# Can newly invited users view past messages in a channel? **URL:** \ **Category:** FAQs & Guides\ **Tags:** open-channel, group-channel, chatsdk\ **Created:** [August 14, 2021, 3:20pm UTC](https://community.sendbird.com/t/can-newly-invited-users-view-past-messages-in-a-channel/2873 "2021-08-14T15:20:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sendbird](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.sendbird.com/sendbird/32/5002_2.png) [@Sendbird](https://community.sendbird.com/u/Sendbird)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2021, 3:20pm UTC](https://community.sendbird.com/t/can-newly-invited-users-view-past-messages-in-a-channel/2873/1 "2021-08-14T15:20:23Z")
In Open Channels, users can load all previous messages upon joining the channel. On the other hand, in Group Channels, this behavior can be customized. In your [Dashboard](https://dashboard.sendbird.com/), under **Settings - Messages** , there is an option to Show Channel History. If this option is enabled, new users will able to access past messages of the channel. ![can newly.png](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/sendbird/original/2X/3/3dd5fa4f406dc22dc0f73d517234f71fa04e90bf.jpeg) You can further customize this setting (for Group Channels) using the Platform API. Here, you can change global settings, which will apply to every channel. Alternatively, by specifying a Channel Custom Type, it is possible to adjust the Show Channel History option for a specific subset of Group Channels. Please reference the links below: - [https://sendbird.com/docs/chat/v3/platform-api/guides/global-application-settings#1-global-application-settings](https://sendbird.com/docs/chat/v3/platform-api/guides/global-application-settings#1-global-application-settings) - [https://sendbird.com/docs/chat/v3/platform-api/guides/custom-channel-settings#1-settings-for-channels-with-custom-channel-type](https://sendbird.com/docs/chat/v3/platform-api/guides/custom-channel-settings#1-settings-for-channels-with-custom-channel-type)