# Connection

### Connect to TapTalk.io server

You can manually connect to TapTalk.io by calling `connect()` method.

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**Note:** Please make sure that you have finished authentication by calling `authenticate()`method, otherwise, it will return an error
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```java
taptalk.connect({
      onSuccess: (successMessage) => {
        // do action here
      },
      onError: (errorMessage) => {
        // do action here
      },
      onClose: (message) => {
        // do action here
      }
})
```

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### Disconnect from TapTalk.io server

You can disconnect from TapTalk.io when the user no longer needs to receive messages from an online state. But the user can still receive push notifications for new messages when the app is closed.

When the user is disconnected from the server, all event delegates will stop receiving event callbacks from the server.TapTalk.disconnect()     

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{% tab title="JavaScript" %}

```javascript
taptalk.disconnect()
```

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### Check Connection Status

You can check whether you are connected to TapTalk.io server by calling **`isConnected()`** method.

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{% tab title="JavaScript" %}

```java
var isConnected = taptalk.isConnected();
```

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