Trigger Real-Time Business Logic
What can you do with Functions?
Execute Functions on the edge to route, filter, transform, augment and aggregate real-time messages as they route through the PubNub network.
Utilize one-click secure REST endpoint functions to respond directly to HTTP requests and integrate 3rd party service without spinning up servers.
Employ sync and async trigger functions so processing can happen as data streams in or afterwards.
Why are Functions Different?
Low Latency Your logic is executed where your data is streaming in, and replicated across PubNub’s 15 Points of Presence. Your functions will trigger instantly, usually in < 10ms.
Enterprise Grade PubNub Functions maintain a global key/value store to keep the application state. They deploy and scale automatically, so you do not have to worry about operational issues.
Enterprise-grade security comes built in, including:
AES message encryption
HIPAA Compliant, SOC 2 Compliant
Data Shield certified and EU-only data storage options
Vault - a secure store for private information, such as passwords or API keys
Serverless You never have to worry about servers and infrastructure issues. PubNub Functions scales automatically as users and devices increase, and handles all the deployment of your code.
Multiple ways to access Endpoints trigger an event handler and assigns a URL to your function to execute it with an HTTP request. You can also modify data with event-based triggers, before publishing and/or after publishing.
Where are Functions Used?
IoT
In IoT sensors, users can monitor a temperature data stream for anomalies.
Translation
During chat, users can mutate messages in flight, like translating multi-language conversations.
Finances
For a finance company, users can redirect messages to a third party service, like sending stock data to an analytics platform.