# Unable to Send Whispers via Bot?

**URL:** <https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/unable-to-send-whispers-via-bot/9385>\
**Category:** Chat and IRC\
**Created:** [February 25, 2017, 11:44am UTC](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/unable-to-send-whispers-via-bot/9385 "2017-02-25T11:44:41Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 22, 2017, 9:33pm UTC](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/unable-to-send-whispers-via-bot/9385/10 "2017-03-22T21:33:08Z")

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It’s a problem reported in another thread but so far we haven’t got an official response as if it’s a spam-preventing measure not going to be “fixed” or if it’s a real bug.

> [@First whisper through irc doesn't work unless conversation already established](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/first-whisper-through-irc-doesnt-work-unless-conversation-already-established/9515/6):
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> If you make an IRC client, you should be using the documented way of handling whispers, pubsub.

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