diff --git a/src/node/db/API.js b/src/node/db/API.js
index 69a380c7..77546bd2 100644
--- a/src/node/db/API.js
+++ b/src/node/db/API.js
@@ -494,6 +494,33 @@ exports.getChatHistory = function(padID, start, end, callback)
   });
 }
 
+/**
+appendChatMessage(padID, text, userID, time), creates a chat message for the pad id
+
+Example returns:
+
+{code: 0, message:"ok", data: null
+{code: 1, message:"padID does not exist", data: null}
+*/
+exports.appendChatMessage = function(padID, text, userID, time, callback)
+{
+  //text is required
+  if(typeof text != "string")
+  {
+    callback(new customError("text is no string","apierror"));
+    return;
+  }
+
+  //get the pad
+  getPadSafe(padID, true, function(err, pad)
+  {
+    if(ERR(err, callback)) return;
+    
+    pad.appendChatMessage(text, userID, parseInt(time));
+    callback();
+  });
+}
+
 /*****************/
 /**PAD FUNCTIONS */
 /*****************/
diff --git a/src/node/handler/APIHandler.js b/src/node/handler/APIHandler.js
index 232b0b46..48aa6cbc 100644
--- a/src/node/handler/APIHandler.js
+++ b/src/node/handler/APIHandler.js
@@ -394,6 +394,53 @@ var version =
   , "getChatHead"               : ["padID"]
   , "restoreRevision"           : ["padID", "rev"]
   }
+, "1.2.12":
+  { "createGroup"               : []
+  , "createGroupIfNotExistsFor" : ["groupMapper"]
+  , "deleteGroup"               : ["groupID"]
+  , "listPads"                  : ["groupID"]
+  , "listAllPads"               : []
+  , "createDiffHTML"            : ["padID", "startRev", "endRev"]
+  , "createPad"                 : ["padID", "text"]
+  , "createGroupPad"            : ["groupID", "padName", "text"]
+  , "createAuthor"              : ["name"]
+  , "createAuthorIfNotExistsFor": ["authorMapper" , "name"]
+  , "listPadsOfAuthor"          : ["authorID"]
+  , "createSession"             : ["groupID", "authorID", "validUntil"]
+  , "deleteSession"             : ["sessionID"]
+  , "getSessionInfo"            : ["sessionID"]
+  , "listSessionsOfGroup"       : ["groupID"]
+  , "listSessionsOfAuthor"      : ["authorID"]
+  , "getText"                   : ["padID", "rev"]
+  , "setText"                   : ["padID", "text"]
+  , "getHTML"                   : ["padID", "rev"]
+  , "setHTML"                   : ["padID", "html"]
+  , "getAttributePool"          : ["padID"]
+  , "getRevisionsCount"         : ["padID"]
+  , "getRevisionChangeset"      : ["padID", "rev"]
+  , "getLastEdited"             : ["padID"]
+  , "deletePad"                 : ["padID"]
+  , "copyPad"                   : ["sourceID", "destinationID", "force"]
+  , "movePad"                   : ["sourceID", "destinationID", "force"]
+  , "getReadOnlyID"             : ["padID"]
+  , "getPadID"                  : ["roID"]
+  , "setPublicStatus"           : ["padID", "publicStatus"]
+  , "getPublicStatus"           : ["padID"]
+  , "setPassword"               : ["padID", "password"]
+  , "isPasswordProtected"       : ["padID"]
+  , "listAuthorsOfPad"          : ["padID"]
+  , "padUsersCount"             : ["padID"]
+  , "getAuthorName"             : ["authorID"]
+  , "padUsers"                  : ["padID"]
+  , "sendClientsMessage"        : ["padID", "msg"]
+  , "listAllGroups"             : []
+  , "checkToken"                : []
+  , "getChatHistory"            : ["padID"]
+  , "getChatHistory"            : ["padID", "start", "end"]
+  , "getChatHead"               : ["padID"]
+  , "appendChatMessage"         : ["padID", "text", "userID", "time"]
+  , "restoreRevision"           : ["padID", "rev"]
+  }
 };
 
 // set the latest available API version here
diff --git a/src/node/hooks/express/swagger.js b/src/node/hooks/express/swagger.js
index b9308dee..f606eb88 100644
--- a/src/node/hooks/express/swagger.js
+++ b/src/node/hooks/express/swagger.js
@@ -284,6 +284,10 @@ var API = {
         }
       },
       "response": {"chatHead":{"type":"Message"}}
+    },
+    "appendChatMessage": {
+      "func": "appendChatMessage",
+      "description": "appends a chat message"
     }
   }
 };