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Get a Realtime app

GET
/v1/realtime/apps/{realtime_app_id}
bird realtime apps get <realtime-app-id>
Respons200
{
  "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"
}
Returns a single Realtime app with its configuration and connection details (app_id, region). Key secrets are never included; use List a Realtime app's keys to manage them. Returns a 404 Not Found error if the app does not exist in the workspace.
Parameter
realtime_app_id
string
ID of the Realtime app (rap_ prefix), as returned when the app was created.
Payload Respons
created_at
string
wajib
updated_at
string
wajib
client_events
boolean
wajib
Allow clients to trigger events directly (client events).
connection_counting
boolean
wajib
Count the connections subscribed to each channel and expose the count on channel queries.
connection_count_events
boolean
wajib
Broadcast a connection-count event to a channel's subscribers whenever its connection count changes. Requires connection_counting.
watchlist_events
boolean
wajib
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
wajib
Require every connection to be authorized.
id
string
wajib
app_id
integer
wajib
The numeric Realtime app id. Use it together with a key and secret to initialize a Realtime client/server SDK. Immutable.
name
string
wajib
A label for the app, shown wherever it is listed.
region
string
wajib
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
wajib
Lifecycle state of the app. active apps serve connections; suspended apps are provisioned but reject connections.
Possible values: active, suspended