Device and User Presence
Automatic realtime detection of device and user state to enhance connected experiences across features.
User and Device Presence is a key feature for connected experiences
User State
Deliver instantaneous status updates whenever user state changes for any number of connected users across related apps.
Audience Count and Location
Detect and update connected user counts and locations.
Typing Indicators
Show when a user is typing a chat message.
Battery State Notifications
Monitor device battery state, and trigger events when thresholds are met.
PubNub Functions
Trigger powerful serverless functions to run business logic whenever a user connects or disconnects.
Webhooks
Configure PubNub to callback to your server (or any REST API) whenever a user state changes.
Powered by reliable, secure, and scalable APIs and Infrastructure
PubNub connected experience APIs run on the PubNub Data Stream Network a globally scaled, battle-tested infrastructure, handling trillions of messages to 330 million devices monthly.
Always On
Built-in resilience – message caching and catch up, redundancy, network failover – keeps devices connected with confidence.
Scalable
15 global points-of-presence guarantee reliable user/device monitoring, no matter how many devices are connected.
Presence APIs In-Action Today
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User Lists
Create live-updating lists of online and offline users, like chat contact lists.
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Typing Indicators
Show when a user is typing in a chat application.
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Smart Device State
Reflect an IoT smart devices connection state.
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