Can chat records be used as legal evidence?

The screenshot of chat software is one of the electronic evidences, and the original screenshot needs to be provided and used as valid evidence after being verified by the people's court. Article 14 of the Supreme People's Court's Provisions on Evidence in Civil Proceedings

Electronic data includes the following information and electronic documents:

(1) Information published by web pages, blogs, Weibo and other online platforms; (2) Communication information of network application services such as SMS, e-mail, instant messaging and communication group; (3) User registration information, identity authentication information, electronic transaction records, communication records, login logs and other information; (four) documents, pictures, audio, video, digital certificates, computer programs and other electronic files; (5)

Article 15

If the parties take audio-visual materials as evidence, they shall provide the original carrier for the preservation of audio-visual materials.

If the parties take electronic data as evidence, they shall provide the original. A copy made by an electronic data producer that is consistent with the original, or a printed copy directly derived from electronic data or other output media that can be displayed and identified, is regarded as the original of electronic data.

legal ground

The evidence stipulated in Article 63 of the Civil Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) includes: (1) the statement of the parties; (2) Documentary evidence; (3) Physical evidence; (4) Audio-visual materials; (5) Electronic data; (6) Testimony of witnesses; (7) Appraisal opinions; (8) Records of the inquest. Evidence must be verified before it can be used as a basis for ascertaining facts.