diff --git a/API.md b/API.md
index a303b0ac..cb7d60b2 100644
--- a/API.md
+++ b/API.md
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ All requests are made as JSON encoded array.
 
 All chat messages, except the once you send with `chat` or `mcchat`, will be sent to you in the form:
 
-```["msg", name, message]```
+```["msg", name, message, country, channelId]```
+channelId is an integer, channel 0 is `en` channel 1 is `int` and maybe more to come.
+country is the [two-letter country code](https://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/country_code_list.htm) in lowercase
 ### Subscribe to online user counter
 ```["sub", "online"]```
 
@@ -61,8 +63,9 @@ wait Seconds is the cooldown like in `retpixel` above.
 
 (got an extra command because minecraftname gets resolved to linked pixelplanet user if possible)
 ### Send Chat Message
-```["chat", name, message]```
+```["chat", name, message, country, channelId]```
 
+channelId is an integer, channel 0 is `en` channel 1 is `int` and maybe more to come.
 (messages with the name "info" will be displayed as red notifications in the chat window)
 ### Link Minecraft Account to pixelplanet Account
 ```["linkacc", minecraftid, minecraftname, pixelplanetname]```
diff --git a/src/socket/APISocketServer.js b/src/socket/APISocketServer.js
index cbc25e79..a5e5e567 100644
--- a/src/socket/APISocketServer.js
+++ b/src/socket/APISocketServer.js
@@ -90,9 +90,9 @@ class APISocketServer extends WebSocketEvents {
     sendapi,
     ws = null,
   ) {
-    if (!sendapi || channelId !== 0) return;
+    if (!sendapi) return;
 
-    const sendmsg = JSON.stringify(['msg', name, msg]);
+    const sendmsg = JSON.stringify(['msg', name, msg, country, channelId]);
     this.wss.clients.forEach((client) => {
       if (client !== ws
         && client.subChat
@@ -250,9 +250,9 @@ class APISocketServer extends WebSocketEvents {
         return;
       }
       if (command == 'chat') {
-        const [name, msg] = packet;
-        chatProvider.broadcastChatMessage(name, msg, 'xx', 0, false);
-        this.broadcastChatMessage(name, msg, 'xx', 0, true, ws);
+        const [name, msg, country, channelId] = packet;
+        chatProvider.broadcastChatMessage(name, msg, country, channelId, false);
+        this.broadcastChatMessage(name, msg, country, channelId, true, ws);
         return;
       }
       if (command == 'linkacc') {