Chat SDK

Easily integrate chat into your app or game

Create custom chat experiences quickly without dealing with complex real-time infrastructure.

Quickly build custom chat experiences

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Faster Development

Speed up chat development without losing control or flexibility with pre-built chat features that integrate seamlessly with any UI.

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Reliable Chat Backend

Focus on building your product while we manage the complex real-time infrastructure.

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Moderation & Management

Moderate and manage your chat with ease through a no-code interface with PubNub’s BizOps Workspace.

Leverage unlimited flexibility to build unique chat experiences

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  • 1:1 Chat: telehealth chat, customer service chat, support chat, driver-passenger chat, teacher-student chat, and more!

  • Group Chat: internal team communication, multiplayer game chat, online community chat, webinar Q&A, classroom chat, and more!

  • Large-Scale Chat: live streaming chat, fan engagement chat, and more!

Features

Why Chat SDK?

All the features you need to build engaging communities.

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1:1, group, & large-scale chat

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Send/receive messages

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Online/offline status

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Unread message count

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Typing indicator

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Message read receipts

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Message reactions

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Message edits/deletes

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Message threads

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Message forwarding

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Quoted and pinned messages

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Mobile push notifications

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User invites and @mentions

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Flagging messages/users

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Rate limiting

Get started with the Chat SDK today!

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Try For Free

Try our APIs for free up to 1M messages per month or 200 MAUs. No credit card required.

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Visit Docs

Check out our documentation to learn best practices for implementing and using the Chat SDK.

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