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# Chat

> Chat API namespace for token creation.

[restclient]: /docs/server-sdks/reference/python/rest/client

Generate tokens for the SignalWire Chat service. Chat tokens authenticate
client-side connections for real-time chat messaging.

Access via `client.chat` on a [`RestClient`][restclient] instance.

## **Methods**

#### [create\_token](/docs/server-sdks/reference/python/rest/chat/create-token)

Create a Chat token.

## **Example**

```python {4}
from signalwire.rest import RestClient

client = RestClient()
result = client.chat.create_token(channels=["general"])
```

> Chat API namespace for token creation.

## Docs

- [create_token](https://signalwire.com/docs/server-sdks/reference/python/rest/chat/create-token.md): Create a Chat authentication token.