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# RCSService.GroupChatStartedEvent

Event triggered when group chat is started.

```
struct GroupChatStartedEvent
```

## Topics

### Accessing event properties

[`let cellularServiceID: CellularServiceID`](/documentation/TelephonyMessagingKit/RCSService/GroupChatStartedEvent/cellularServiceID)

Cellular service identifier associated with this event.

[`let groupHandle: RCSHandle.Group`](/documentation/TelephonyMessagingKit/RCSService/GroupChatStartedEvent/groupHandle)

The group handle of the incoming group.

[`let participants: [RCSHandle.URI]`](/documentation/TelephonyMessagingKit/RCSService/GroupChatStartedEvent/participants)

The current participants in the group.

[`let creator: RCSHandle.URI`](/documentation/TelephonyMessagingKit/RCSService/GroupChatStartedEvent/creator)

Creator of group.

[`let subject: String`](/documentation/TelephonyMessagingKit/RCSService/GroupChatStartedEvent/subject)

The group’s subject.

### Supporting RCS encryption

[`let isEndToEndEncrypted: Bool`](/documentation/TelephonyMessagingKit/RCSService/GroupChatStartedEvent/isEndToEndEncrypted)

A Boolean value that indicates whether the associated group is end-to-end encrypted.

## Relationships

### Conforms To

[`Sendable`](/documentation/Swift/Sendable)

[`SendableMetatype`](/documentation/Swift/SendableMetatype)

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