---
name: "vehicleChat"
type: command
status: ok
groups: ["Radio and Chat"]
arma3_since: "0.50"
locality: {"argument": "global", "effect": "local", "server_exec": false}
source: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/vehicleChat
revid: 376772
updated: 2025-11-17T00:04:46Z
---

# vehicleChat

*Command · Radio and Chat · Arma 3 v0.50 · introduced in Operation Flashpoint v1.34*

Locality: arguments **global** · effect **local**

## Description

Types text to the vehicle radio channel. The text will be visible only on the PC where command was executed. If you need the message to show on all computers, you have to execute it globally, see [remoteExec](../commands/remoteExec.md). Use [clearRadio](../commands/clearRadio.md) to clear chat history

> [!NOTE]
> - Object parameter must be a vehicle, not a player
> - If you are in a crew seat (i.e. driver, gunner or commander), then it will include that role in the chat name output (Eg: Driver (you_name): "Message")

## Syntax

```sqf
vehicle vehicleChat chatText
```

**Parameters:**

- `vehicle`: [Object](../topics/Object.md) - vehicle unit is in
- `chatText`: [String](../topics/String.md) - message to transmit

**Returns:** [Nothing](../topics/Nothing.md)

## Examples

### Example 1

```sqf
vehicle player vehicleChat "Show this text";
```

### Example 2

```sqf
driver vehicle player sideChat "sideChat";
driver vehicle player globalChat "globalChat";
driver vehicle player groupChat "groupChat";
vehicle player vehicleChat "vehicleChat";
driver vehicle player commandChat "commandChat";
driver vehicle player customChat [1, "customChat"];
systemChat "systemChat";
```

## See also

[globalChat](../commands/globalChat.md) · [groupChat](../commands/groupChat.md) · [sideChat](../commands/sideChat.md) · [commandChat](../commands/commandChat.md) · [customChat](../commands/customChat.md) · [systemChat](../commands/systemChat.md) · [vehicleRadio](../commands/vehicleRadio.md)

<sub>Source: [BI Community Wiki — vehicleChat](https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/vehicleChat) (revision 376772).</sub>