Pusher API
SMS & Messaging · Development Tools
Pusher is a hosted real-time messaging service that provides WebSocket infrastructure for building live features in web and mobile applications. The platform offers two main products: Pusher Channels, which provides a pub/sub messaging system for real-time communication between server and clients, and Pusher Beams, which provides mobile and web push notifications.
Pusher API Highlights
Pusher API is verified for developer integrations in Nigeria and across African markets, providing documented endpoints, sandbox testing, and developer support.
App ID, Key, and Secret (for Channels). Instance ID and Secret Key (for Beams).
Free: 200 concurrent connections, 200k messages/day. Paid plans scale.
Nigeria
Ghana
Kenya
AWSPusher API is best for:
Developers building real-time features live chat, notifications, collaborative tools, live dashboards, gaming into web and mobile apps without managing WebSocket infrastructure.
- Free:200 connections, 200k messages/day
- Paid from $49/month
- Pusher Beams (push) free:1,000 devices
Pusher API Core Features & Capabilities
Pusher API Supported Webhook Events
Webhooks supported (Webhooks for Events). Check official documentation for endpoint setup.
Required Access Documents for Pusher API
- Pusher AccountRequiredRegister at pusher.com. Create a Channels app or Beams instance from the dashboard. No credit card for free tier. App credentials (app ID, key, secret) available immediately.
Different Pusher API use cases
- Real-time Chat Feature in Nigerian App:Use Pusher Channels to add live chat between users in a Nigerian mobile or web app messages appear instantly without polling, presence channels show who is online, and the Nigerian developer avoids building and maintaining WebSocket server infrastructure.
- Live Transaction Feed for Nigerian Fintech Dashboard:Use Pusher to build a real-time transaction feed for a Nigerian fintech company's internal dashboard, showing incoming payments, outgoing transfers, and flagged transactions as they happen without page refresh.
- Collaborative Document Editing for Nigerian Teams:Use Pusher Channels to synchronize document state between multiple Nigerian users editing the same document simultaneously, broadcasting change events to all connected clients in real time.
- Live Order Tracking for Nigerian Delivery App:Use Pusher to push live order status updates to Nigerian customers' browsers or apps as their delivery moves through stages prepared, dispatched, en route, arrived without customers needing to refresh the page.