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# Chatting

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{% tab title="Sync" %}
{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```python
from characterai import PyCAI

client = PyCAI('TOKEN')
    
char = input('Enter CHAR: ')

# Save tgt and history_external_id 
# to avoid making a lot of requests
chat = client.chat.get_chat(char)

participants = chat['participants']

# In the list of "participants",
# a character can be at zero or in the first place
if not participants[0]['is_human']:
    tgt = participants[0]['user']['username']
else:
    tgt = participants[1]['user']['username']

while True:
    message = input('You: ')

    data = client.chat.send_message(
        chat['external_id'], tgt, message
    )

    name = data['src_char']['participant']['name']
    text = data['replies'][0]['text']

    print(f"{name}: {text}")
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Async" %}
{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```python
import asyncio
from characterai import PyAsyncCAI

async def main():
    client = PyAsyncCAI('TOKEN')

    char = input('Enter CHAR: ')

    # Getting chat info
    chat = await client.chat.get_chat(char)

    participants = chat['participants']

    # In the list of "participants",
    # a character can be at zero or in the first place
    if not participants[0]['is_human']:
        tgt = participants[0]['user']['username']
    else:
        tgt = participants[1]['user']['username']

    while True:
        message = input('You: ')

        data = await client.chat.send_message(
            chat['external_id'], tgt, message
        )

        name = data['src_char']['participant']['name']
        text = data['replies'][0]['text']

        print(f"{name}: {text}")

asyncio.run(main())
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}