---
title: "Cross-server chat"
url: /docs/en-us/chat/cross-server-chat
last_updated: 2026-06-25T22:10:41Z
description: "Cross-server chat allows players to interact with others across different servers."
---

# Cross-server chat

**Cross-server chat** is a native extension of `Class.TextChatService` that allows players to safely communicate with others across different servers in the same universe. This increases social engagement, especially in experiences with low server occupancy or during live events with a global community.

Roblox automatically groups servers based on age, language, and occupancy to ensure meaningful and safe interactions. Like default Roblox chat, cross-server chat includes full support for abuse reporting, text filtering, chat rules, muting, and blocking.

> **Info:** Each global chat channel connects about 200 users to ensure chat remains readable and performant. If users send messages too quickly, a throttle applies to the senders and receivers, and messages drop to protect the chat system.
## Enable cross-server chat

When you enable cross-server chat, the [chat window](/docs/en-us/chat/chat-window.md) includes two tabs for either single or multi-server communication:

- **Here** - Players can chat with others in the same server.
- **Global** - Players can chat with others across different servers.

![Core components of the text chat window with cross-server chat enabled.](../assets/players/cross-server-chat/overview-example.png)

Cross-server chat is **enabled by default** for all experiences, but you have full control to enable or disable it according to your experience's design requirements. To access the cross-server chat setting:

1. Navigate to the [Creator Dashboard](https://create.roblox.com/dashboard/creations).
2. Select an experience, then in the left-hand navigation, navigate to **Audience** > **Communication Settings**.
3. Under the **Cross-server chat** section, toggle **Allow cross-server chat** on or off to enable or disable cross-server chat.

> **Warning:** Even if cross-server chat is enabled, the **Global** tab is disabled in [private servers](/docs/en-us/production/monetization/private-servers.md) to respect the privacy of users who only want to access your experience with specific friends.
## Global chat commands

The **Global** tab supports a subset of standard chat commands for global chat:

- `/mute <username>` - Mutes a specific user in global chat.
- `/unmute <username>` - Unmutes a user.
- `/help` - Lists commands available within global chat.
- `/clear` - Clears the local chat window history.