A feature to enable a chat among up to 100 users in a channel, both public and private. In a group channel, users can have a 1-on-1 or 1-to-N private chat through invitation or a public chat with multiple users without the permission.

Group channels

A feature to enable a public chat among up to 1,000 members in a channel. Open channels are public channels, where users can freely join without invitation or permission.

Open channels

A feature to accommodate a massive group of up to 20,000 members in a channel while still providing the key chat features of a regual group channel.

Supergroup channels

A feature to enable the UI customization of Sendbird Chat SDK with little effort.

UIKit

A feature to indicate whether other users in the channel are typing a message.

Typing indicators

A feature to allow users to know whether their messages have been read by other users in the channel.

Read receipts

A feature to indicate a user's online status.

Online presence indicators

A feature to allow users to react to messages in a non-verbal manner using emojis.

Reactions

A feature to address other users or the entire channel within a message. This can help draw attention to a specific message or of a specific user.

Mentions

A feature to inform users of the number of messages they haven't read in each channel.

Unread message counts

A feature to send push notificstions to users' devices for new messages.

Push notifications

A feature to allow users to share files during a chat, such as images, audio files, and videos. Custom file types can also be supported.

File sharing

A feature to automatically generate a thumbnail image for media content shared during a chat.

Thumbnails for media content

A feature to allow users to know whether their messages have been successfully delivered to other users in the channel.

Delivery receipts

Messaging essentials

A feature to allow users to retrieve old messages and queue new messages online, offline or in unstable connection.

SyncManager

A feature to customize the number of messages displayed in a large group chat by adjusting the message loading speed.

Smart throttling

A feature to allow users to turn on Do-not-disturb status to stop receiving push notifications for new messages during the set hours.

Do not disturb

A feature to allow developers to add additional data to messages and build various functionalities such as a poll.

Metaarray API

A feature to allow users to search for channels or other users by their name.

User and channel search

A feature to deliver announcements to targeted users or channels.

Announcements

Advanced messaging

A feature to auto-translate messages when users send them.

Message auto-translation

A feature to auto-translate already sent messages into users' preferred languages.

On-demand translation

A feature to allow users to recieve push notifications in their preferred languages.

Push notification translation

Translation

A feature to allow users to report offensive messages, users, or channels.

Reporting API

A feature to allow users to block one another.

Block users

A feature to allow operators to mute users in the channel.

Mute users

A feature to allow operators to kick certain users out of the channel and prevent them from entering.

Ban users

A feature to allow moderators to manage messages, channels, and users from Sendbird dashboard, just like operators in Chat SDK. Moderators can be designated or created on the dashboard.

Channel moderators

A feature to freeze open channels and allow only operators to talk within them.

Freeze channels

A feature to automatically detect and filter messages containing explicit images or inappropriate image URLs.

Image auto-moderation

A feature to filter messages containing abusive language by specifying certain words or patterns.

Profanity filters

A feature to filter specific domain URLs from messages to prevent users leaving the conversation by way of third party sites.

Domain filters

A feature to filter messages that contain specified regular expressions, or RegEx, using a sequenced pattern of characters.

RegEx filters

Moderation

A feature to gain full access and retrieve your messages from any channel.

Message retrieval API

A feature to analyze user behavior though nine metrics on the channels, messages, and users.

Advanced analytics

A feature to pull logs of push notifications from chat.

Push notification logs

A feature to export chat data at a preset times to run analytics.

Data export

Data and analytics

A feature to integrate Sendbird's chatbots into your application in order to send and receive messages and support customers through the bots.

Bot interface

A feature for Sendbird server to capture all events occuring on users' client app and deliver HTTP POST requests to your server containing the information.

Webhooks

Integration

A feature to allow both Sendbird server and client apps to encrypt messages according to the Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol in order to prevent eavesdropping, tampering, and message forgery.

TLS-based message encryption

A feature to encrypt files sent in messages according to AES 256.

AES 256-based file encryption

A feature to protect and handle users' personal data through RESTful API in compliance with the GDPR regulations.