Channel Groups API for PubNub Python SDK

Channel groups allow PubNub developers to bundle thousands of channels into a group that can be identified by a name. These channel groups can then be subscribed to, receiving data from the many back-end channels the channel group contains.

Channel group operations

You can't publish to a channel group. You can only subscribe to it. To publish within the channel group, you need to publish to each channel individually.

Add Channels

Requires Stream Controller add-on

This method requires that the Stream Controller add-on is enabled for your key in the Admin Portal. Read the support page on enabling add-on features on your keys.

This function adds a channel to a channel group.

Method(s)

Adding Channels is accomplished by using the following method(s) in the Python SDK:

Maximum number of channels

200 channels can be added to the channel group per API call.

pubnub.add_channel_to_channel_group() \
    .channels(String|List|Tuple) \
    .channel_group(String)

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
channels	String | List | Tuple	Yes	The channel to add to the channel_group.
channel_group	String	Yes	The channel_group to add the channels to.

Basic Usage

Add Channels

pubnub.add_channel_to_channel_group().\
    channels(["ch1", "ch2"]).\
    channel_group("cg1").\
    sync()

List Channels

Requires Stream Controller add-on

This method requires that the Stream Controller add-on is enabled for your key in the Admin Portal. Read the support page on enabling add-on features on your keys.

This function lists all the channels of the channel group.

Method(s)

Listing Channels is accomplished by using the following method(s) in the Python SDK:

pubnub.list_channels_in_channel_group() \
    .channel_group(String)

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
channel_group	String	Yes	The channel group to fetch channels.

Basic Usage

List Channels

pubnub.list_channels_in_channel_group() \
    .channel_group("cg1") \
    .sync()

Remove Channels

Requires Stream Controller add-on

This method requires that the Stream Controller add-on is enabled for your key in the Admin Portal. Read the support page on enabling add-on features on your keys.

This function removes the channels from the channel group.

Method(s)

Removing Channels is accomplished by using the following method(s) in the Python SDK:

pubnub.remove_channel_from_channel_group() \
    .channels(String|List|Tuple) \
    .channel_group(String)

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
channels	String | List | Tuple	Yes	The channels to remove from the channel group.
channel_group	String	Yes	Specifies channel_group to remove the channels from.

Basic Usage

Remove channels

pubnub.remove_channel_from_channel_group() \
    .channels(["son", "daughter"]) \
    .channel_group("channel_group") \
    sync()

Delete Channel Group

Requires Stream Controller add-on

This method requires that the Stream Controller add-on is enabled for your key in the Admin Portal. Read the support page on enabling add-on features on your keys.

This function removes the channel group.

Method(s)

Deleting Channel Group is accomplished by using the following method(s) in the Python SDK:

pubnub.remove_channel_group().channel_group(String)

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
channel_group	String	Yes	The channel group to remove.

Basic Usage

Delete Channel Group

pubnub.remove_channel_group() \
    .channel_group("cg1") \
    .sync()