# Websocket Events
To subscribe to various events happening in your CarbonChat installation in real-time, You can connect to the CarbonChat WebSockets. CarbonChat WebSockets connection can be made at the following URL
<your installation url>/cable
# Authenticating your WebSocket connection
You will start receiving the events directed towards your customer after subscribing using the customer pubsub_token. You will start receiving the events directed towards your agents after subscribing using the user pubsub_token.
Also refer Client APIs (opens new window) to build real time customer facing integrations using CarbonChat.
# Example
const connection = new WebSocket('ws://localhost:3000/cable');
connection.send(JSON.stringify({ command:"subscribe", identifier: "{\"channel\":\"RoomChannel\",\"pubsub_token\":\""+ customer_pubsub_token+"\"}" }));
# Publishing Presence to the websocket server
Publish the appropriate payloads back to the websocket server at 30 second intervals to keep the online presence updated in CarbonChat.
# Agent presence
{
"command": "message",
"identifier": "{\"channel\":\"RoomChannel\",\"pubsub_token\":\"token\",\"account_id\":1,\"user_id\":1}",
"data": "{\"action\":\"update_presence\"}"
}
# Contact Presence
{
"command": "message",
"identifier": "{\"channel\":\"RoomChannel\",\"pubsub_token\":\"token\"}",
"data": "{\"action\":\"update_presence\"}"
}
# Websocket Event payload samples
Here are example payloads of various websocket events in CarbonChat
# conversation_created
{
"identifier": "{\"channel\":\"RoomChannel\",\"pubsub_token\":\"token\",\"account_id\":1,\"user_id\":1}",
"message": {
"event": "conversation.created",
"data": {
"additional_attributes": {
"browser": {
"device_name": "Unknown",
"browser_name": "Chrome",
"platform_name": "macOS",
"browser_version": "92.0.4515.107",
"platform_version": "10.15.7"
},
"referer": "http://localhost:3000/widget_tests",
"initiated_at": {
"timestamp": "Fri Jul 23 2021 22:43:14 GMT+0530 (India Standard Time)"
}
},
"can_reply": true,
"channel": "Channel::WebWidget",
"id": 7,
"inbox_id": 1,
"contact_inbox": {
"id": 8,
"contact_id": 10,
"inbox_id": 1,
"source_id": "4f5c785e-abba-4527-82a9-bbdb2117c167",
"created_at": "2021-07-23T17:08:53.771Z",
"updated_at": "2021-07-23T17:08:53.771Z",
"hmac_verified": false
},
"messages": [],
"meta": {
"sender": {
"additional_attributes": {},
"custom_attributes": {},
"email": null,
"id": 10,
"identifier": null,
"name": "white-shadow-394",
"phone_number": null,
"pubsub_token": "token",
"thumbnail": "",
"type": "contact"
},
"assignee": {
"id": 1,
"name": "John",
"available_name": "John",
"avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/0d722ac7bc3b3c92c030d0da9690d981?d=404",
"type": "user",
"availability_status": "online"
}
},
"status": "open",
"unread_count": 0,
"agent_last_seen_at": 0,
"contact_last_seen_at": 0,
"timestamp": 1627060394,
"account_id": 1
}
}
}
# conversation_read
{
"identifier": "{\"channel\":\"RoomChannel\",\"pubsub_token\":\"token\",\"account_id\":1,\"user_id\":1}",
"message": {
"event": "conversation.read",
"data": {
"additional_attributes": {
"browser": {
"device_name": "Unknown",
"browser_name": "Chrome",
"platform_name": "macOS",
"browser_version": "92.0.4515.107",
"platform_version": "10.15.7"
},
"referer": "http://localhost:3000/widget_tests",
"initiated_at": {
"timestamp": "Fri Jul 23 2021 22:58:28 GMT+0530 (India Standard Time)"
}
},
"can_reply": true,
"channel": "Channel::WebWidget",
"id": 9,
"inbox_id": 1,
"contact_inbox": {
"id": 11,
"contact_id": 12,
"inbox_id": 1,
"source_id": "d45c0005-2429-4079-bbc2-6ade8bdb2866",
"created_at": "2021-07-23T17:28:24.996Z",
"updated_at": "2021-07-23T17:28:40.864Z",
"hmac_verified": false
},
"messages": [{
"id": 117,
"content": "helllo",
"account_id": 1,
"inbox_id": 1,
"conversation_id": 9,
"message_type": 1,
"created_at": 1627061456,
"updated_at": "2021-07-23T17:30:56.000Z",
"private": false,
"status": "sent",
"source_id": null,
"content_type": null,
"content_attributes": {},
"sender_type": "User",
"sender_id": 1,
"external_source_ids": {},
"sender": {
"id": 1,
"name": "John",
"available_name": "John",
"avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/0d722ac7bc3b3c92c030d0da9690d981?d=404",
"type": "user",
"availability_status": "online"
}
}],
"meta": {
"sender": {
"additional_attributes": {},
"custom_attributes": {},
"email": "jane@acme.inc",
"id": 12,
"identifier": null,
"name": "jane",
"phone_number": null,
"pubsub_token": "token",
"thumbnail": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/526692031d4bb623b36ae4e340260f13?d=404",
"type": "contact"
},
"assignee": {
"id": 1,
"name": "John",
"available_name": "John",
"avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/0d722ac7bc3b3c92c030d0da9690d981?d=404",
"type": "user",
"availability_status": "online"
}
},
"status": "open",
"unread_count": 0,
"agent_last_seen_at": 1627061456,
"contact_last_seen_at": 1627061467,
"timestamp": 1627061456,
"account_id": 1
}
}
}
# message_created
{
"identifier": "{\"channel\":\"RoomChannel\",\"pubsub_token\":\"token\",\"account_id\":1,\"user_id\":1}",
"message": {
"event": "message.created",
"data": {
"id": 106,
"content": "hi",
"account_id": 1,
"inbox_id": 1,
"conversation_id": 7,
"message_type": 0,
"created_at": 1627060394,
"updated_at": "2021-07-23T17:13:14.000Z",
"private": false,
"status": "sent",
"source_id": null,
"content_type": "text",
"content_attributes": {},
"sender_type": "Contact",
"sender_id": 10,
"external_source_ids": {},
"sender": {
"additional_attributes": {},
"custom_attributes": {},
"email": null,
"id": 10,
"identifier": null,
"name": "white-shadow-394",
"phone_number": null,
"pubsub_token": "token",
"thumbnail": "",
"type": "contact"
}
}
}
}
# message_updated
{
"identifier": "{\"channel\":\"RoomChannel\",\"pubsub_token\":\"token\",\"account_id\":1,\"user_id\":1}",
"message": {
"event": "message.updated",
"data": {
"id": 111,
"content_type": "input_email",
"content_attributes": {
"submitted_email": "jane@acme.inc"
},
"account_id": 1,
"inbox_id": 1,
"conversation_id": 8,
"content": "Get notified by email",
"message_type": 3,
"created_at": 1627060984,
"updated_at": "2021-07-23T17:23:14.000Z",
"private": false,
"status": "sent",
"source_id": null,
"sender_type": null,
"sender_id": null,
"external_source_ids": {}
}
}
}
# conversation_status_changed
{
"identifier": "{\"channel\":\"RoomChannel\",\"pubsub_token\":\"token\",\"account_id\":1,\"user_id\":1}",
"message": {
"event": "conversation.status_changed",
"data": {
"additional_attributes": {
"browser": {
"device_name": "Unknown",
"browser_name": "Chrome",
"platform_name": "macOS",
"browser_version": "92.0.4515.107",
"platform_version": "10.15.7"
},
"referer": "http://localhost:3000/widget_tests",
"initiated_at": {
"timestamp": "Fri Jul 23 2021 22:43:14 GMT+0530 (India Standard Time)"
}
},
"can_reply": true,
"channel": "Channel::WebWidget",
"id": 7,
"inbox_id": 1,
"contact_inbox": {
"id": 8,
"contact_id": 10,
"inbox_id": 1,
"source_id": "4f5c785e-abba-4527-82a9-bbdb2117c167",
"created_at": "2021-07-23T17:08:53.771Z",
"updated_at": "2021-07-23T17:08:53.771Z",
"hmac_verified": false
},
"messages": [{
"id": 107,
"content": "sfdfd",
"account_id": 1,
"inbox_id": 1,
"conversation_id": 7,
"message_type": 0,
"created_at": 1627060756,
"updated_at": "2021-07-23T17:19:16.000Z",
"private": false,
"status": "sent",
"source_id": null,
"content_type": "text",
"content_attributes": {},
"sender_type": "Contact",
"sender_id": 10,
"external_source_ids": {},
"sender": {
"additional_attributes": {},
"custom_attributes": {},
"email": null,
"id": 10,
"identifier": null,
"name": "white-shadow-394",
"phone_number": null,
"pubsub_token": "token",
"thumbnail": "",
"type": "contact"
}
}],
"meta": {
"sender": {
"additional_attributes": {},
"custom_attributes": {},
"email": null,
"id": 10,
"identifier": null,
"name": "white-shadow-394",
"phone_number": null,
"pubsub_token": "token",
"thumbnail": "",
"type": "contact"
},
"assignee": {
"id": 1,
"name": "John",
"available_name": "John",
"avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/0d722ac7bc3b3c92c030d0da9690d981?d=404",
"type": "user",
"availability_status": "offline"
}
},
"status": "pending",
"unread_count": 0,
"agent_last_seen_at": 1627060756,
"contact_last_seen_at": 0,
"timestamp": 1627060756,
"account_id": 1
}
}
}
# conversation_typing_on
{
"identifier": "{\"channel\":\"RoomChannel\",\"pubsub_token\":\"token\",\"account_id\":1,\"user_id\":1}",
"message": {
"event": "conversation.typing_on",
"data": {
"conversation": {
"additional_attributes": {
"browser": {
"device_name": "Unknown",
"browser_name": "Chrome",
"platform_name": "macOS",
"browser_version": "92.0.4515.107",
"platform_version": "10.15.7"
},
"referer": "http://localhost:3000/widget_tests",
"initiated_at": {
"timestamp": "Fri Jul 23 2021 22:43:14 GMT+0530 (India Standard Time)"
}
},
"can_reply": true,
"channel": "Channel::WebWidget",
"id": 7,
"inbox_id": 1,
"contact_inbox": {
"id": 8,
"contact_id": 10,
"inbox_id": 1,
"source_id": "4f5c785e-abba-4527-82a9-bbdb2117c167",
"created_at": "2021-07-23T17:08:53.771Z",
"updated_at": "2021-07-23T17:08:53.771Z",
"hmac_verified": false
},
"messages": [{
"id": 106,
"content": "hi",
"account_id": 1,
"inbox_id": 1,
"conversation_id": 7,
"message_type": 0,
"created_at": 1627060394,
"updated_at": "2021-07-23T17:13:14.000Z",
"private": false,
"status": "sent",
"source_id": null,
"content_type": "text",
"content_attributes": {},
"sender_type": "Contact",
"sender_id": 10,
"external_source_ids": {},
"sender": {
"additional_attributes": {},
"custom_attributes": {},
"email": null,
"id": 10,
"identifier": null,
"name": "white-shadow-394",
"phone_number": null,
"pubsub_token": "token",
"thumbnail": "",
"type": "contact"
}
}],
"meta": {
"sender": {
"additional_attributes": {},
"custom_attributes": {},
"email": null,
"id": 10,
"identifier": null,
"name": "white-shadow-394",
"phone_number": null,
"pubsub_token": "token",
"thumbnail": "",
"type": "contact"
},
"assignee": {
"id": 1,
"name": "John",
"available_name": "John",
"avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/0d722ac7bc3b3c92c030d0da9690d981?d=404",
"type": "user",
"availability_status": "online"
}
},
"status": "open",
"unread_count": 0,
"agent_last_seen_at": 1627060549,
"contact_last_seen_at": 0,
"timestamp": 1627060394
},
"user": {
"additional_attributes": {},
"custom_attributes": {},
"email": null,
"id": 10,
"identifier": null,
"name": "white-shadow-394",
"phone_number": null,
"pubsub_token": "token",
"thumbnail": "",
"type": "contact"
},
"account_id": 1
}
}
}
# conversation_typing_off
{
"identifier": "{\"channel\":\"RoomChannel\",\"pubsub_token\":\"token\",\"account_id\":1,\"user_id\":1}",
"message": {
"event": "conversation.typing_off",
"data": {
"conversation": {
"additional_attributes": {
"browser": {
"device_name": "Unknown",
"browser_name": "Chrome",
"platform_name": "macOS",
"browser_version": "92.0.4515.107",
"platform_version": "10.15.7"
},
"referer": "http://localhost:3000/widget_tests",
"initiated_at": {
"timestamp": "Fri Jul 23 2021 22:43:14 GMT+0530 (India Standard Time)"
}
},
"can_reply": true,
"channel": "Channel::WebWidget",
"id": 7,
"inbox_id": 1,
"contact_inbox": {
"id": 8,
"contact_id": 10,
"inbox_id": 1,
"source_id": "4f5c785e-abba-4527-82a9-bbdb2117c167",
"created_at": "2021-07-23T17:08:53.771Z",
"updated_at": "2021-07-23T17:08:53.771Z",
"hmac_verified": false
},
"messages": [{
"id": 106,
"content": "hi",
"account_id": 1,
"inbox_id": 1,
"conversation_id": 7,
"message_type": 0,
"created_at": 1627060394,
"updated_at": "2021-07-23T17:13:14.000Z",
"private": false,
"status": "sent",
"source_id": null,
"content_type": "text",
"content_attributes": {},
"sender_type": "Contact",
"sender_id": 10,
"external_source_ids": {},
"sender": {
"additional_attributes": {},
"custom_attributes": {},
"email": null,
"id": 10,
"identifier": null,
"name": "white-shadow-394",
"phone_number": null,
"pubsub_token": "token",
"thumbnail": "",
"type": "contact"
}
}],
"meta": {
"sender": {
"additional_attributes": {},
"custom_attributes": {},
"email": null,
"id": 10,
"identifier": null,
"name": "white-shadow-394",
"phone_number": null,
"pubsub_token": "token",
"thumbnail": "",
"type": "contact"
},
"assignee": {
"id": 1,
"name": "John",
"available_name": "John",
"avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/0d722ac7bc3b3c92c030d0da9690d981?d=404",
"type": "user",
"availability_status": "online"
}
},
"status": "open",
"unread_count": 0,
"agent_last_seen_at": 1627060549,
"contact_last_seen_at": 0,
"timestamp": 1627060394
},
"user": {
"additional_attributes": {},
"custom_attributes": {},
"email": null,
"id": 10,
"identifier": null,
"name": "white-shadow-394",
"phone_number": null,
"pubsub_token": "token",
"thumbnail": "",
"type": "contact"
},
"account_id": 1
}
}
}
# assignee_changed
{
"identifier": "{\"channel\":\"RoomChannel\",\"pubsub_token\":\"token\",\"account_id\":1,\"user_id\":1}",
"message": {
"event": "assignee.changed",
"data": {
"additional_attributes": {
"browser": {
"browser_name": "Chrome",
"browser_version": "92.0.4515.107",
"device_name": "Unknown",
"platform_name": "macOS",
"platform_version": "10.15.7"
},
"referer": "http://localhost:3000/widget_tests",
"initiated_at": {
"timestamp": "Fri Jul 23 2021 22:43:14 GMT+0530 (India Standard Time)"
}
},
"can_reply": true,
"channel": "Channel::WebWidget",
"id": null,
"inbox_id": 1,
"contact_inbox": {
"id": 8,
"contact_id": 10,
"inbox_id": 1,
"source_id": "4f5c785e-abba-4527-82a9-bbdb2117c167",
"created_at": "2021-07-23T17:08:53.771Z",
"updated_at": "2021-07-23T17:08:53.771Z",
"hmac_verified": false
},
"messages": [],
"meta": {
"sender": {
"additional_attributes": {},
"custom_attributes": {},
"email": null,
"id": 10,
"identifier": null,
"name": "white-shadow-394",
"phone_number": null,
"pubsub_token": "token",
"thumbnail": "",
"type": "contact"
},
"assignee": {
"id": 1,
"name": "John",
"available_name": "John",
"avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/0d722ac7bc3b3c92c030d0da9690d981?d=404",
"type": "user",
"availability_status": "online"
}
},
"status": "open",
"unread_count": 0,
"agent_last_seen_at": 0,
"contact_last_seen_at": 0,
"timestamp": 0,
"account_id": 1
}
}
}
# team_changed
{
"identifier": "{\"channel\":\"RoomChannel\",\"pubsub_token\":\"token\",\"account_id\":1,\"user_id\":1}",
"message": {
"event": "team.changed",
"data": {
"additional_attributes": {
"browser": {
"device_name": "Unknown",
"browser_name": "Chrome",
"platform_name": "macOS",
"browser_version": "92.0.4515.107",
"platform_version": "10.15.7"
},
"referer": "http://localhost:3000/widget_tests",
"initiated_at": {
"timestamp": "Fri Jul 23 2021 22:53:04 GMT+0530 (India Standard Time)"
}
},
"can_reply": true,
"channel": "Channel::WebWidget",
"id": 8,
"inbox_id": 1,
"contact_inbox": {
"id": 10,
"contact_id": 12,
"inbox_id": 1,
"source_id": "0538243e-1223-49e8-a381-a5a8ce250f60",
"created_at": "2021-07-23T17:22:48.744Z",
"updated_at": "2021-07-23T17:22:48.744Z",
"hmac_verified": false
},
"messages": [{
"id": 111,
"content": "Get notified by email",
"account_id": 1,
"inbox_id": 1,
"conversation_id": 8,
"message_type": 3,
"created_at": 1627060984,
"updated_at": "2021-07-23T17:23:14.000Z",
"private": false,
"status": "sent",
"source_id": null,
"content_type": "input_email",
"content_attributes": {
"submitted_email": "jane@acme.inc"
},
"sender_type": null,
"sender_id": null,
"external_source_ids": {}
}],
"meta": {
"sender": {
"additional_attributes": {},
"custom_attributes": {},
"email": "jane@acme.inc",
"id": 12,
"identifier": null,
"name": "jane",
"phone_number": null,
"pubsub_token": "token",
"thumbnail": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/526692031d4bb623b36ae4e340260f13?d=404",
"type": "contact"
},
"assignee": {
"id": 1,
"name": "John",
"available_name": "John",
"avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/0d722ac7bc3b3c92c030d0da9690d981?d=404",
"type": "user",
"availability_status": "online"
}
},
"status": "open",
"unread_count": 0,
"agent_last_seen_at": 1627061159,
"contact_last_seen_at": 0,
"timestamp": 1627060984,
"account_id": 1
}
}
}
# conversation_contact_changed
{
"identifier": "{\"channel\":\"RoomChannel\",\"pubsub_token\":\"token\",\"account_id\":1,\"user_id\":1}",
"message": {
"event": "conversation.contact_changed",
"data": {
"additional_attributes": {
"browser": {
"device_name": "Unknown",
"browser_name": "Chrome",
"platform_name": "macOS",
"browser_version": "92.0.4515.107",
"platform_version": "10.15.7"
},
"referer": "http://localhost:3000/widget_tests",
"initiated_at": {
"timestamp": "Fri Jul 23 2021 22:58:28 GMT+0530 (India Standard Time)"
}
},
"can_reply": true,
"channel": "Channel::WebWidget",
"id": 9,
"inbox_id": 1,
"contact_inbox": {
"id": 11,
"contact_id": 13,
"inbox_id": 1,
"source_id": "d45c0005-2429-4079-bbc2-6ade8bdb2866",
"created_at": "2021-07-23T17:28:24.996Z",
"updated_at": "2021-07-23T17:28:24.996Z",
"hmac_verified": false
},
"messages": [{
"id": 115,
"content": "Get notified by email",
"account_id": 1,
"inbox_id": 1,
"conversation_id": 9,
"message_type": 3,
"created_at": 1627061309,
"updated_at": "2021-07-23T17:28:40.000Z",
"private": false,
"status": "sent",
"source_id": null,
"content_type": "input_email",
"content_attributes": {
"submitted_email": "jane@acme.inc"
},
"sender_type": null,
"sender_id": null,
"external_source_ids": {}
}],
"meta": {
"sender": {
"additional_attributes": {},
"custom_attributes": {},
"email": "jane@acme.inc",
"id": 12,
"identifier": null,
"name": "jane",
"phone_number": null,
"pubsub_token": "token",
"thumbnail": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/526692031d4bb623b36ae4e340260f13?d=404",
"type": "contact"
},
"assignee": {
"id": 1,
"name": "John",
"available_name": "John",
"avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/0d722ac7bc3b3c92c030d0da9690d981?d=404",
"type": "user",
"availability_status": "online"
}
},
"status": "open",
"unread_count": 0,
"agent_last_seen_at": 1627061313,
"contact_last_seen_at": 0,
"timestamp": 1627061309,
"account_id": 1
}
}
}
# contact_created
{
"identifier": "{\"channel\":\"RoomChannel\",\"pubsub_token\":\"token\",\"account_id\":1,\"user_id\":1}",
"message": {
"event": "contact.created",
"data": {
"additional_attributes": {},
"custom_attributes": {},
"email": null,
"id": 1,
"identifier": null,
"name": "white-shadow-394",
"phone_number": null,
"pubsub_token": "token",
"thumbnail": "",
"type": "contact",
"account_id": 1
}
}
}
# contact_updated
{
"identifier": "{\"channel\":\"RoomChannel\",\"pubsub_token\":\"token\",\"account_id\":1,\"user_id\":1}",
"message": {
"event": "contact.updated",
"data": {
"additional_attributes": {},
"custom_attributes": {},
"email": "jane@acme.inc",
"id": 12,
"identifier": null,
"name": "jane",
"phone_number": null,
"pubsub_token": "token",
"thumbnail": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/526692031d4bb623b36ae4e340260f13?d=404",
"type": "contact",
"account_id": 1
}
}
}
# presence_update
# presence event delivered to contacts won't have information about other contacts
{
"identifier": "{\"channel\":\"RoomChannel\",\"pubsub_token\":\"token\",\"account_id\":1,\"user_id\":1}",
"message": {
"event": "presence.update",
"data": {
"account_id": 1,
"users": {
"1": "online"
},
"contacts": {
"1": "online"
}
}
}
}