# Need help on creating private chat **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask for Help\ **Created:** [June 11, 2020, 7:27pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/need-help-on-creating-private-chat/10686 "2020-06-11T19:27:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![Drearystate](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/drearystate/32/49605_2.png) [@Drearystate](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Drearystate)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2021, 9:30pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/need-help-on-creating-private-chat/10686/166 "2021-01-21T21:30:07Z")
I still don’t understand the issue your having. My app was made the way I wanted to make it without any sacrfices. If you need something to be different I’m positive that it wouldnt be hard to do. ---
**Author:** ![abe.sherman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/abe.sherman/32/11260_2.png) [@abe.sherman](https://community.glideapps.com/u/abe.sherman)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2021, 12:48am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/need-help-on-creating-private-chat/10686/167 "2021-01-22T00:48:32Z")
Update just now. The chat system works. All i need to to is change the way creating a new chat works. Thank you for your amazing work. I am sure i will figure it out 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Rubel](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/rubel/32/18867_2.png) [@Rubel](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Rubel)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2021, 3:42am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/need-help-on-creating-private-chat/10686/168 "2021-02-07T03:42:08Z")
Hi Lisa. I like your instructions and video, but I’m stuck because I can’t add components when I go into chat. There’s just no way for me to do it. Do you know how I can get there? ![20210206_192535](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/9/2/926a86723ad0a84eb43603af5a834f256450247d.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2021, 3:47am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/need-help-on-creating-private-chat/10686/169 "2021-02-07T03:47:47Z")
The chat tab is only a global chat and not customizable. You have to build you own screens using a details layout and a comments component. ---
**Author:** ![Rubel](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/rubel/32/18867_2.png) [@Rubel](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Rubel)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2021, 6:40am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/need-help-on-creating-private-chat/10686/170 "2021-02-07T06:40:57Z")
In my phone I’m sending actual messages, but in the app they’re just showing up as row IDs and email addresses. I suppose it’s because I haven’t set up a relation column between “the users in my messages sheet and my users”. I guess, but I’d like to know where the text of the messages I’m sending are going, so I could relate them to my message columns. But they don’t seem to be anywhere in my app. They’re nowhere in my data editor. ![Screenshot_2021-02-06-22-15-39](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/b/5/b5a494ac201123e1f33485b00636f933442bb117.png) ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2021, 11:27am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/need-help-on-creating-private-chat/10686/171 "2021-02-07T11:27:30Z")
Chat and comments are handled and stored internally within glide. A copy is sent to the ‘App: Comments’ as a log. That log sheet is not directly tied to the actual data that glide uses for comments and chat. If you want access to that log sheet, you would need to duplicate it into another sheet, so you can access the messages within the app. ---
**Author:** ![Rubel](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/rubel/32/18867_2.png) [@Rubel](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Rubel)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2021, 11:28pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/need-help-on-creating-private-chat/10686/172 "2021-02-07T23:28:25Z")
I don’t need access to the comments, but I just want them to get from one user to another. ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2021, 11:41pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/need-help-on-creating-private-chat/10686/173 "2021-02-07T23:41:54Z")
As long as each user see’s the same component with the same topic id, then it will get to them. ---
**Author:** ![TJ\_McClain](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/tj_mcclain/32/25733_2.png) [@TJ\_McClain](https://community.glideapps.com/u/TJ_McClain)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2021, 11:16am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/need-help-on-creating-private-chat/10686/174 "2021-05-01T11:16:17Z")
This is awesome. This helps me out a lot for my app. ---
**Author:** ![michael\_stone](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/michael_stone/32/23732_2.png) [@michael\_stone](https://community.glideapps.com/u/michael_stone)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2021, 8:03am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/need-help-on-creating-private-chat/10686/175 "2021-05-19T08:03:34Z")
Hi there miss lisa. im trying to do something similar to this for my apps. did you create a completly new sheet for this or did you add a new page within the app to create this? also any idea on how to add a friend request button? on the profile page? please email me so we can converse better. mstone7887 at gmail dot com. thank you. ---
**Author:** ![michael\_stone](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/michael_stone/32/23732_2.png) [@michael\_stone](https://community.glideapps.com/u/michael_stone)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2021, 8:19am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/need-help-on-creating-private-chat/10686/176 "2021-05-19T08:19:17Z")
hi. the qr code for this didn’t bring it up, just error or not found ---
**Author:** ![Drearystate](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/drearystate/32/49605_2.png) [@Drearystate](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Drearystate)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2021, 2:33pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/need-help-on-creating-private-chat/10686/177 "2021-05-24T14:33:35Z")
I do apologize, it is noT often I am found on these forums anymore. I do not use Glide as often as I used to due to it’s limitations. ---
**Author:** ![Elise\_Cogels](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/elise_cogels/32/42492_2.png) [@Elise\_Cogels](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Elise_Cogels)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2023, 10:14pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/need-help-on-creating-private-chat/10686/179 "2023-07-27T22:14:02Z")
Hi, Thanks for this amazing explanation. I am currently developing a project on glides pages and miss some structure you have in glide apps. Any recommandation ? For example, in Data - the topic - I can not select the chat ID but only my chat tab that I called " Messages". The result is that all the messages concerning the row owners are appearing. For example my messages with Sophie appear in Beyonces conversation. Help ![Capture d’écran 2023-07-28 à 00.06.32](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/4/e/4ef6097c2e34c6981af4854305ba8d773f319970.png) ![Capture d’écran 2023-07-28 à 00.07.09](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/8/8/88a7b57b514d86358d2eab306e239136bb847f56.png) ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2023, 10:46pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/need-help-on-creating-private-chat/10686/180 "2023-07-27T22:46:39Z")
Things are substantially different from how it was done 3 years ago when @Lisa posted that video. Just a couple of posts to help with using the new chat component. > [@Chat function](https://community.glideapps.com/t/chat-function/63216/3): > > With the new comments collection, you can achieve both a global chat and 1:1 chats. Data Editor In both cases, in the Data Editor, you’ll need one Comments table. All messages of all chats will appear in this Comments table. For the global chat, 4 basic columns: Comment, Timestamp, User Name, User Photo For 1:1 chats, 3 additional basic columns: ChatPerson1, ChatPerson2, ChatID. In the ChatPerson columns, write the email addresses of the people chattin… > [@Private or Directed Chat Message?](https://community.glideapps.com/t/private-or-directed-chat-message/40275/8): > > Yes, that was an older template. This is my newer one: ---
**Author:** ![Septuce\_Toussaint](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/septuce_toussaint/32/61344_2.png) [@Septuce\_Toussaint](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Septuce_Toussaint)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2023, 8:10am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/need-help-on-creating-private-chat/10686/181 "2023-07-28T08:10:12Z")
Hello friends of glide community. I think that it’s like i come few late because i don’t have access to glidegram app. In fact, I have the problem of creation of private messaging into my glide app. It’s my goal since good moment. I wanted to see the component in order to adapt it to my app to create a best users experience on my app. Thank you to take my preoccupation in account 🙏 ---
**Author:** ![Septuce\_Toussaint](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/septuce_toussaint/32/61344_2.png) [@Septuce\_Toussaint](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Septuce_Toussaint)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2023, 8:11am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/need-help-on-creating-private-chat/10686/182 "2023-07-28T08:11:07Z")
It’s not available now Mr Robert ---
**Author:** ![Septuce\_Toussaint](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/septuce_toussaint/32/61344_2.png) [@Septuce\_Toussaint](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Septuce_Toussaint)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2023, 8:25am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/need-help-on-creating-private-chat/10686/183 "2023-07-28T08:25:21Z")
It’s not actually available. Please can you resend us it if of course, it still exists ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2023, 11:42am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/need-help-on-creating-private-chat/10686/184 "2023-07-28T11:42:53Z")
Again, any community posts or apps that are 3 years old are going to be very out of date. Even if an old app still exists, it most likely is using old methods that are no longer recommended, or functionality that is not available anymore. Let’s start a new thread instead of trying to resurrect these very old threads. ---
**Author:** ![Septuce\_Toussaint](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/septuce_toussaint/32/61344_2.png) [@Septuce\_Toussaint](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Septuce_Toussaint)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2023, 11:57am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/need-help-on-creating-private-chat/10686/185 "2023-07-28T11:57:44Z")
Ok thank you. I understood ---
**Author:** ![Elise\_Cogels](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/elise_cogels/32/42492_2.png) [@Elise\_Cogels](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Elise_Cogels)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2023, 4:55pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/need-help-on-creating-private-chat/10686/186 "2023-07-28T16:55:13Z")
Hi Jeff thanks a lot for your quick answer ! [Previous page](https://community.glideapps.com/t/need-help-on-creating-private-chat/10686.md?page=8) [Next page](https://community.glideapps.com/t/need-help-on-creating-private-chat/10686.md?page=10)