Messages and chat
Message developers one-on-one, start group chats for your team, and talk in community servers.
Messages has three kinds of conversation:
- Direct messages with one person. Start one from someone's profile, or pick from people you follow.
- Group chats for a team or a project, with up to 50 members. Give the group a name and an optional topic.
- Servers: the chat side of a community, with channels.
Messages
Messages can be up to 2,000 characters. React with an emoji, mention people by name, and edit or delete your own messages. You'll see when someone is typing, and an unread dot appears on Messages in the sidebar.
Mute, leave and block
- Mute a conversation to stop it notifying you.
- Leave a group or server when you're done with it.
- Block someone from your DM with them. Neither of you can start a conversation with the other, and they're left out of your people suggestions.
Privacy
Messages are only visible to the people in the conversation. DevNet doesn't read private messages except when needed for moderation or the law. See the Privacy Policy.
For business, stay on DevNet: never pay someone outside a DevNet checkout or Acquire deal because they asked in chat.