# Realtime presence · Who is here, and how to reach them

## One person. Two tabs.  Still one member.

Close the extra tab and inspect what changes in the live workspace.

Maya’s second browser tab Same member ID
Harbor operationsLive workspace
TODAY’S ORDERS Ready for dispatch.
MC AL

Order Customer Status #42 Maya Chen Ready #43 Alex Lee Packed #44 Sam Kim Preparing
Maya
Alex
2 members
3 connections
Maya has two tabs open. She appears once.
Close Maya’s extra tab

### Know who’s here.

One person can have several connections. Show each member once, and update presence when their first tab joins or their last one leaves.

[Explore presence](/docs/guides/realtime/presence-channels)

[Explore presence](/docs/guides/realtime/presence-channels)
Interactive illustration with fictional records. No account operation is performed.

[Explore Realtime presence →](/docs/guides/realtime/presence-channels)

[Client events Share typing and other transient events between authorized clients. →](/docs/guides/realtime/client-events)

[Private channels Restrict live updates to subscriptions your backend approves. →](/docs/guides/realtime/private-channels)

[Webhooks React to channel activity from your backend. →](/realtime-api/features/webhooks)

[Explore Realtime →](/realtime-api)

## Scale without  losing control.

Organize teams in workspaces, control API access, and trace changes through audit logs.

Harbor Organization
Workspaces Production Sandbox

### Delivery agent

API key · Customer operations team
Active
Permissions Access
Email Read & write
SMS Read & write
WhatsApp Read Read & write
AL Alex Lee Admin  Permissions updated

### Audit log

Production
 API key updated Alex Lee · 09:42:18 UTC

Workspace
Production

Resource
Delivery agent

WhatsApp
Read Read & write

Succeeded

 [Workspaces](/docs/guides/workspaces)[Team roles](/docs/guides/users-teams-roles)[API authentication](/docs/guides/authentication)
[Explore Enterprise](/enterprise)

## Start with Realtime. Build across channels with Bird.

[Get started](/dashboard/signup?returnTo=%2Fdashboard%2Fw%2Frealtime) · [Contact Sales](/demo?product=realtime)

[Email](/email-api) · [SMS](/sms-api) · [WhatsApp](/whatsapp-api) · [Apple Messages](/apple-messages-api) · [Voice](/voice-api)



## Related resources

- [Send your first realtime event](/docs/get-started/send-your-first-realtime-event) (docs)
- [Build your first integration](/learn/paths/integration) (course)

[Get an implementation brief](/learn/workspace?topic=realtime)