# Adding members to a chat room
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You can add anyone on your Amazon Chime contacts list to a chat room. By default, all members can send messages, and read all sent messages.

**To add room members**

1. In the sidebar, open the chat room.

1. Choose the ellipsis menu located to the right of the chat room name, then choose **Add members**.

1. In the **Add members to** *room name* dialog box, select the contacts that you want to add.

1. Choose **Add**.

Amazon Chime notifies the contacts that you add. They can accept or decline the invitation.