FOR DEVELOPERSBuild powerful real-time apps easily with PubNub
New Chat Components
Focus on your feature set, not basic infrastructure, with our chat and UI components.
What is PubNub?
PubNub enables you to build connected experiences with powerful hosted messaging APIs. Follow our Developer Paths and Quickstart Guides to get started.
Why use PubNub?
Always-on Pub/Sub
Low latency messaging via persistent open connections to any device, and delivering messaging worldwide in 100ms.
Functions
Run JavaScript business logic directly inside PubNub, triggered by messages and user actions.
SOC 2 Type II and HIPAA-Compliant
Build enterprise applications with confidence, meeting rigorous security and compliance requirements.
Featured Case Study
vFairs
vFairs leverages PubNub to provide real-time, in-app chat—reliably and at scale—to the attendees of the remote conferences, trade shows, and more hosted on their platform.
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Featured Resource
Virtual Events Developer Path
Virtual Events Developer Path - Real-time virtual events are made easy with PubNub using our developer path for success.
RELATED READING
PubNub Documentation
Explore our guides and examples to use PubNub.
Explore what you can do with our favorite PubNub demos.
These apps are loaded with examples of pre-built chat features.
Get started the right way and fast with our guides.
Finds the complete list of SDKS in our docs.
Developer Paths
We did the research for you and collected resources for some of our popular developer use cases that will help you learn where to get started, explore what you can do, build what you imagined, and then expand on it to do even more.
Unity Developer PathIt's easy to build real-time features with Unity and PubNub using our developer path for success.
Healthcare Developer PathCreate real-time HIPAA-compliant features with PubNub using our developer path for success.
Virtual Event Developer PathIt's easy to build real-time virtual events with PubNub using our developer path for success.
IoT Developer PathBuild the Internet of Things with PubNub using our developer path for success.
Chat Developer PathInvestigate how to easily build real-time chat with PubNub using our developer path for success.
Components Developer PathBuild with iOS, Android, and React Chat Components using our developer path for success.
What can you expect
Demos to build chat and leaderboards
Tutorials and docs for our Unity SDK
Links to our favorite resources for learning Unity
What can you expect
Demos for a telemedicine chat app
Blogs and checklists for HIPAA-compliance
Links to other resources you should read to ensure HIPAA-compliance
What can you expect
Demo for a live event chat application
Guides for building chat for live events
Resources for building live event chat applications
What can you expect
IoT customer use cases explained
Blogs and tutorials for IoT
External resources for learning IoT platforms
What can you expect
Chat demos in various scenarios
Tutorials and blogs to build chat
Links to explore more features
What can you expect
Components for chat in 3 languages
Tutorials and blogs to build with components
Links to explore more chat features
What can you expect
Demos to build chat and leaderboards
Tutorials and docs for our Unity SDK
Links to our favorite resources for learning Unity
What can you expect
Demos for a telemedicine chat app
Blogs and checklists for HIPAA-compliance
Links to other resources you should read to ensure HIPAA-compliance
What can you expect
Demo for a live event chat application
Guides for building chat for live events
Resources for building live event chat applications
What can you expect
IoT customer use cases explained
Blogs and tutorials for IoT
External resources for learning IoT platforms
What can you expect
Chat demos in various scenarios
Tutorials and blogs to build chat
Links to explore more features
What can you expect
Components for chat in 3 languages
Tutorials and blogs to build with components
Links to explore more chat features