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# Use chat messages (deprecated)

> Deprecated alias for useLiveChatMessages

<Warning>
  `useChatMessages` has been renamed to [`useLiveChatMessages`](/hooks/chat/messages/use-live-chat-messages). The old name still works as an alias and forwards to the new hook, but it is deprecated and will be removed in a future major version. Update your imports:

  ```diff theme={null}
  - import { useChatMessages } from "@sublay/react-js";
  + import { useLiveChatMessages } from "@sublay/react-js";
  ```
</Warning>

The behaviour and signature are identical — see [`useLiveChatMessages`](/hooks/chat/messages/use-live-chat-messages) for full documentation.

Looking to fetch a **filtered** or read-only list of messages (e.g. only messages that have replies)? Use [`useFetchManyChatMessages`](/hooks/chat/messages/use-fetch-many-chat-messages) instead.