GoInstant

GoInstant was a Canadian (Halifax, Nova Scotia) real-time collaboration startup, founded in 2011, that provided a JavaScript API and backend-as-a-service for building multi-user, real-time web applications — shared browsing / co-browsing, live data synchronization, and presence. Developers embedded a hosted client library to add real-time collaboration (shared cursors, forms, and widgets) to a web page without plugins. Salesforce acquired GoInstant on 2012-07-09 (reported at ~$70M) and folded the technology into its platform; the standalone GoInstant developer service and website were subsequently discontinued (gone by late 2014). This API Evangelist profile is retained as a historical record — GoInstant is a defunct provider with no live API, documentation, or developer portal.

GoInstant is profiled on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Company, Real Time, Collaboration, Co-Browsing, and Backend as a Service.

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scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5

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CompanyReal TimeCollaborationCo-BrowsingBackend as a ServiceJavaScriptWeb ApplicationsAcquiredDefunct

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Composite quality — 6.8/100 · minimal

Contract Quality 0.0 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 0.0 / 20

Commercial Clarity 0.0 / 20

Operational Transparency 0.0 / 13

Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 6.8 / 10

Agent readiness — 0/100 · human only

Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 0 / 15

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 0 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

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Source (apis.yml)

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image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/goinstant.png
name: GoInstant
description: GoInstant was a Canadian (Halifax, Nova Scotia) real-time collaboration startup, founded in 2011, that provided
  a JavaScript API and backend-as-a-service for building multi-user, real-time web applications — shared browsing / co-browsing,
  live data synchronization, and presence. Developers embedded a hosted client library to add real-time collaboration (shared
  cursors, forms, and widgets) to a web page without plugins. Salesforce acquired GoInstant on 2012-07-09 (reported at ~$70M)
  and folded the technology into its platform; the standalone GoInstant developer service and website were subsequently discontinued
  (gone by late 2014). This API Evangelist profile is retained as a historical record — GoInstant is a defunct provider with
  no live API, documentation, or developer portal.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/goinstant/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-status: defunct
x-acquired-by: salesforce
x-acquired-date: '2012-07-09'
x-shutdown: '2014'
x-backed-by:
- version-one-ventures
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: defunct-acquired
x-references:
- name: Crunchbase — GoInstant
  url: https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/goinstant
- name: Salesforce acquires GoInstant (TechCrunch, 2012-07-09)
  url: https://techcrunch.com/2012/07/09/salesforce-com-reported-to-buy-goinstant-for-70-million/
- name: GoInstant is gone (Ben Yoskovitz, 2014-10-22)
  url: https://www.instigatorblog.com/goinstant-is-gone/2014/10/22/
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-19'
tags:
- Company
- Real Time
- Collaboration
- Co-Browsing
- Backend as a Service
- JavaScript
- Web Applications
- Acquired
- Defunct
apis: []
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: backfilled
  pass: local-v1
  note: backfilled from .gitignore signal + verified work evidence