Soketi

Soketi is a next-gen, Pusher-compatible, open-source WebSocket server. It implements the Pusher protocol so existing Pusher SDKs and applications can drop-in replace Pusher Channels with self-hosted Soketi. Written in Node/TypeScript with Rust adapter; deployed via npm, Docker, Kubernetes, or systemd. Open source under MIT license.

Soketi publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Real-Time, WebSockets, Open-Source, Pusher Protocol, and Self-Host.

Soketi’s developer surface includes developer portal, documentation, GitHub presence, and 8 more developer resources.

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15.7/100 emerging ▬ flat Agent 3/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-25 · rubric v0.14.0

1 APIs

Real-Time WebSockets Open-SourcePusher ProtocolSelf-HostDrop-in

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scored 2026-08-25 · rubric v0.14.0

Composite quality — 15.7/100 · emerging

Contract Quality 0.0 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 3.8 / 20

Access Clarity 2.6 / 20

Operational Transparency 1.7 / 13

Contract Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 7.6 / 10

Agent readiness — 3/100 · human only

Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10

Documented Reversibility 0 / 6

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 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 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

Delegated User Identity 0 / 6

Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5

Registration Without a Human 0 / 6

Agentic Commerce Surface 0 / 5

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APIs 1

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

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Soketi Rate Limits

3 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Portal

Portal

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

LlmsText

LlmsText

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHub

GitHub

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

VulnerabilityDisclosure

VulnerabilityDisclosure

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

RateLimits

RateLimits

Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

License

License

Plans

Plans

FinOps

FinOps

Company 1

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn

Source (apis.yml)

aid: soketi
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/soketi/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Soketi
kind: opensource
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/soketi.png
tags:
- Real-Time
- WebSockets
- Open-Source
- Pusher Protocol
- Self-Host
- Drop-in
tags_raw:
- Realtime
- WebSockets
- Open Source
- Pusher Protocol
- Self-Host
- Drop-in
created: '2026-05-08'
modified: '2026-05-08'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
description: Soketi is a next-gen, Pusher-compatible, open-source WebSocket server. It implements the Pusher protocol so existing
  Pusher SDKs and applications can drop-in replace Pusher Channels with self-hosted Soketi. Written in Node/TypeScript with
  Rust adapter; deployed via npm, Docker, Kubernetes, or systemd. Open source under MIT license.
apis:
- aid: soketi:pusher-compatible-api
  name: Soketi Pusher-Compatible API
  tags:
  - WebSocket
  - Pusher Protocol
  - Pub-Sub
  tags_raw:
  - WebSocket
  - Pusher Protocol
  - Pub/Sub
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  baseURL: https://your-soketi-host:6001
  humanURL: https://docs.soketi.app/
  description: Implements the Pusher protocol (channels, private channels, presence channels, encrypted channels) for drop-in
    compatibility with Pusher client SDKs. Server-side publish via REST, client-side subscribe via WebSocket.
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.soketi.app/
  - type: GitHub
    url: https://github.com/soketi/soketi
  - type: License
    url: https://github.com/soketi/soketi/blob/master/LICENSE
  x-features:
  - Drop-in replacement for Pusher Channels
  - Public, private, presence, encrypted channels
  - Webhooks
  - Horizontal scaling via Redis adapter
  - npm, Docker, Kubernetes deployment
  x-use-cases:
  - Self-host Pusher-compatible realtime
  - Cost optimization vs SaaS Pusher
  - Edge / on-prem realtime
common:
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/soketi-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/soketi-domain-security.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/soketi
- type: Portal
  url: https://soketi.app/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.soketi.app/
- type: GitHub
  url: https://github.com/soketi/soketi
- type: License
  url: https://github.com/soketi/soketi/blob/master/LICENSE
- type: Plans
  url: plans/soketi-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/soketi-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/soketi-finops.yml
- type: LlmsText
  url: https://docs.soketi.app/llms.txt
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

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