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# Create chat
 Creates a new chat based on the field structure



`Function CreateChat(Val URL, Val ChatStructure, Val Token = "") Export`

 | Parameter | CLI option | Type | Destination |
 |-|-|-|-|
 | URL | --url | String | URL of webhook or a Bitrix24 domain, when token used |
 | ChatStructure | --fields | Structure of Key-Value | Chat fields structure. See GetChatStructure |
 | Token | --token | String | Access token, when not-webhook method used |

 
 Returns: Map Of KeyAndValue - serialized JSON of answer from Bitrix24 API

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:::tip
Method at API documentation: [im.chat.add](https://dev.1c-bitrix.ru/learning/course/?COURSE_ID=93&LESSON_ID=12093)
:::
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```bsl title="Code example"
 Image = FunctionParameters["Picture"];
 OPI_TypeConversion.GetBinaryData(Image);
 
 B64Image = GetBase64StringFromBinaryData(Image);
 
 MembersArray = New Array;
 MembersArray.Add(10);
 MembersArray.Add(1);
 
 ChatStructure = New Structure;
 ChatStructure.Insert("TYPE", "OPEN");
 ChatStructure.Insert("TITLE", "New chat");
 ChatStructure.Insert("DESCRIPTION", "This is a new chat");
 ChatStructure.Insert("COLOR", "GREEN");
 ChatStructure.Insert("MESSAGE", "Welcome to new chat");
 ChatStructure.Insert("USERS", MembersArray);
 ChatStructure.Insert("AVATAR", B64Image);
 ChatStructure.Insert("OWNER_ID", 1);
 
 URL = FunctionParameters["Bitrix24_URL"];
 
 Result = OPI_Bitrix24.CreateChat(URL, ChatStructure);
 
 
 URL = FunctionParameters["Bitrix24_Domain"];
 Token = FunctionParameters["Bitrix24_Token"];
 
 ChatStructure = New Structure;
 ChatStructure.Insert("TYPE", "CHAT");
 ChatStructure.Insert("TITLE", "Private chat");
 ChatStructure.Insert("USERS", MembersArray);
 
 Result = OPI_Bitrix24.CreateChat(URL, ChatStructure, Token);
```
	


```sh title="CLI command example"
 
 oint bitrix24 CreateChat --url %url% --fields %fields% --token %token%

```

```json title="Result"
{
 "result": 26,
 "time": {
 "start": 1720816597.42171,
 "finish": 1720816597.52933,
 "duration": 0.107618093490601,
 "processing": 0.081672191619873,
 "date_start": "2024-07-12T20:36:37+00:00",
 "date_finish": "2024-07-12T20:36:37+00:00",
 "operating_reset_at": 1720817197,
 "operating": 0
 }
}
```