# chat.bsky.actor.getStatus

> Published by [bsky-lexicons.bsky.social](https://lexicon.garden/identity/did:plc:4v4y5r3lwsbtmsxhile2ljac)

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## Links

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- [Documentation](https://lexicon.garden/lexicon/did:plc:4v4y5r3lwsbtmsxhile2ljac/chat.bsky.actor.getStatus/docs)
- [Examples](https://lexicon.garden/lexicon/did:plc:4v4y5r3lwsbtmsxhile2ljac/chat.bsky.actor.getStatus/examples)

## Definitions

### `chat.bsky.actor.getStatus`

**Type**: `query`

Get the authenticated viewer's chat status: whether their account is chat-disabled and whether their group-membership additions are restricted to accounts they follow.

#### Output

**Encoding**: `application/json`

| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|----------|------|----------|-------------|
| `chatDisabled` | `boolean` | Yes | True when the viewer's account is disabled and cannot actively participate in chat. |
| `canCreateGroups` | `boolean` | Yes | Whether the viewer's account is allowed to create group chats. New accounts are restricted from creating groups. |
| `groupMemberLimit` | `integer` | Yes | The maximum number of members allowed in a group conversation. |

## Raw Schema

```json
{
  "id": "chat.bsky.actor.getStatus",
  "defs": {
    "main": {
      "type": "query",
      "output": {
        "schema": {
          "type": "object",
          "required": [
            "chatDisabled",
            "canCreateGroups",
            "groupMemberLimit"
          ],
          "properties": {
            "chatDisabled": {
              "type": "boolean",
              "description": "True when the viewer's account is disabled and cannot actively participate in chat."
            },
            "canCreateGroups": {
              "type": "boolean",
              "description": "Whether the viewer's account is allowed to create group chats. New accounts are restricted from creating groups."
            },
            "groupMemberLimit": {
              "type": "integer",
              "description": "The maximum number of members allowed in a group conversation."
            }
          }
        },
        "encoding": "application/json"
      },
      "description": "Get the authenticated viewer's chat status: whether their account is chat-disabled and whether their group-membership additions are restricted to accounts they follow."
    }
  },
  "$type": "com.atproto.lexicon.schema",
  "lexicon": 1
}
```