# Development **URL:** https://forums.rocket.chat/c/development/23.md [Latest](https://forums.rocket.chat/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forums.rocket.chat/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forums.rocket.chat/tags.md) --- ## [About the Development category](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/about-the-development-category/1652)
**Author:** [@aaron.ogle](https://forums.rocket.chat/u/aaron.ogle)\ **Replies:** 0
Working on developing your own application and integrating one of our SDK’s? Search and see if someone else has already answered your question. If not post here. --- ## [Email not received for new user creation](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/email-not-received-for-new-user-creation/23000)
**Author:** [@Toucef](https://forums.rocket.chat/u/Toucef)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2026, 3:59pm UTC](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/email-not-received-for-new-user-creation/23000 "2026-09-02T15:59:14Z")
I am not able to register new user into http://cloud.rocket.chat I am not receiving the link on the registered email --- ## [Best approach to link Rocket.Chat user profiles to an external web platform profile?](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/best-approach-to-link-rocket-chat-user-profiles-to-an-external-web-platform-profile/22991)
**Author:** [@Janet](https://forums.rocket.chat/u/Janet)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 9:26am UTC](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/best-approach-to-link-rocket-chat-user-profiles-to-an-external-web-platform-profile/22991 "2026-08-25T09:26:31Z")
Hi everyone, I am not a dev so have had to ask AI to help me ask this question. My devs are saying it cant be done you see. We are integrating Rocket.Chat alongside our existing web platform (WeWeed) and want users to … --- ## [What does the deprecation of DDP mean for the APIs](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/what-does-the-deprecation-of-ddp-mean-for-the-apis/22598)
**Author:** [@hgua](https://forums.rocket.chat/u/hgua)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2026, 11:09am UTC](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/what-does-the-deprecation-of-ddp-mean-for-the-apis/22598 "2026-03-12T11:09:48Z")
Hello, I’m trying to understand what the deprecation of the DDP protocol really means. If I understand this correctly, basically Rocketchat no longer supports Realtime APIs with websockets as all websock method uses DDP.… --- ## [🚀 Try RocketChat 8.0 on OpenShift — Zero Hassle, 2.5 minute Cloud-Native Deployment!](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/try-rocketchat-8-0-on-openshift-zero-hassle-2-5-minute-cloud-native-deployment/22698)
**Author:** [@rnix123](https://forums.rocket.chat/u/rnix123)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2026, 10:12pm UTC](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/try-rocketchat-8-0-on-openshift-zero-hassle-2-5-minute-cloud-native-deployment/22698 "2026-02-02T22:12:08Z")
If you’ve ever struggled getting RocketChat running smoothly in a Kubernetes environment like OpenShift, rocketchat-on-openshift makes it ridiculously easy to stand up a fully functional RocketChat instance on Red Hat Op… --- ## [Best way to integrate an external AI chatbot with Rocket.Chat?](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/best-way-to-integrate-an-external-ai-chatbot-with-rocket-chat/22633)
**Author:** [@angelina.harriet](https://forums.rocket.chat/u/angelina.harriet)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2025, 3:02am UTC](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/best-way-to-integrate-an-external-ai-chatbot-with-rocket-chat/22633 "2025-12-17T03:02:57Z")
I’m building an external AI chatbot called Rizz AI chatbot, currently running on my website. I want users to interact with the AI directly inside Rocket.Chat (DMs or channels) and receive real-time responses from the AI… --- ## [I want to use a scheduler message like this](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/i-want-to-use-a-scheduler-message-like-this/22541)
**Author:** [@chwangmin](https://forums.rocket.chat/u/chwangmin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2025, 7:27am UTC](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/i-want-to-use-a-scheduler-message-like-this/22541 "2025-09-28T07:27:46Z")
I’ve built a simple scheduled message feature using Spring Boot and Electron with the Rocket.Chat API. However, I’d like to be able to set up and manage scheduled messages directly inside Rocket.Chat, similar to how Slac… --- ## [Dev and Production](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/dev-and-production/22338)
**Author:** [@bbrietzke](https://forums.rocket.chat/u/bbrietzke)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2025, 10:09pm UTC](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/dev-and-production/22338 "2025-07-16T22:09:02Z")
I’m trying to bring up a second site so that we can do some plugin/bot development against a non-production site, and the strangest thing keeps happening. I get the second site enrolled as a starter site, and then my ma… --- ## [Flutter rocket chat](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/flutter-rocket-chat/20895)
**Author:** [@hakan](https://forums.rocket.chat/u/hakan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2025, 8:41am UTC](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/flutter-rocket-chat/20895 "2025-07-16T08:41:42Z")
I want to use Rocket chat in my own Flutter project. Since there is no SDK for Flutter, I tried to embed it in Flutter as an iframe, just like on the web side. However, some of the features there did not work (file uploa… --- ## [Join Channel Button shown after API call to invite/join](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/join-channel-button-shown-after-api-call-to-invite-join/22291)
**Author:** [@christylerpcc](https://forums.rocket.chat/u/christylerpcc)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2025, 3:23am UTC](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/join-channel-button-shown-after-api-call-to-invite-join/22291 "2025-07-03T03:23:38Z")
I am using the API’s to create users and channels, then I’m programmatically adding users to channels. I’ve tried channels.invite and channels.join. I can see the channels in the channels.joined.list, but when the user o… --- ## [Using rocketchat's Push Gateway with custom server](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/using-rocketchats-push-gateway-with-custom-server/15999)
**Author:** [@olkhovskiiooo](https://forums.rocket.chat/u/olkhovskiiooo)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2025, 11:28am UTC](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/using-rocketchats-push-gateway-with-custom-server/15999 "2025-05-14T11:28:09Z")
Hi! I’m building my own rocketchat server paired with official rocketchat mobile app. I want to send pushes through https://gateway.rocket.chat Can I do that? or does server need some authorization in rocketchat cloud f… --- ## [On \`NODE\_ENV\` in \`/rollup.config.mjs\`](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/on-node-env-in-rollup-config-mjs/21919)
**Author:** [@kuraga](https://forums.rocket.chat/u/kuraga)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2025, 10:52am UTC](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/on-node-env-in-rollup-config-mjs/21919 "2025-04-05T10:52:43Z")
Good day! In /rollup.config.mjs, we have const NODE\_ENV = process.env.NODE\_ENV || 'development'; (which then pasted to the @rollup/plugin-replace plugin). Which does it mean? The environment we are building in. Th… --- ## [How can I integrate my custom OAuth and rocket chat](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/how-can-i-integrate-my-custom-oauth-and-rocket-chat/21890)
**Author:** [@ebu](https://forums.rocket.chat/u/ebu)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2025, 9:37pm UTC](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/how-can-i-integrate-my-custom-oauth-and-rocket-chat/21890 "2025-03-29T21:37:06Z")
Hi, I’m working on creating a custom authentication user interface for my Rocket.Chat application. For this, I’m using AWS Cognito and the AWS SDK for communication with Cognito. I’m not using the default user interface … --- ## [I want Help with Rocket.Chat Deployment on Kubernetes – Persistent Storage Issue](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/i-want-help-with-rocket-chat-deployment-on-kubernetes-persistent-storage-issue/21882)
**Author:** [@suzen](https://forums.rocket.chat/u/suzen)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2025, 11:31am UTC](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/i-want-help-with-rocket-chat-deployment-on-kubernetes-persistent-storage-issue/21882 "2025-03-27T11:31:53Z")
Hey everyone, I am setting up Rocket.Chat on Kubernetes and I am facing issue with persistent storage. I followed the official Helm chart deployment & everything seems to spin up fine but my data is not persisting afte… --- ## [Embedded Layout - read only](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/embedded-layout-read-only/21623)
**Author:** [@orka](https://forums.rocket.chat/u/orka)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2025, 10:21am UTC](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/embedded-layout-read-only/21623 "2025-02-24T10:21:41Z")
Hi! I’m running a local deployment of RocketChat and try to use the Embedded layout (using ‘/channel/CHANNEL\_C?layout=embedded’). The specific channel is being loaded properly and I can read the content, but I cannot t… --- ## [How to retrieve the groups a user is part of](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/how-to-retrieve-the-groups-a-user-is-part-of/21534)
**Author:** [@giggi.paolo](https://forums.rocket.chat/u/giggi.paolo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2025, 11:29pm UTC](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/how-to-retrieve-the-groups-a-user-is-part-of/21534 "2025-01-30T23:29:13Z")
Given an Auth-Token and a User-Id I need to retrieve the groups another user is part of. So far I was using the users.info endpoint specifying on the fields query parameter to include the groups. As an example, the fol… --- ## [How to do CI/CD with a custom rocketchat repo](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/how-to-do-ci-cd-with-a-custom-rocketchat-repo/12421)
**Author:** [@tran.thi.hanh](https://forums.rocket.chat/u/tran.thi.hanh)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2021, 5:38pm UTC](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/how-to-do-ci-cd-with-a-custom-rocketchat-repo/12421 "2021-10-28T17:38:30Z")
Hello, We are planning to make some tweaks on Rocketchat for internal use and save the code on gitlab. We would like to know the general idea and tools to checkout the source from gitlab, run the test, then auto deploy… --- ## [API get message from date to date](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/api-get-message-from-date-to-date/17664)
**Author:** [@cuchipkg](https://forums.rocket.chat/u/cuchipkg)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2023, 2:51pm UTC](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/api-get-message-from-date-to-date/17664 "2023-08-26T14:51:50Z")
hi development, i find API for get message created from date to date does rocketchat have it, i read all your document but does have it, thanks for read --- ## [How can i toggle dark/light themes via an iframe or other methods?](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/how-can-i-toggle-dark-light-themes-via-an-iframe-or-other-methods/18314)
**Author:** [@hyangki](https://forums.rocket.chat/u/hyangki)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2024, 4:37pm UTC](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/how-can-i-toggle-dark-light-themes-via-an-iframe-or-other-methods/18314 "2024-12-27T16:37:42Z")
Hi, I am developing chat application using rocket.chat with iframe. I know there are some externalCommands to send events to the iframe but I can’t see how to change the themes through it. Is there any APIs or other me… --- ## [Follow-Up on Pull Requests #33927 and #34507](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/follow-up-on-pull-requests-33927-and-34507/21201)
**Author:** [@sourabh-poddar](https://forums.rocket.chat/u/sourabh-poddar)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2024, 11:42pm UTC](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/follow-up-on-pull-requests-33927-and-34507/21201 "2024-12-25T23:42:10Z")
Dear Rocket.Chat Team, I hope this message finds you well. I am writing to kindly request an update and guidance on two pull requests I have contributed to the project. PR #33927: This pull request was previously re… --- ## [Rocket.Chat "yarn dsv" pages loads are too slow](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/rocket-chat-yarn-dsv-pages-loads-are-too-slow/21033)
**Author:** [@monopoly.21](https://forums.rocket.chat/u/monopoly.21)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2024, 8:05pm UTC](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/rocket-chat-yarn-dsv-pages-loads-are-too-slow/21033 "2024-11-30T20:05:40Z")
I cloned Rocket.Chat on my local and when i run yarn dsv to run the codebase the pages loads very slowly once suppose a page loads and i click on another page then again too much load time --- ## [Contributing but not a bug or vulnerability](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/contributing-but-not-a-bug-or-vulnerability/20975)
**Author:** [@yukoncornelius58](https://forums.rocket.chat/u/yukoncornelius58)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2024, 9:17pm UTC](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/contributing-but-not-a-bug-or-vulnerability/20975 "2024-11-26T21:17:26Z")
Hello, I was wanting to contribute to the community and I found a couple references to a deprecated javascript substr() where it would be better to use slice(). I was going to open an issue, but it doesn’t really qualif… --- ## [Can't compile rocket chat on release version using white label repo](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/cant-compile-rocket-chat-on-release-version-using-white-label-repo/20822)
**Author:** [@spaceship](https://forums.rocket.chat/u/spaceship)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2024, 2:20pm UTC](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/cant-compile-rocket-chat-on-release-version-using-white-label-repo/20822 "2024-11-12T14:20:39Z")
I cloned the repository of rocket chat made some changes in the UI , all I try to do now is to build the release version of the app so I’ll have the apk itself. However I faced a lot of issues and error during my tries … --- ## [Rocket Chat flutter](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/rocket-chat-flutter/20923)
**Author:** [@hakan](https://forums.rocket.chat/u/hakan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2024, 11:56am UTC](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/rocket-chat-flutter/20923 "2024-11-11T11:56:49Z")
Hello, I am trying to embed Rocket chat in my flutter application. The iframe on your page does not work properly on the ios side. (Photo upload, file upload etc.). Since there is no SDK, how can I do things like videoca… --- ## [Best practices for deployment of modified Rocket.Chat](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/best-practices-for-deployment-of-modified-rocket-chat/20722)
**Author:** [@Bastin](https://forums.rocket.chat/u/Bastin)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2024, 1:23pm UTC](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/best-practices-for-deployment-of-modified-rocket-chat/20722 "2024-10-08T13:23:53Z")
Hi everyone, I wasn’t able to find information in the docs regarding that, so I’ll try my luck here. We want to use Rocket.Chat for our therapy startup and make some modifications to the frontend and also later to the … --- ## [Image broken on iOS using RocketChat livechat api](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/image-broken-on-ios-using-rocketchat-livechat-api/16712)
**Author:** [@Lexxxanderr](https://forums.rocket.chat/u/Lexxxanderr)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2024, 3:50am UTC](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/image-broken-on-ios-using-rocketchat-livechat-api/16712 "2024-08-08T03:50:16Z")
I found that the cookies are not saving when the live chat is initialized on the mobile app (Android and iOS). This issue causes the image to be broken and the download feature to not work, most likely on iOS. When uploa… --- ## [Communication between two users using real time api](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/communication-between-two-users-using-real-time-api/11392)
**Author:** [@Hassan20896](https://forums.rocket.chat/u/Hassan20896)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2024, 10:34am UTC](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/communication-between-two-users-using-real-time-api/11392 "2024-08-06T10:34:32Z")
Hi, I want to integrate rocket chat real time api on Flutter app for communication between users. Can anyone tell me about sequence of API I need to consume for this. I need it in real time. --- ## [Buttons with URLs](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/buttons-with-urls/15921)
**Author:** [@r3plica](https://forums.rocket.chat/u/r3plica)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2023, 10:06am UTC](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/buttons-with-urls/15921 "2023-02-17T10:06:16Z")
Hi all, I hope someone can help me. I am trying to build a rocket chat app that has a button. When you click that button, it opens a new window to a URL. I have looked at the developer documentation and found that th… --- ## [Unread Messages - Realtime Notification](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/unread-messages-realtime-notification/20260)
**Author:** [@JoSch87](https://forums.rocket.chat/u/JoSch87)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2024, 12:33pm UTC](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/unread-messages-realtime-notification/20260 "2024-07-13T12:33:06Z")
Hi, I need the number of unread messages of a user in a Python script. Preferably as a real-time push notification. What I have achieved so far: Query the number of messages via the API. (Pull Request) Notification o… --- ## [Rocket Chat App did't sent Http request](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/rocket-chat-app-didt-sent-http-request/20165)
**Author:** [@spiridovich](https://forums.rocket.chat/u/spiridovich)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2024, 7:01am UTC](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/rocket-chat-app-didt-sent-http-request/20165 "2024-07-02T07:01:05Z")
Hi, I try link my Action Button with Http request, but I have a wrong response. Method “executeActionButtonHandler” work, but Http not work. My code: public async executeActionButtonHandler( context: UIKitActi… [Next page](https://forums.rocket.chat/c/development/23.md?page=1)