# What is Amazon IVS Chat?
<a name="what-is"></a>

Amazon IVS Chat is a managed, live-chat feature to go alongside live video streams. Documentation is accessible from the [Amazon IVS documentation landing page](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//ivs/), in the Amazon IVS Chat section:
+ Chat User Guide — This document, along with all the other User Guide pages listed on the navigation pane.
+ [Chat API Reference](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//ivs/latest/ChatAPIReference/Welcome.html) — Control-plane API (HTTPS).
+ [Chat Messaging API Reference](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//ivs/latest/chatmsgapireference/welcome.html) — Data-plane API (WebSocket).
+ SDK References for chat clients: Android, iOS, and JavaScript.