Mobile Push Notifications API for PHP SDK

The Mobile Push Notifications feature connects native PubNub publishing to third-party push services. Supported services include Google Android FCM (Firebase Cloud Messaging) and Apple iOS APNs (Apple Push Notification service).

To learn more, read about Mobile Push Notifications.

Add a device to a push notifications channel

note

Requires Mobile Push Notifications add-on

Enable Mobile Push Notifications for your key in the Admin Portal. See how to enable add-on features.

Enable mobile push notifications on a set of channels.

Method(s)

1$pubnub->addChannelsToPush()
2    ->pushType(PNPushType)
3    ->channels(array)
4    ->deviceId(string)
5    ->sync();

* required

Parameter	Description
pushType * Type: PNPushType Default: Not set	Accepted values: PNPushType.GCM, PNPushType.APNS2.
channels * Type: Array Default: n/a	Channels to enable for push notifications.
deviceId * Type: String Default: n/a	Device identifier.
environment Type: String Default: development	APNs environment. Required for APNS2.
topic Type: String Default: n/a	APNs topic (bundle identifier). Required for APNS2.

Sample code

Add device to channel (FCM)

Reference code

This example is a self-contained code snippet ready to be run. It includes necessary imports and executes methods with console logging. Use it as a reference when working with other examples in this document.

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Add device to channel (APNS2)

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List push notifications channels for a device

note

Requires Mobile Push Notifications add-on

Enable Mobile Push Notifications for your key in the Admin Portal. See how to enable add-on features.

List channels that have push notifications enabled for the specified device token.

Method(s)

1$pubnub->listPushProvisions()
2    ->pushType(PNPushType)
3    ->deviceId(string)
4    ->sync();

* required

Parameter	Description
pushType * Type: PNPushType Default: Not set	Accepted values: PNPushType.GCM, PNPushType.APNS2.
deviceId * Type: String Default: n/a	Device token.
environment Type: String Default: development	APNs environment. Required for APNS2.
topic Type: String Default: n/a	APNs topic (bundle identifier). Required for APNS2.

Sample code

List channels for device

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List channels for Device(APNS2)

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Response

Method	Description
getChannels() Type: Array	List of channels associated for mobile push notifications.

Remove a device from push notifications channels

note

Requires Mobile Push Notifications add-on

Enable Mobile Push Notifications for your key in the Admin Portal. See how to enable add-on features.

Disable mobile push notifications on a set of channels.

Method(s)

1$pubnub->removeChannelsFromPush()
2    ->pushType(PNPushType)
3    ->channels(string|array)
4    ->deviceId(string)
5    ->sync();

* required

Parameter	Description
pushType * Type: PNPushType Default: Not set	Accepted values: PNPushType.GCM, PNPushType.APNS2.
channels * Type: String|Array Default: n/a	Channels to disable for push notifications.
deviceId * Type: String Default: n/a	Device token.
environment Type: String Default: development	APNs environment. Required for APNS2.
topic Type: String Default: n/a	APNs topic (bundle identifier). Required for APNS2.

Sample code

Remove device from channel

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Remove device from Channel(APNS2)

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Remove a device from all push notifications channels

note

Requires Mobile Push Notifications add-on

Enable Mobile Push Notifications for your key in the Admin Portal. See how to enable add-on features.

Disable mobile push notifications from all channels registered with the specified device token.

Method(s)

1$pubnub->removeAllPushChannelsForDevice()
2    ->pushType(PNPushType)
3    ->deviceId(string)
4    ->sync();

* required

Parameter	Description
pushType * Type: PNPushType Default: Not set	Accepted values: PNPushType.GCM, PNPushType.APNS2.
deviceId * Type: String Default: n/a	Device token.

Sample code

Remove all push channels from device (FCM)

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Response

The sync() method returns a response indicating the success or failure of the operation. This could be a status code, boolean, or detailed object, depending on the implementation.

1$response = $pubnub->removeAllPushChannelsForDevice()
2    ->pushType(PNPushType::APNS2)
3    ->deviceId("yourDeviceId")
4    ->sync();
5

6if ($response->isSuccessful()) {
7    echo "Successfully removed all push channels from device.";
8} else {
9    echo "Failed to remove push channels. Error: " . $response->getError();
10}