---
title: "Get a detailed list of currently connected chat clients"
method: GET
path: "/admin/chat/clients"
tags: ["Internal", "Admin", "Chat"]
---

# Get a detailed list of currently connected chat clients

`GET /admin/chat/clients`

## Response `200`

List of chat clients

- ChatClient[]
  - `connectedAt` string, date-time
  - `user` User
    - `createdAt` string
    - `disabledAt` string
    - `nameChangedAt` string
    - `id` string
    - `displayName` string
    - `previousNames` string[]
    - `scopes` string[]
    - `authProviders` string[] — Friendly names of the external auth methods this user signed in with (e.g. IndieAuth, Fediverse, or a plugin slug). Absent for anonymous users.
    - `displayColor` integer
    - `isBot` boolean
    - `authenticated` boolean
  - `geo` GeoDetails
    - `countryCode` string
    - `regionName` string
    - `timeZone` string
  - `userAgent` string
  - `messageCount` integer

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad request
- `401` — Basic auth failure
- `default` — Unexpected error

## Changes

- **2026-07-17** `4e0ebcbe06e8` — 1 breaking, 3 warning, 1 info
  - the `items/geo` response's property type/format changed from `object`/`` to ``/`` for status `200`
  - removed the optional property `items/geo/countryCode` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `items/geo/regionName` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `items/geo/timeZone` from the response with the `200` status
  - …1 more
- **2026-06-23** `558a9fa7f4fb` — 1 info
  - added the optional property `items/user/authProviders` to the response with the `200` status
- **2024-07-02** `618b7ae59cc5` — 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2021-09-23** `02fef72d775b` — 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/owncast/apis/owncast-apis/changes/admin/chat/clients/get.md)

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