diff --git a/src/api.ts b/src/api.ts
index 1c7963e..ce31c6f 100644
--- a/src/api.ts
+++ b/src/api.ts
@@ -39,10 +39,7 @@ import {useStore} from "@/store";
 function buildServerConfig(response: any): DynmapServerConfig {
 	return {
 		version: response.dynmapversion || '',
-		allowChat: response.allowwebchat || false,
 		grayHiddenPlayers: response.grayplayerswhenhidden || false,
-		chatRequiresLogin: response['webchat-requires-login'] || false,
-		chatInterval: response['webchat-interval'] || 5,
 		defaultMap: response.defaultmap || undefined,
 		defaultWorld: response.defaultworld || undefined,
 		defaultZoom: response.defaultzoom || 0,
@@ -52,7 +49,6 @@ function buildServerConfig(response: any): DynmapServerConfig {
 		showLayerControl: response.showlayercontrol || true,
 		title: response.title || 'Dynmap',
 		loginEnabled: response['login-enabled'] || false,
-		loginRequired: response.loginrequired || false,
 		maxPlayers: response.maxcount || 0,
 		hash: response.confighash || 0,
 	};
@@ -189,6 +185,16 @@ function buildComponents(response: any): DynmapComponentConfig {
 				});
 				break;
 
+			case "chat":
+				if(response.allowwebchat) {
+					components.chatSending = {
+						loginRequired: response['webchat-requires-login'] || false,
+						maxLength: response['chatlengthlimit'] || 256,
+						cooldown: response['webchat-interval'] || 5,
+					}
+				}
+				break;
+
 			case "chatbox":
 				components.chatBox = {
 					allowUrlName: component.allowurlname || false,
diff --git a/src/dynmap.d.ts b/src/dynmap.d.ts
index af1c2f5..85ddaf9 100644
--- a/src/dynmap.d.ts
+++ b/src/dynmap.d.ts
@@ -43,9 +43,6 @@ type DynmapUrlConfig = {
 
 interface DynmapServerConfig {
 	version: string;
-	allowChat: boolean;
-	chatRequiresLogin: boolean;
-	chatInterval: number;
 	defaultMap?: string;
 	defaultWorld?: string;
 	defaultZoom: number;
@@ -55,7 +52,6 @@ interface DynmapServerConfig {
 	showLayerControl: boolean;
 	title: string;
 	loginEnabled: boolean;
-	loginRequired: boolean;
 	maxPlayers: number;
 	grayHiddenPlayers: boolean;
 	hash: number;
@@ -80,7 +76,8 @@ interface DynmapComponentConfig {
 	clockControl ?: ClockControlOptions;
 	linkControl: boolean;
 	logoControls: Array<LogoControlOptions>;
-	chatBox?: DynmapChatConfig;
+	chatBox?: DynmapChatBoxConfig;
+	chatSending?: DynmapChatSendingConfig;
 	chatBalloons: boolean;
 }
 
@@ -98,13 +95,19 @@ interface DynmapPlayerMarkersConfig {
 	smallFaces: boolean;
 }
 
-interface DynmapChatConfig {
+interface DynmapChatBoxConfig {
 	allowUrlName: boolean;
 	showPlayerFaces: boolean;
 	messageLifetime: number;
 	messageHistory: number;
 }
 
+interface DynmapChatSendingConfig {
+	loginRequired: boolean;
+	maxLength: number;
+	cooldown: number;
+}
+
 interface DynmapWorld {
 	seaLevel: number;
 	name: string;
diff --git a/src/store/state.ts b/src/store/state.ts
index c17fe84..1768525 100644
--- a/src/store/state.ts
+++ b/src/store/state.ts
@@ -69,9 +69,6 @@ export const state: State = {
 
 	configuration: {
 		version: '',
-		allowChat: false,
-		chatRequiresLogin: false,
-		chatInterval: 5000,
 		defaultMap: '',
 		defaultWorld: '',
 		defaultZoom: 0,
@@ -81,7 +78,6 @@ export const state: State = {
 		showLayerControl: true,
 		title: '',
 		loginEnabled: false,
-		loginRequired: false,
 		maxPlayers: 0,
 		grayHiddenPlayers: false,
 		hash: 0,
@@ -135,6 +131,9 @@ export const state: State = {
 		//Optional "logo" controls.
 		logoControls: [],
 
+		//Chat message sending functionality
+		chatSending: undefined,
+
 		//Chat box
 		chatBox: undefined,