# ChatMessages ChatMessages are the messages sent in 1-on-1 chats. They are similar to `Note`s, but the addresing is done by having a single AP actor in the `to` field. Addressing multiple actors is not allowed. These messages are always private, there is no public version of them. They are created with a `Create` activity. Example: ```json { "actor": "http://2hu.gensokyo/users/raymoo", "id": "http://2hu.gensokyo/objects/1", "object": { "attributedTo": "http://2hu.gensokyo/users/raymoo", "content": "You expected a cute girl? Too bad.", "id": "http://2hu.gensokyo/objects/2", "published": "2020-02-12T14:08:20Z", "to": [ "http://2hu.gensokyo/users/marisa" ], "type": "ChatMessage" }, "published": "2018-02-12T14:08:20Z", "to": [ "http://2hu.gensokyo/users/marisa" ], "type": "Create" } ``` This setup does not prevent multi-user chats, but these will have to go through a `Group`, which will be the recipient of the messages and then `Announce` them to the users in the `Group`.