# Chat SDK adds Photon support

By Steven Van · 2026-07-08

Chat SDK's new vendor-official Photon adapter lets bots send iMessages, group chats and tapbacks via Spectrum Cloud, a server, or a Mac.

The [Vercel](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/tools/vercel>) [Chat SDK now supports Photon](<https://vercel.com/changelog/chat-sdk-adds-photon-support>) through a new vendor-official adapter, letting bots send and receive iMessages directly and in group chats, share media, and react with native tapbacks. The adapter can run against Spectrum Cloud, a developer's own server, or directly on a Mac.

- Each Photon conversation becomes a Chat SDK thread, and tapbacks arrive as reactions.

- Handlers, posts, and subscriptions work the same as with any other adapter.

- Webhooks are HMAC-verified, and a bot can reply to a DM straight from a webhook delivery without a live connection.

[![](<https://assets.vercel.com/image/upload/contentful/image/e5382hct74si/1mtyhy27bpL20sf6Y83GrZ/bdb4830e1ea8086bd0c07aaff122d1b4/image.png>)](<https://vercel.com/changelog/chat-sdk-adds-photon-support>)

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Sources

[Original source](<https://vercel.com/changelog/chat-sdk-adds-photon-support>)

[Read Chat SDK adds Photon support on Creators Toolbox](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/blog/vercel-chat-sdk-adds-photon-support>)

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