# Differences between chat endpoints in Rasa X

**URL:** <https://forum.rasa.com/t/differences-between-chat-endpoints-in-rasa-x/28027>\
**Category:** \[Deprecated\] Rasa X Community Edition\
**Created:** [April 25, 2020, 9:36am UTC](https://forum.rasa.com/t/differences-between-chat-endpoints-in-rasa-x/28027 "2020-04-25T09:36:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![leondroidgeeks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@leondroidgeeks](https://forum.rasa.com/u/leondroidgeeks)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2020, 9:36am UTC](https://forum.rasa.com/t/differences-between-chat-endpoints-in-rasa-x/28027/1 "2020-04-25T09:36:33Z")

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Can someone explain the differences between the following endpoints in Rasa X for having a conversation with the bot?

- [Endpoint to have a conversation with the assistant](https://rasa.com/docs/rasa-x/api/rasa-x-http-api/#operation/putChat)
- [Post a message to a conversation](https://rasa.com/docs/rasa-x/api/rasa-x-http-api/#operation/sendMessage)
- [Webhooks API](https://rasa.com/docs/rasa/user-guide/connectors/your-own-website/#rest-channels)

I am especially interested in when to use which

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**Author:** ![leondroidgeeks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@leondroidgeeks](https://forum.rasa.com/u/leondroidgeeks)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2020, 8:07am UTC](https://forum.rasa.com/t/differences-between-chat-endpoints-in-rasa-x/28027/2 "2020-05-19T08:07:48Z")

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Is there some clarification?