Chat Messaging
Build Any Real-Time Chat Experience

The #1 Chat API for Custom Messaging Apps

Rapidly ship in-app messaging with feature-rich SDKs backed by a global edge network to reduce latency and improve in-app conversion, engagement, and retention.

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Easily Integrate with Our SDKs

Rapidly ship in-app messaging with our highly reliable chat infrastructure and feature-rich SDKs. Improve your overall in-app conversion, engagement, and retention.

Real Customers, Real Results

Industry-leading enterprises create safe and engaging in-app chat experiences with Stream, powering feature-rich, low-latency connections that increase a sense of community.

  • 50% More User Retention
  • 50% Less Latency
  • 40% More User Engagement

Key <Chat Messaging/> Features for Engaging Conversations

Ship in-app chat experiences with all the features your users expect.
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Message Reaction

Flexibility to implement reactions to messages just like you see with Slack, Facebook, or iMessage.

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Threaded Replies

Improve the user experience by visually grouping chat messages within their replies.

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URL Enrichment

Automatically show image, text and video previews of the URLs that users are sending.

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User Presence

Show when a user was last active and if they are currently online. We also support user invisibility.

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Flexible Permissions

Control what regular users, administrators, moderators or custom user roles are allowed to do.

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Slash Commands

Do more than compose a message with custom slash commands that integrate with APIs.

Global Edge Network

Unlike traditional cloud setups, Stream Chat's performance isn't tied to nearby data centers, resulting in up to 5 times lower latency and fewer errors from weak WiFi or mobile connections.

  • Low Latency
  • E2E Encryption via TLS
  • BGP + DNS Routing
  • 99.999% SLA Uptime
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Additional Features

  • Reactions
  • Image Moderation
  • AI-Moderation
  • Multi-Tenancy
  • Silent Messages
  • Spam & Profanity Protection
  • Unread Messages Counts
  • Media Attachments & Resizing
  • Threaded Conversations
  • User Roles
  • Multi-Region Support
  • Fast Response-Time (avg 5ms)
  • Presence Indicators
  • @mentions
  • Security & Legal Compliance
  • Dedicated Stack is Available
  • Read Receipts
  • Mute Users
  • Custom Slash Commands
  • No Defined Participant Limit
  • Typing Indicators
  • Ban Users
  • Highly Available Infrastructure
  • Fully Customizable
  • Message History
  • Flag Messages
  • SDKs & Components
  • Unlimited Message Retention
  • Private Channels
  • Custom Messages
  • Giphy Integration
  • Excellent Performance & Reliability
  • Public Channels
  • Push Notifications
  • URL Enrichment
  • Enterprise SLA
  • CDN Storage
  • Webhooks
  • Language Translation
  • Phone Support and SAML

Stream is a very reliable and scalable product. I've never had any issues, downtime, or required special maintenance. The pricing is very competitive, and the support team is very helpful and responsive.

Ghulam Zaky
Product Manager

Chat is working great for us. We have many features that we didn't have using our old chat provider. Our audience grew by 1,000%, so we have seen a steep increase in chat usage with a stable chat solution.

Ady Levy
VP of Engineering

Stream is working great. We had so many limitations to what we wanted to do with Codepen before we found Stream. Stream unlocked fundamental activities that make Codepen what it is today

Chris Coyier
Co-Founder

One problem with vendors claiming to provide an OOTB experience is that, at some point, you find the edge of that box. But with Stream, there is always an escape hatch at the edge of the box that prevents us from looking elsewhere, especially as we continue to create more experiences with custom and branded UI elements.

Jonathan Blair
CTO

When we began our search for vendors, we found Stream. It had a great Javascript SDK and documentation that would accelerate and streamline the integration process for our customers.

Samuel Abraham
SVP of Corporate Development & Channel Partnership

Integrating Stream Chat with our existing systems was smooth, thanks to its well-documented API and support from its customer success team. This ease of integration allowed us to quickly implement the chat functionality without causing disruptions in our ongoing operations.

Jerome Muldoon
Chief Customer Officer

Instead of just telling us a price and a plan, Stream is committed to understanding our business so we can architect, build, and customize our apps exactly how we want them.

Todd Zander
VP & GM

When we started the migration, we started routing the data to Stream from our previous chat provider. Stream's migration process made it really easy for us to do that. The entire migration went off without a hitch. It was phenomenal.

Ashik Manandhar
Director of Engineering

Our development team did two MVP builds, one with Sendbird and one with Stream. Their feedback was that the Stream SDK was easier to work with; it only took three days to complete. They liked the available functionality and thought it would be the fastest route to market.

Jerome Muldoon
Chief Customer Officer

We've leveraged Stream to provide innovative audience engagement via chat, with custom reactions, verified status indicators, and user metadata to create immersive experiences. We wrapped all the features of Stream into a simple module that can be dropped onto a page to add robust chat functionality to any experience in seconds.

Jonathan Blair
CTO

We chose Stream because of its ease of integration, impressive documentation, and robust feature catalog. It only took one developer a few hours to integrate the React Native SDK. Now, we see an average of 50% growth YoY thanks to the newfound ability for our members to communicate via Stream Chat.

Swapnil Saurav
Co-Founder

The integration with Stream Chat was remarkably quick. We rewrote the entire system, addressing not just the migration but also running both systems in parallel. The transition involved collaboration with Stream developers, ensuring a seamless process and no disruption to user experience.

Jack Chamberlain
Engineering Manager

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Solutions for Every Use Case

Social In-App Messaging Connects Your Users

Increase real-time engagement in your web or mobile app with the Stream Chat API powering your social messaging services. Effortlessly integrate messaging and connect your users worldwide.

  • Multi-Tenant Ready
  • Built-in Giphy & Imgur Support
  • Emoticons & Reactions
  • Direct & Group Chat
  • Link Previews
  • Edit & Delete Messages
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Bring Individuals and Teams Together for Collaboration

Improve community engagement or replace email for your team with Stream's in-app messaging API service. Our components and APIs allow you to build anything from a simple team chat app to a Slack alternative.

  • Slash Commands
  • Unlimited Users per Channel
  • Moderation
  • Channel Permissions
  • Custom Business Logic
  • Safe & Secure Data
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Reliable Live Chat Platform that Drives Customer Engagement

Our livestream chat allows you to capture and retain active audience engagement on your web or mobile platform by enabling your users to interact via real-time messaging.

  • Emoticons & Giphys
  • Connect Millions of Users
  • AI-Based AutoMod
  • Zero Channel Limits
  • Flexible Permission System
  • Fully Customizable
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Develop World-Class UX Using White-Labeled Chat

Our platform includes direct access to the leading chat API and powerful and feature-rich SDKs for your language or framework. We are HIPAA-ready, DPF, SOC 2, and ISO 27001 certified.

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Migrate For Free In 30 Days or Less

  • Automatically import exports
  • Bi-directional webhook sync for zero downtime migrations
  • Engineering assistance and resources to support design, integration, and launch

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