# Need help adding chat to my app

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/need-help-adding-chat-to-my-app/61361>\
**Category:** Ask for Help\
**Created:** [May 4, 2023, 7:40pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/need-help-adding-chat-to-my-app/61361 "2023-05-04T19:40:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![AnthonyB](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/anthonyb/32/56081_2.png) [@AnthonyB](https://community.glideapps.com/u/AnthonyB)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2023, 7:40pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/need-help-adding-chat-to-my-app/61361/1 "2023-05-04T19:40:00Z")

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Hey community, I need help adding the chat to my app. I already set the glide tables up with some help. Now im up to the point where i need to add the right buttons to finish the rest.

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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:** [May 5, 2023, 12:32am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/need-help-adding-chat-to-my-app/61361/2 "2023-05-05T00:32:25Z")

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Can you show some screenshots of how you’re setting it up? What buttons are left to be added?

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**Author:** ![AnthonyB](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/anthonyb/32/56081_2.png) [@AnthonyB](https://community.glideapps.com/u/AnthonyB)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2023, 4:16pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/need-help-adding-chat-to-my-app/61361/3 "2023-05-05T16:16:36Z")

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Yes, these are the settings on the glide tables and a screenshot of a user profile where the chat button can be placed

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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:** [May 5, 2023, 10:58pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/need-help-adding-chat-to-my-app/61361/4 "2023-05-05T22:58:30Z")

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So the “chathelper” relation will show the messages between the signed-in user and the user they are viewing? How do you configure the chathelper on the “Chat” table? I assume you have already taken into account both sides of the relation (say a messages b and b messages a then the templates are reversed?)

Next, add a text entry and a button to submit the message, then a collection to display the list of messages, I guess.