Update a Realtime app
PATCH
/v1/realtime/apps/{realtime_app_id}
bird realtime apps update <realtime-app-id> \
--connection-counting=true \
--name chat-productioncurl -X PATCH "https://us1.platform.bird.com/v1/realtime/apps/{realtime_app_id}" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"name": "chat-production",
"connection_counting": true
}'Antwort200
{
"created_at": "2026-05-20T09:14:52Z",
"updated_at": "2026-05-25T16:42:01Z",
"id": "rap_01krdgeqcxet5s7t44vh8rt9mg",
"app_id": 432557,
"name": "chat-production",
"region": "us1",
"status": "active"
}
Updates a Realtime app's name and configuration flags. Region is immutable; TLS is always enforced. Omitted fields are left unchanged.
Parameter
realtime_app_id
string
ID of the Realtime app (rap_ prefix), as returned when the app was created.
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name
string
A label for the app, shown wherever it is listed.
client_events
boolean
Allow clients to trigger events directly (client events).
connection_counting
boolean
Count the connections subscribed to each channel and expose the count on channel queries.
connection_count_events
boolean
Broadcast a connection-count event to a channel's subscribers whenever its connection count changes. Requires connection_counting.
watchlist_events
boolean
Tell a signed-in member when the members on their watchlist come online or go offline. The watchlist is part of the identity your backend signs at signin.
authorized_connections
boolean
Require every connection to be authorized.
Antwort-Payload
created_at
string
erforderlich
updated_at
string
erforderlich
client_events
boolean
erforderlich
Allow clients to trigger events directly (client events).
connection_counting
boolean
erforderlich
Count the connections subscribed to each channel and expose the count on channel queries.
connection_count_events
boolean
erforderlich
Broadcast a connection-count event to a channel's subscribers whenever its connection count changes. Requires connection_counting.
watchlist_events
boolean
erforderlich
Tell a signed-in member when the members on their watchlist come online or go offline. The watchlist is part of the identity your backend signs at signin.
authorized_connections
boolean
erforderlich
Require every connection to be authorized.
id
string
erforderlich
app_id
integer
erforderlich
The numeric Realtime app id. Use it together with a key and secret to initialize a Realtime client/server SDK. Immutable.
name
string
erforderlich
A label for the app, shown wherever it is listed.
region
string
erforderlich
The region this app runs in. Unlike other products, a Realtime app can be placed in a region other than the workspace's home region. Immutable after creation.
status
string
erforderlich
Lifecycle state of the app. active apps serve connections; suspended apps are provisioned but reject connections.
Possible values: active, suspended
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