Yes, PubNub offers a dedicated Chat SDK designed to help developers integrate chat functionality into their apps or games. Chat SDK accelerates development with pre-built features like unread message counts, read receipts, @mentions, and user presence detection. It allows to create interactive experiences without the complexity of managing real-time infrastructure. Additionally, the SDK integrates with PubNub's BizOps Workspace, enabling easy chat moderation and management through a no-code interface, allowing developers to focus on building their products.
Key Features
- Basic Messaging: Send and receive messages, emojis, links, and files.
- Conversation Management: Create 1:1 conversations or group chats, invite users to join or leave as needed.
- Advanced Messaging: Forward, quote, or pin messages. Add read receipts, unread message counts, and typing indicators.
- User Management: Mention users in conversations and detect their online/offline status.
- Mobile Push Notifications: Handle offline messages on Android and iOS easily with FCM and APNS integration.
- UI Tools: Manage users, channels, and channel memberships through an intuitive, no-code interface with BizOps Workspace.
- Moderation: Use Channel Monitor in BizOps Workspace to edit and delete messages as well as mute and ban suspicious users.
- Context Information: Store information about your application’s users, channels, and memberships in App Context.
Chat SDK Benefits
- Faster Development: Accelerate chat development with built-in features.
- Reliable Infrastructure: 99.999% uptime SLA, <100ms latency, and compliance with major security standards.
- Scalability: Supports unlimited channels and millions of concurrent users.
- No Concurrency Fees: PubNub does not charge for concurrency.
Use Cases
- 1:1 Chat: Telehealth, customer service, support, driver-passenger, teacher-student, dating apps.
- Group Chat: Team communication, multiplayer games, online communities, webinars, event networking, social media, classroom chats.
- Large-Scale Chat: Live streaming, fan engagement.
- Chatbots: eCommerce and support chatbots.
To learn more, visit our Chat SDK official documentation page.