# Setting up bot for chat translator

This section describes how to setup your group to allow bot to translate your group chat.

Bot have to have the following group ability:

* **Join Group Chat**

## Step-by-step Instructions

Step-by-step instructions slightly differ for different viewers:

 ![](https://nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/smartbots-docs/uploads/20adbcf8-a916-46eb-b77b-ad6944665550/d9ab6948-ec51-41ee-83df-c4eef72b10c5/85e9323d4202690143904bd3.gif?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Credential=DO801JV4MUMY3YAEJCWC%2F20261113%2Fnyc3%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20261113T141500Z&X-Amz-Expires=86400&X-Amz-Signature=e3d584faf4778c05d6cad03ef63a1d5409efb65e9794137cee4aa4ce96c92bed&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&x-amz-checksum-mode=ENABLED&x-id=GetObject)

## V1 viewers (Phoenix etc)

**Step 1:** [Invite bot to your group](/doc/9e56a911-3f7b-47c7-80b9-eb7ff14b3b59)  
**Step 2:** [Create a role to translate chat](/doc/2bf31274-12d9-435f-8b51-206d526388de)

 ![](https://nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/smartbots-docs/uploads/20adbcf8-a916-46eb-b77b-ad6944665550/9dd8c454-bf19-41e9-8eaf-77af1ebf9094/658e9d3af9b9038b1aca7c9f.gif?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Credential=DO801JV4MUMY3YAEJCWC%2F20261113%2Fnyc3%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20261113T141500Z&X-Amz-Expires=86400&X-Amz-Signature=ca432cc8f9db1a16eb92114b93ec43b662d37c30d702f2007ad00b40d65aab31&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&x-amz-checksum-mode=ENABLED&x-id=GetObject)

## V2 viewer (the official SL viewer)

**Step 1:** [Invite bot to your group](/doc/9e56a911-3f7b-47c7-80b9-eb7ff14b3b59)  
**Step 2:** [Create a role to translate chat](/doc/d461c621-3b44-4a74-a5fb-f5b0f0f4f3b3)

## READ THIS! Known SL Glitch

Sometimes you do put bot to the role, but abilities do not appear (this is visible while clicking on the bot in the members list).

In this case:


1. move bot out of the role,
2. click "Save" or "Apply",
3. assign bot to the role again.