Liveblocks

Liveblocks is a real-time collaboration platform that provides ready-made building blocks for multiplayer experiences, including presence, broadcast events, shared storage (LiveObject/LiveList/LiveMap), comments and threads, notifications, and Yjs-based collaborative documents. It exposes a public authorization endpoint, a server-side private REST API, and SDKs for React, JavaScript, Node.js, Python, Redux, Zustand, and Yjs.

Liveblocks publishes 9 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Active Users API, Comments API, Events API, and 6 more. Tagged areas include Real-Time, Collaboration, Multiplayer, Presence, and CRDT.

The Liveblocks catalog on APIs.io includes 1 event-driven AsyncAPI specification.

Liveblocks’ developer surface includes authentication, developer portal, documentation, signup flow, pricing, engineering blog, GitHub presence, and 14 more developer resources.

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55.6/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 38/100 agent ready Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6

AccessFreeSelf serve⚡ Free to try

12 APIs

Real-TimeCollaborationMultiplayerPresenceCRDTYjsCommentsThreadsNotificationsWebSockets

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6

Composite quality — 55.6/100 · developing

Contract Quality 17.4 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 7.0 / 20

Commercial Clarity 16.3 / 20

Operational Transparency 7.5 / 13

Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 7.4 / 10

Agent readiness — 38/100 · agent ready

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 7 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 6 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

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APIs 12

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

GraphQL 1

GraphQL schemas published by this provider.

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Liveblocks Rate Limits

2 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Get Started 3

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Portal

Portal

Signup

Signup

Login

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

Agent Surfaces 2

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

LlmsText

LlmsText

Build 2

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHub

GitHub

Examples

Examples

Access & Security 4

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

TrustCenter

TrustCenter

VulnerabilityDisclosure

VulnerabilityDisclosure

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Authentication

Authentication

Operate 4

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

ChangeLog

StatusPage

Support

Community

Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing

Pricing

TermsOfService

TermsOfService

PrivacyPolicy

PrivacyPolicy

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Website

Website

Blog

Blog

Source (apis.yml)

aid: liveblocks
name: Liveblocks
description: Liveblocks is a real-time collaboration platform that provides ready-made building blocks for multiplayer experiences,
  including presence, broadcast events, shared storage (LiveObject/LiveList/LiveMap), comments and threads, notifications,
  and Yjs-based collaborative documents. It exposes a public authorization endpoint, a server-side private REST API, and SDKs
  for React, JavaScript, Node.js, Python, Redux, Zustand, and Yjs.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: free
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Free · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/liveblocks.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/liveblocks/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-05-23'
modified: '2026-05-23'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
- Real-Time
- Collaboration
- Multiplayer
- Presence
- CRDT
- Yjs
- Comments
- Threads
- Notifications
- WebSockets
apis:
- aid: liveblocks:rest-api
  name: Liveblocks REST API
  description: Server-side REST API for managing rooms, room access, storage, active users, broadcast events, comments and
    threads, notifications, Yjs documents, and version history. Authenticated with a secret key via Bearer authorization.
  humanURL: https://liveblocks.io/docs/api-reference/rest-api-endpoints
  baseURL: https://api.liveblocks.io/v2
  tags:
  - REST
  - Rooms
  - Storage
  - Comments
  - Threads
  - Notifications
  - Yjs
  - Webhooks
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://liveblocks.io/docs/api-reference/rest-api-endpoints
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://liveblocks.io/docs/authentication
  - type: Webhooks
    url: https://liveblocks.io/docs/platform/webhooks
  - url: graphql/liveblocks-graphql.md
    type: GraphQL
- aid: liveblocks:authorization-api
  name: Liveblocks Authorization API
  description: Public-facing authorization endpoint used by client SDKs to exchange a server-issued token for a Liveblocks
    session. Supports access token and ID token authorization patterns.
  humanURL: https://liveblocks.io/docs/authentication
  baseURL: https://api.liveblocks.io/v2
  tags:
  - Auth
  - Tokens
  - Sessions
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://liveblocks.io/docs/authentication
- aid: liveblocks:realtime-client-api
  name: Liveblocks Realtime Client API
  description: WebSocket-based client API exposed through Liveblocks client SDKs for React, JavaScript, Redux, Zustand, Vue
    (community), and Yjs. Provides presence, broadcast events, Live storage data structures, and threads.
  humanURL: https://liveblocks.io/docs
  baseURL: https://api.liveblocks.io/v7
  tags:
  - WebSocket
  - Client SDK
  - Presence
  - Storage
  - Yjs
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://liveblocks.io/docs
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@liveblocks/client
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@liveblocks/react
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@liveblocks/node
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@liveblocks/yjs
- aid: liveblocks:liveblocks-active-users-api
  name: Liveblocks Active Users API
  description: The Active Users API from Liveblocks — 2 operation(s) for active users.
  humanURL: https://liveblocks.io/docs/api-reference/rest-api-endpoints
  baseURL: https://api.liveblocks.io/v2
  tags:
  - Active Users
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/liveblocks-active-users-api-openapi.yml
- aid: liveblocks:liveblocks-comments-api
  name: Liveblocks Comments API
  description: The Comments API from Liveblocks — 2 operation(s) for comments.
  humanURL: https://liveblocks.io/docs/api-reference/rest-api-endpoints
  baseURL: https://api.liveblocks.io/v2
  tags:
  - Comments
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/liveblocks-comments-api-openapi.yml
- aid: liveblocks:liveblocks-events-api
  name: Liveblocks Events API
  description: The Events API from Liveblocks — 1 operation(s) for events.
  humanURL: https://liveblocks.io/docs/api-reference/rest-api-endpoints
  baseURL: https://api.liveblocks.io/v2
  tags:
  - Events
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/liveblocks-events-api-openapi.yml
- aid: liveblocks:liveblocks-reactions-api
  name: Liveblocks Reactions API
  description: The Reactions API from Liveblocks — 2 operation(s) for reactions.
  humanURL: https://liveblocks.io/docs/api-reference/rest-api-endpoints
  baseURL: https://api.liveblocks.io/v2
  tags:
  - Reactions
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/liveblocks-reactions-api-openapi.yml
- aid: liveblocks:liveblocks-rooms-api
  name: Liveblocks Rooms API
  description: The Rooms API from Liveblocks — 6 operation(s) for rooms.
  humanURL: https://liveblocks.io/docs/api-reference/rest-api-endpoints
  baseURL: https://api.liveblocks.io/v2
  tags:
  - Rooms
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/liveblocks-rooms-api-openapi.yml
- aid: liveblocks:liveblocks-storage-api
  name: Liveblocks Storage API
  description: The Storage API from Liveblocks — 2 operation(s) for storage.
  humanURL: https://liveblocks.io/docs/api-reference/rest-api-endpoints
  baseURL: https://api.liveblocks.io/v2
  tags:
  - Storage
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/liveblocks-storage-api-openapi.yml
- aid: liveblocks:liveblocks-threads-api
  name: Liveblocks Threads API
  description: The Threads API from Liveblocks — 9 operation(s) for threads.
  humanURL: https://liveblocks.io/docs/api-reference/rest-api-endpoints
  baseURL: https://api.liveblocks.io/v2
  tags:
  - Threads
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/liveblocks-threads-api-openapi.yml
- aid: liveblocks:liveblocks-versions-api
  name: Liveblocks Versions API
  description: The Versions API from Liveblocks — 3 operation(s) for versions.
  humanURL: https://liveblocks.io/docs/api-reference/rest-api-endpoints
  baseURL: https://api.liveblocks.io/v2
  tags:
  - Versions
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/liveblocks-versions-api-openapi.yml
- aid: liveblocks:liveblocks-yjs-api
  name: Liveblocks Yjs API
  description: The Yjs API from Liveblocks — 2 operation(s) for yjs.
  humanURL: https://liveblocks.io/docs/api-reference/rest-api-endpoints
  baseURL: https://api.liveblocks.io/v2
  tags:
  - Yjs
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/liveblocks-yjs-api-openapi.yml
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/liveblocks-agentic-access.yml
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/liveblocks-trust-center.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/liveblocks-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/liveblocks-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/liveblocks-authentication.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://liveblocks.io
- type: Portal
  url: https://liveblocks.io/docs
- type: Documentation
  url: https://liveblocks.io/docs
- type: Signup
  url: https://liveblocks.io/signup
- type: Login
  url: https://liveblocks.io/dashboard
- type: Pricing
  url: https://liveblocks.io/pricing
- type: Blog
  url: https://liveblocks.io/blog
- type: GitHub
  url: https://github.com/liveblocks/liveblocks
- type: Examples
  url: https://liveblocks.io/examples
- type: ChangeLog
  url: https://liveblocks.io/changelog
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.liveblocks.io
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://liveblocks.io/terms
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://liveblocks.io/privacy
- type: Support
  url: https://liveblocks.io/support
- type: Community
  url: https://liveblocks.io/discord
- type: LlmsText
  url: https://liveblocks.io/llms.txt
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kinlane@gmail.com