COMMUNITY CHAT
Community Chat That Keeps People Coming Back to the Conversation
Build community chat into your app with Tencent RTC. Bring members together through topic-based groups, rich messages, and community management controls.
TOPIC SPACES
Organize Community Chat by Shared Interest
Organize conversations around the subjects members care about. Choose group types and membership rules that suit an open discussion or a private space.
RICH CONVERSATIONS
Keep the Reply Close to the Story.
Let members share photos and respond with context. Make a useful question or a shared moment easy for the group to follow.
HISTORY & UNREADS
Help Members Pick Up Where They Left Off.
Bring returning members back to their conversation list and previous messages. Configure history and notifications around the way your community participates.
GROUP ROLES
Give Community Managers Useful Controls.
Connect member roles to supported group permissions. Let authorized managers handle membership and disruptive behavior without leaving the community workflow.
MADE FOR YOUR USERS
Community Chat for the Way Your Users Connect
Build the conversation around a specific task, with the right context in view.
Shared interests
Turn a Hobby into an Ongoing Conversation.
Let members share what they are making and ask the group for advice in a topic-specific space.
Creators & fans
Keep Fans Close to the Conversation.
Create a place for artist updates and fan replies, with access rules connected to your membership model.
Learning groups
Give Peer Questions a Home.
Keep study discussions and shared materials in a group that authorized members can return to.
Member clubs
Bring Members Together Between Meetups.
Continue the discussion before and after an event with shared messages and your own event details.
CUSTOMER SUCCESS STORY
Fan Conversations with Blooming Talk
CHOOSE WITH CONFIDENCE
Plan your community chat integration
See how messaging fits your product and what your application connects.
| Your requirement | How it is delivered | What to plan for |
|---|---|---|
| Topic and private spaces | Supported Chat group types | Select membership, size and history behavior per group. |
| Media and contextual replies | Rich messages and supported UI components | Check platform and feature availability for your chosen UI. |
| Returning members | History, unread state and offline push | Configure retention and notification preferences. |
| Manager controls | Group roles and member-management APIs | Define authorization and community policies in your app. |
| Paid memberships and events | Custom messages and business integrations | Your membership and event systems remain authoritative. |
THREE STEPS TO YOUR FIRST CONVERSATION
Build Your Community Chat Experience
Start with one working conversation, then connect the rules and records your product needs.
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Choose your group model
Match group type, membership and history behavior to your community spaces.
Read integration guide - 02
Embed the member experience
Add the conversation UI, shared media and any custom event or membership cards. Explore the React Chat UI Kit.
Read integration guide - 03
Validate roles and reporting
Test member changes, manager actions and your reporting workflow before opening the community.
Read integration guide
BUDGET BEFORE YOU BUILD
Community chat Costs & Free Quota
Choose a Chat plan around your messaging users, required features and expected usage.
CHAT FREE PLAN
Free$0 · 1,000 MAU / month
Start with the free Chat plan. Monthly usage renews automatically; review feature limits and upgrade requirements as your audience grows.
Explore the free planCHAT STANDARD
$399 USD / month · 10,000 MAU
For core messaging and group chat. Compare plans for advanced features such as read receipts, translation and community capabilities.
Compare Chat plansYOUR APPLICATION
Contact us
Estimate messaging MAU, history and usage. Include the work to connect your business systems and any optional additional services.
Contact usSEE THE PRODUCT IN ACTION
Explore the Messaging Experience
TRY THE INTERACTION
Experience It from Both Sides.
Try messaging in the official Chat demo, then use the SDK or UI Kit to connect the community chat workflow shown here.
Try Chat demoWhat is community chat?
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Community chat gives members an ongoing place to talk around shared topics. It can combine group conversations and direct messages inside your own product, using Tencent RTC as the messaging layer.
Can I create public and private groups?
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Choose from the supported Chat group types and configure membership and join rules. Review the group-type documentation because size, history and management behavior vary.
Can members return to earlier conversations?
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History and conversation APIs help authorized members catch up. Retention, search and particular features depend on your plan, SDK edition and configuration.
How do managers moderate a community?
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Use group member controls for supported actions such as muting or removal, and connect message reports to your review workflow. Define roles, evidence access and appeal rules.
Can I connect paid community memberships?
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Yes. Your backend can connect membership state to conversation access. Your billing service handles subscriptions while Chat handles the authorized messaging experience.
How do I organize community chat by topics and member roles?
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Choose a supported group type, define membership rules on your backend and connect channels to your community navigation. Check participant limits before planning large groups.
How can community chat keep members engaged without notification overload?
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Use mentions and unread state deliberately. Let members control alerts in your app and configure mobile push for the events they find useful.



