# `bird realtime`

## Usage

```bash
bird realtime
```

## Description

A Realtime app is one namespace of WebSocket channels: it carries the `app_id` and region a
client connects to, and holds the keys that authorize the connection. Publishing events and
inspecting live channels also authenticate with an app key and secret, so they are SDK
methods rather than commands.

## Commands

| Name                                              | Description                                |
| ------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------ |
| [`apps`](/docs/cli/reference/realtime-apps)       | Create and manage Realtime apps            |
| [`regions`](/docs/cli/reference/realtime-regions) | List the regions a Realtime app can run in |