Chat
The SignalWire Chat API is a flexible IP Message Bus that you can use to send and receive messages.
PubSub
The most basic chat functionality is provided in a PubSub environment, which has two main components: Channels and Messages. Messages are published to a channel and the new message event is available to any subscribers. This means the publishers and subscribers are isolated and do not need to know where the messages are coming from or being read. If this sounds like the messaging model that meets your needs, check out our PubSub service.
REST API
Create PubSub Tokens
Browser SDK
Integrate PubSub into your web app
Realtime Server SDK
Manage subscriptions and event listeners
Chat
Chat service extends PubSub with a third main component: Members.
You can create channels, members can subscribe to those channels, and they can send attributed messages that every other subscriber will be able to see. Members can even carry state. If this model better suits your needs, Chat is for you!
REST API
Create Chat Tokens
Browser SDK
Integrate Chat features into any web app
Realtime Server SDK
Manage members, subscriptions and event listeners, and send messages to a particular channel.
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