Nakama

Nakama by Heroic Labs is an open-source (Apache-2.0) game and app backend server providing user accounts and authentication, social features (friends, groups, chat), collaborative storage, realtime multiplayer and authoritative matches, matchmaking, leaderboards and tournaments, notifications, and a server runtime with custom RPCs in Go, TypeScript/JavaScript, and Lua. Nakama exposes a gRPC-gateway-generated REST API plus a realtime WebSocket socket API, and is available self-hosted or as the managed Heroic Cloud.

Nakama publishes 10 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Realtime Socket API, Account API, Authentication API, and 7 more. Tagged areas include Gaming, Game Backend, Backend, Realtime, and Multiplayer.

The Nakama catalog on APIs.io includes 1 event-driven AsyncAPI specification and 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

Nakama’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, engineering blog, and 8 more developer resources.

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46.6/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 32/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1
AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try
11 APIs
GamingGame BackendBackendRealtimeMultiplayerMatchmakingLeaderboardsSocialOpen Source

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scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1
Composite quality — 46.6/100 · developing
Contract Quality 15.9 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 4.3 / 20
Commercial Clarity 7.9 / 20
Operational Transparency 4.8 / 13
Governance 6.3 / 12
Discoverability 7.4 / 10
Agent readiness — 32/100 · agent aware
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 0 / 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 11

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

Nakama Realtime Socket API

Persistent WebSocket connection carrying realtime features - status presence, realtime chat channels, relayed and authoritative multiplayer matches, matchmaking, parties, and re...

Nakama Console API

Administrative API behind the Nakama Developer Console for managing users, storage, leaderboards, matches, runtime configuration, and server status. It is an internal operations...

Nakama Account API

Read, update, and delete the current account and link identities.

Nakama Authentication API

Authenticate users and issue or refresh session tokens.

Nakama Friends API

Manage the friend graph.

Nakama Groups API

Create and manage groups (clans) and their members.

Nakama Leaderboards API

Write and list leaderboard records.

Nakama Notifications API

List and delete in-app notifications.

Nakama RPC API

Call custom runtime functions.

Nakama Storage API

Read, write, list, and delete storage objects.

Nakama Tournaments API

List, join, and submit to tournaments.

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Open Collections 1

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

Nakama API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Nakama Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Nakama Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Nakama Finops

FINOPS

Event Specifications 1

AsyncAPI definitions for this provider's event-driven and streaming APIs.

Nakama Realtime Socket API (WebSocket)

AsyncAPI 2.6 description of Nakama's **realtime socket API**. Unlike the request/response REST surface (modeled in `openapi/nakama-openapi.yml`), Nakama exposes a genuine bidire...

ASYNCAPI

Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Nakama API Rules

7 rules · 7 warnings

SPECTRAL

Security Posture 2

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Nakama Authentication

http · 2 schemes

SECURITY

Nakama Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · DNSSEC · DMARC

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Nakama Agentic Access

27 operations · 19 acting

27 operations · 19 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess
AgenticAccess

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Authentication
Authentication

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

RateLimits
RateLimits

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Plans
Plans
 FinOps
FinOps

Company 3

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn
LinkedIn
 Website
Website
 Blog
Blog

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: nakama
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/nakama/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Nakama
kind: company
description: Nakama by Heroic Labs is an open-source (Apache-2.0) game and app backend server providing user accounts and
  authentication, social features (friends, groups, chat), collaborative storage, realtime multiplayer and authoritative matches,
  matchmaking, leaderboards and tournaments, notifications, and a server runtime with custom RPCs in Go, TypeScript/JavaScript,
  and Lua. Nakama exposes a gRPC-gateway-generated REST API plus a realtime WebSocket socket API, and is available self-hosted
  or as the managed Heroic Cloud.
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · 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/nakama.png
tags:
- Gaming
- Game Backend
- Backend
- Realtime
- Multiplayer
- Matchmaking
- Leaderboards
- Social
- Open Source
created: '2026-07-01'
modified: '2026-07-01'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: nakama:nakama-realtime-api
  name: Nakama Realtime Socket API
  tags:
  - Realtime
  - WebSocket
  - Multiplayer
  - Matchmaking
  - Chat
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/client-relayed-multiplayer/
  baseURL: ws://127.0.0.1:7350/ws
  properties:
  - url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/client-relayed-multiplayer/
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/matches/
    type: Documentation
  - url: asyncapi/nakama-asyncapi.yml
    type: AsyncAPI
  description: Persistent WebSocket connection carrying realtime features - status presence, realtime chat channels, relayed
    and authoritative multiplayer matches, matchmaking, parties, and realtime notification delivery - as envelope messages
    authenticated with a session token supplied as a query parameter on connect.
- aid: nakama:nakama-console-api
  name: Nakama Console API
  tags:
  - Console
  - Administration
  - Operations
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/getting-started/console-overview/
  baseURL: http://127.0.0.1:7350/v2/console
  properties:
  - url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/getting-started/console-overview/
    type: Documentation
  description: Administrative API behind the Nakama Developer Console for managing users, storage, leaderboards, matches,
    runtime configuration, and server status. It is an internal operations surface (not published as a stable public client
    contract) authenticated with console credentials, and is documented here for completeness rather than for third-party
    client integration.
- aid: nakama:nakama-account-api
  name: Nakama Account API
  description: Read, update, and delete the current account and link identities.
  humanURL: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/authentication/
  baseURL: http://127.0.0.1:7350/v2
  tags:
  - Account
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nakama-account-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/authentication/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/api/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/user-accounts/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/friends/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/groups-clans/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/collections/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/leaderboards/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/tournaments/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/in-app-notifications/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/server-framework/basics/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/server-framework/introduction/
- aid: nakama:nakama-authentication-api
  name: Nakama Authentication API
  description: Authenticate users and issue or refresh session tokens.
  humanURL: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/authentication/
  baseURL: http://127.0.0.1:7350/v2
  tags:
  - Authentication
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nakama-authentication-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/authentication/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/api/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/user-accounts/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/friends/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/groups-clans/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/collections/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/leaderboards/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/tournaments/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/in-app-notifications/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/server-framework/basics/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/server-framework/introduction/
- aid: nakama:nakama-friends-api
  name: Nakama Friends API
  description: Manage the friend graph.
  humanURL: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/authentication/
  baseURL: http://127.0.0.1:7350/v2
  tags:
  - Friends
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nakama-friends-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/authentication/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/api/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/user-accounts/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/friends/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/groups-clans/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/collections/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/leaderboards/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/tournaments/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/in-app-notifications/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/server-framework/basics/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/server-framework/introduction/
- aid: nakama:nakama-groups-api
  name: Nakama Groups API
  description: Create and manage groups (clans) and their members.
  humanURL: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/authentication/
  baseURL: http://127.0.0.1:7350/v2
  tags:
  - Groups
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nakama-groups-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/authentication/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/api/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/user-accounts/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/friends/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/groups-clans/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/collections/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/leaderboards/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/tournaments/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/in-app-notifications/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/server-framework/basics/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/server-framework/introduction/
- aid: nakama:nakama-leaderboards-api
  name: Nakama Leaderboards API
  description: Write and list leaderboard records.
  humanURL: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/authentication/
  baseURL: http://127.0.0.1:7350/v2
  tags:
  - Leaderboards
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nakama-leaderboards-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/authentication/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/api/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/user-accounts/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/friends/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/groups-clans/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/collections/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/leaderboards/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/tournaments/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/in-app-notifications/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/server-framework/basics/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/server-framework/introduction/
- aid: nakama:nakama-notifications-api
  name: Nakama Notifications API
  description: List and delete in-app notifications.
  humanURL: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/authentication/
  baseURL: http://127.0.0.1:7350/v2
  tags:
  - Notifications
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nakama-notifications-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/authentication/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/api/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/user-accounts/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/friends/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/groups-clans/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/collections/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/leaderboards/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/tournaments/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/in-app-notifications/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/server-framework/basics/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/server-framework/introduction/
- aid: nakama:nakama-rpc-api
  name: Nakama RPC API
  description: Call custom runtime functions.
  humanURL: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/authentication/
  baseURL: http://127.0.0.1:7350/v2
  tags:
  - RPC
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nakama-rpc-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/authentication/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/api/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/user-accounts/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/friends/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/groups-clans/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/collections/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/leaderboards/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/tournaments/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/in-app-notifications/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/server-framework/basics/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/server-framework/introduction/
- aid: nakama:nakama-storage-api
  name: Nakama Storage API
  description: Read, write, list, and delete storage objects.
  humanURL: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/authentication/
  baseURL: http://127.0.0.1:7350/v2
  tags:
  - Storage
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nakama-storage-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/authentication/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/api/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/user-accounts/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/friends/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/groups-clans/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/collections/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/leaderboards/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/tournaments/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/in-app-notifications/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/server-framework/basics/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/server-framework/introduction/
- aid: nakama:nakama-tournaments-api
  name: Nakama Tournaments API
  description: List, join, and submit to tournaments.
  humanURL: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/authentication/
  baseURL: http://127.0.0.1:7350/v2
  tags:
  - Tournaments
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nakama-tournaments-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/authentication/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/api/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/user-accounts/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/friends/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/groups-clans/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/collections/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/leaderboards/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/tournaments/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/concepts/in-app-notifications/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/server-framework/basics/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/server-framework/introduction/
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/nakama-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/nakama-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/nakama-authentication.yml
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/heroiclabs
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/heroic-labs
- type: Website
  url: https://heroiclabs.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://heroiclabs.com/docs/
- type: Plans
  url: plans/nakama-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/nakama-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/nakama-finops.yml
- type: Blog
  url: https://heroiclabs.com/blog/
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com