---
title: "injectChatLabels"
description: "Angular function that returns the CopilotKit chat labels, with provided overrides merged over the defaults"
---
## Overview
`injectChatLabels` returns the full set of [`CopilotChatLabels`](/reference/angular/functions/provideCopilotChatLabels#parameters) in scope: any labels you provided through [`provideCopilotChatLabels`](/reference/angular/functions/provideCopilotChatLabels) merged over `COPILOT_CHAT_DEFAULT_LABELS`. If no labels were provided, it returns the defaults unchanged.
It reads the `COPILOT_CHAT_LABELS` injection token (optionally), so it must run inside an Angular injection context (a constructor, a field initializer, or a factory). The prebuilt chat components call it internally; use it directly when you build your own chat UI and want the same configurable strings.
## Signature
```ts
import { injectChatLabels } from "@copilotkit/angular";
function injectChatLabels(): CopilotChatLabels;
```
## Return Value
Returns a complete `CopilotChatLabels` object. Because the value is the merge of your overrides over the defaults, every field is always present (never `undefined`).
## Usage
Call it from an injection context and read the labels you need.
```ts title="src/app/my-chat.component.ts"
import { Component } from "@angular/core";
import { injectChatLabels } from "@copilotkit/angular";
@Component({
selector: "app-my-chat",
standalone: true,
template: ``,
})
export class MyChatComponent {
protected readonly labels = injectChatLabels();
}
```
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