# Frontend Javascript API

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As long as gramchat is initalized, you can access it via the global variable **chat**
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### Visibility of chat window

#### gram.open()

Open the chat window

#### gram.close()

Close the chat window

#### gram.toggle()

toggle the open/close state of the chat window

#### gram.hide()

Hide the chat window and button

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You will not see gramchat on the website (with css`display:none`)
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#### gram.show()

Show the chat window and button

### Messages

#### gram.push("your message to show")

Pushes the message (string) you pass in the function into the chat window **without sending it to the server**