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Overview

A convenience hook that wraps useLiveChatMessages and useSendMessage for a specific message thread. Returns the thread’s replies and a sendReply function that automatically sets parentMessageId.
Requires ChatProvider in the component tree.

Usage Example

Props

conversationId
string
required
The ID of the conversation that contains the thread.
messageId
string
required
The ID of the parent message whose thread to load.

Returns

replies
ChatMessage[]
Thread replies in ascending order (oldest first). See ChatMessage.
loading
boolean
true while a fetch is in progress.
hasMore
boolean
true if there are more replies to load.
loadMore
() => Promise<void>
Fetches more replies (newer than the newest loaded). No-ops if loading is true or hasMore is false.
sendReply
(params: Omit<SendMessageParams, 'parentMessageId'>) => Promise<ChatMessage>
Sends a reply to this thread. Accepts the same parameters as useSendMessage except parentMessageId (set automatically). Returns the confirmed ChatMessage.

Notes