# Integrating Twitch Chat into iOS

**URL:** <https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/integrating-twitch-chat-into-ios/7372>\
**Category:** Chat and IRC\
**Created:** [September 13, 2016, 5:44am UTC](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/integrating-twitch-chat-into-ios/7372 "2016-09-13T05:44:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![jpcguy89](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@jpcguy89](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/u/jpcguy89)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2016, 5:44am UTC](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/integrating-twitch-chat-into-ios/7372/1 "2016-09-13T05:44:24Z")

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Is it possible to integrate Twitch chat into iOS through a data stream? Is this functionality coming in the future?

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**Author:** ![DallasNChains](https://d3ovvz0v2ajtpu.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/discuss.dev.twitch.com/dallasnchains/32/1608_2.png) [@DallasNChains](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/u/DallasNChains)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2016, 2:15pm UTC](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/integrating-twitch-chat-into-ios/7372/2 "2016-09-13T14:15:11Z")

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Twitch chat is based on IRC, so you can connect using a socket (or even a WebSocket). That will allow you to get the chat messages, badges, etc.

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**Author:** ![system](https://d2opxh93rbxzdn.cloudfront.net/original/2X/0/05909729875cce3b53e59d5561c4d23bb14948fc.png) [@system](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2016, 2:15pm UTC](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/integrating-twitch-chat-into-ios/7372/3 "2016-10-13T14:15:11Z")

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