notification, may be with a button that takes you to chat tab (navigate to chat tab) where you can see all pending chats.