PHP V4 Mobile Push API Reference for Realtime Apps

PubNub's Mobile Push Gateway feature enables developers to bridge native PubNub publishing with 3rd-party push notification services including Google Android FCM (Firebase Cloud Messaging) and Apple iOS APNs (Apple Push Notification service).

By using the Mobile Push Gateway, developers can eliminate the need for developing, configuring, and maintaining additional server-side components for third-party push notification providers.

Adding Device to Channel

Requires Mobile Push Notifications add-on Requires that you enable the Mobile Push Notifications for your key. Refer to the following page for details on enabling add-on features on your keys:
https://support.pubnub.com/hc/en-us/articles/360051974791-How-do-I-enable-add-on-features-for-my-keys-

Description

Enable push notifications on provided set of channels.

Method(s)

To run Adding Device to Channel you can use the following method(s) in the PHP V4 SDK:

$pubnub->addChannelsToPush()->pushType(PNPushType)->channels(array)->deviceId(string)->sync();

Parameter	Type	Required	Defaults	Description
`pushType`	PNPushType	Yes	`Not set`	Accepted values: `PNPushType.GCM`, `PNPushType.APNS`, `PNPushType.APNS2`.
`channels`	Array	Yes		Add push notifications on the specified channels.
`deviceId`	String	Yes		Device ID.
`environment`	String	No	`development`	Environment within which device should manage list of channels with enabled notifications (works only if `pushGateway` set to `apns2`).
`topic`	String	No		Notifications topic name (usually it is bundle identifier of application for Apple platform). Required only if `pushGateway` set to `apns2`.

Basic Usage

Adding Device to Channel:

use PubNub\Enums\PNPushType;

$pubnub->addChannelsToPush()
    ->pushType(PNPushType::GCM)
    ->channels(["ch1", "ch2", "ch3"])
    ->deviceId("deviceId")
    ->sync();

Adding Device to Channel (APNS2):

use PubNub\Enums\PNPushType;

$pubnub->addChannelsToPush()
    ->pushType(PNPushType::APNS2)
    ->channels(["ch1", "ch2", "ch3"])
    ->deviceId("deviceId")
    ->environment("production")
    ->topic("bundle-identifier")
    ->sync();

Listing Channels For Device

Description

Request for all channels on which push notification has been enabled using specified pushToken.

Method(s)

To run Listing Channels For Device you can use the following method(s) in the PHP V4 SDK:

```
$pubnub->listPushProvisions()->pushType(PNPushType)->deviceId(string)->sync();
```
Parameter Type Required Defaults Description

pushType PNPushType Yes Not set Accepted values: PNPushType.GCM, PNPushType.APNS.

deviceId String Yes Device ID.

Basic Usage

Listing Channels For Device:

$pubnub->arrayPushProvisions()
    ->pushType(PNPushType::GCM)
    ->deviceId("deviceId")
    ->sync();

Response

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

Removing Device From Channel

Description

Disable push notifications on provided set of channels. If nil will be passed as channels then client will remove push notifications from all channels which associated with pushToken.

Method(s)

To run Removing Device From Channel you can use the following method(s) in the PHP V4 SDK:

$pubnub->removeChannelsFromPush()->pushType(PNPushType)->channels(string&#124;array)->deviceId(string)->sync();

Parameter	Type	Required	Defaults	Description
`pushType`	PNPushType	Yes	`Not set`	Accepted values: `PNPushType.GCM`, `PNPushType.APNS`.
`channels`	String\|Array	Yes		Remove push notifications from the specified channels.
`deviceId`	String	Yes		Device ID.

Basic Usage

Removing Device From Channel:

use PubNub\Enums\PNPushType;

$pubnub->removeChannelsFromPush()
    ->pushType(PNPushType::GCM)
    ->channels(["ch1", "ch2", "ch3"])
    ->deviceId("deviceId")
    ->sync();