hideInGuideShowcase: true import style from ./chat-faq.module.scss; # Chat FAQs Chat can be used to send and receive any JSON-serializable object. Yes! Channels are essentially group chats that members can join and exchange messages in. If you intend to create group chats that use SMS as well, please read the next frequently asked question. While Chat does not support sending/receiving via SMS by default, using RELAY Realtime SDK along with our [Messaging API](docs/guides/messaging-api/overview/messaging-overview.mdx) you can add SMS support (or any other format of communication) to it! Yes! You can use Chat along with [Dialogflow](https://cloud.google.com/dialogflow#chatbots-for-b2c-conversations) to create chatbots according to your needs. Using [RELAY Realtime Server SDK](/docs/sdks/reference/realtime-sdk/relay-v3/chat/index.mdx) you can listen for the message event and log each message accordingly. Can Chat only send and receive text messages?
Does Chat support group chats?
Does Chat support sending/receiving via SMS?
Can we use Chat to build a chatbot?
Can Chat messages be logged?