# WeChat Channel

WeChat is a Chinese multi-purpose messaging, social media, and payment app with more than a billion active users.

Note:
If you are unfamiliar with WeChat, we encourage you to visit the [WeChat Knowledge Base](https://community.sinch.com/t5/WeChat/tkb-p/WeChat) on the Sinch Community site. There, you'll find articles that answer common questions and provide context for the information detailed in the pages linked below.

This guide describes how to configure a WeChat channel for use with the Conversation API, and covers the following topics:

- [Getting started with a WeChat channel](/docs/conversation/channel-support/wechat/set-up) - Prerequisites and configuration steps required to set up a WeChat channel.
- [WeChat channel message support](/docs/conversation/channel-support/wechat/message-support) - The message types which are natively supported on a WeChat channel, and the message types which are converted into plaintext.
- [WeChat channel testing](/docs/conversation/channel-support/wechat/testing) - How to test your configured WeChat channel.


Learn how to set up a WeChat channel ->