Group chats

Group chats for up to 1,000 people

Teams, families, clubs and classes: add people, make admins and share an invite link so everyone can join on their own.

A group chat on a phone with photos and reactions
The message menu with reply, forward and delete

Owners, admins and members

The person who creates a group owns it. The owner can make admins, and admins can add and remove members and delete any message in the group.

  • Up to 1,000 members in a group
  • Admins can delete any message for everyone
  • If the owner leaves, the group passes to an admin
Group details on a computer with the member list and admin roles

Invite links

Share a link and people join the group themselves. Replace the link whenever you like and the old one stops working at once.

  • Anyone with the link can join
  • Replace the link to close the old one
  • Owners and admins manage the link
The chat list on a phone with groups, private chats and a channel

Everything a conversation needs

Reply to a message, edit what you sent, react with any emoji and @mention people so they know you mean them.

  • Photos, files and voice notes
  • Edit your messages for up to 48 hours
  • New members see the whole history
A chat with a file, a voice note and a reply

The details

Who can add you

In Settings > Privacy choose whether everybody or only your contacts can add you to groups.

Mute busy groups

Mute a group from its menu. It stays in your list without the notifications.

Pin it to the top

Pin up to five chats to the top of your chat list.

Mentions

Messages that @mention you are collected in one place, so you never miss one.

Formatting

Bold, italic, strikethrough, inline code and code blocks in any message.

Report and leave

Report a group from its details, or leave it whenever you like.

Questions and answers

How many people can be in a KyaChat group?

Up to 1,000 members.

How do I create a group?

Choose New message > New group, add people by name or @username, give the group a name and choose Create group. Step by step.

Can new members read older messages?

Yes. People who join a group see its whole history.

Who can delete messages in a group?

Everyone can delete their own messages for everyone. Owners and admins can delete any message in the group.

What happens when the owner leaves?

Ownership passes to an admin. If there is no admin, it passes to the member who has been in the group longest.

Related

Try it now

KyaChat Web has the same chats, groups and channels as the apps. Create an account with your email address.