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Azure Web PubSub

Develop web applications with real-time messaging using WebSockets and the publish-subscribe pattern.
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OVERVIEW

Build real-time messaging into your web applications

Get a fully managed service that supports native and serverless WebSockets with Azure Web PubSub. Create loosely coupled, scalable applications—including chats, live broadcasting, and IoT dashboards—with the publish-subscribe messaging pattern.
  • Add real-time messaging and communication functionality to your application without the need to provision and maintain WebSocket servers. As a fully managed service, Web PubSub handles hosting, scalability, load balancing, and other tasks so you’re free to focus on what you do best.
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  • Deliver real-time messages to your customers anywhere across web applications, mobile platforms, and desktop platforms with flexible SDKs.
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  • Add sophisticated capabilities to your applications using Azure services—such as Azure AI Services for speech recognition and machine learning—and help protect them with built-in Azure security.
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  • Start building your web applications for free, then scale up according to your needs with flexible pricing.
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FEATURES

Build real-time communication channels quickly and at scale

Real-time messaging

Real-time publish-subscribe messaging for web application development through native and serverless WebSocket support.

Large-scale client connections

Built-in support for large-scale client connections and highly available architectures.

Support

Support for a wide variety of client SDKs and programming languages.
Security

Embedded security and compliance

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PRICING

Azure Web PubSub pricing

Enjoy flexible, per-hour billing with no upfront costs or termination fees and start scaling as needed.
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Documentation

Azure Web PubSub service documentation

Explore comprehensive documentation for Web PubSub in the Microsoft Learn center.
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QuickStart

Connect to the Azure Web PubSub instance from CLI

Learn how to connect to the Azure Web PubSub instance and publish messages to the connected clients using the Azure CLI.
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Code samples

Start building with samples

Get started with Azure Web PubSub by experimenting with code samples on GitHub.
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Demos

See Azure Web PubSub in action

Learn how to easily add real-time capabilities to your apps using your preferred tech stack with these interactive demos.
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