# Chat Entry

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## Introduction

Returned by Get Lobby Chat Entry this structure defines the user who sent the message, the data of the message and the type of the message.

### Data

An array of bytes representing the raw data

### String

A string representation of that data simply handles the data as if it were UTF8 encoded bytes and will only be relevant if it was a string that was sent.

### User Id

The ID of the user that sent the message

### Type

The [UEChatEntryType ](/old-kb/old-toolkit-for-steamworks/unreal/blueprint-nodes/enumerators/uechatentrytype.md)of the message

## Nodes

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