Chat SDKs

Javascript Chat SDK: The fastest way to add chat to your web app

Design and launch fully custom, production-ready chat experiences in Javascript, with complete control over UI and behavior, all powered by CometChat’s real-time SDK.
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All-in-One Chat SDK

Every aspect of modern chat in a single, customizable SDK

Scalable Infrastructure

Seamless real-time chat experience

Enterprise-grade infrastructure that ensures low latency and reliable messaging.

  • Zero-config WebSocket handling: Automatic socket connection management with smart reconnection.

  • Lightning-fast message delivery: Sub-100ms real-time delivery with guaranteed ordering.

  • Message history & persistence: Automatic message syncing, caching, and pagination.

  • Global edge network: 35+ locations worldwide for low-latency communication.

Pre-Built UI Library

Pre-built chat components

Speed up development with customizable components designed for real-world use cases.

  • Conversation list : Display active conversations with unread indicators, last message preview, and timestamps.

  • User list: Show contacts, group members, manage user roles, and indicate online/offline status.

  • Threads, reactions & mentions: Enable structured discussions with threaded replies, reactions, and @mentions.

  • Search: Allow users to find messages and conversations instantly with filters and highlighting.

Powerful Backend

Smart state management

Built-in state handling for all the complex parts of chat.

  • Presence management: Real-time user status updates across channels

  • Real-time indicators: Instant typing indicators and presence state

  • Read receipt handling: Real-time message seen status and customizable receipts

  • Message counters: Accurate unread counts across channels and threads

Rich User Engagement

Feature-rich messaging experience

Engage users with interactive features that enhance conversations.

  • File & media sharing: Drag-and-drop uploads with real-time progress tracking.

  • GIFs: Built-in Giphy integration with customizable content filters

  • Thumbnail and image previews: Smart image loading with blur previews

  • Videos and voice notes: Record and share with automatic transcoding

  • Real-time message translation: Instant translation across 100+ languages

Javascript chat deployment, simplified

Three steps to launch in-app chat with full control

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Step 1: Integrate

Add the Javascript Chat SDK

Start by integrating the Javascript SDK into your app. This gives you real-time messaging, presence, and event handling out of the box.

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Step 2: Customize & Build

Design every screen and flow

Build your chat UI exactly the way your product needs it. Create custom screens, interactions, and workflows, with the flexibility to extend and evolve your experience as requirements grow.

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Step 3: Deploy

Launch your in-app chat

Once your UI is ready, sync your user base with CometChat and deploy with confidence.

Interactive demo

Dive into our live demo to see the Javascript Chat SDK in action.

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Javascript sample app

Fully functional chat application with source code.

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Technical docs

Comprehensive documentation with code examples for every feature.

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Chat UI Designs

Use the same Figma designs our UI Kits are built on.

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Integrate chat in minutes

Reduce development time with ready-to-use javascript components

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Enterprise-Grade Security

Security and scale you can trust

Global edge network, iron-clad security, and 99.999% uptime. Battle-tested infrastructure that scales to billions of users.

Edge network

Lightning-fast chat delivery through 35+ edge locations worldwide, ensuring minimal latency for all users.

Uptime SLA

99.999%

Scalability

5B+ chats

Enterprise security

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Beyond Basic Messaging

Essential Tools for chat adoption, platform safety, and user engagement

Enterprise-grade content moderation to keep your chat safe and compliant.

Advanced AI filters block harmful content with 99.99% accuracy and enable immediate threat response.

Cross-platform notification system with intelligent delivery.

Send email, SMS, and push notifications from a central dashboard with delivery tracking and customizable routing preferences.

Get deep insights into user behavior and chat performance.

Real-time analytics on messaging performance and user engagement with flexible export capabilities.

Integrations Methods

Check out more integration tools

Start with any integration method and scale to others as your needs evolve

Widget Builder

A no-code chat builder for any platform, built for high-impact use cases that need real chat fast and flexible.

Toggle, configure, and arrange chat features and visual elements.
Integrate with a single line of code
Deploy and launch your in-app chat

UI Kit Builder

A low-code chat builder that is fully customizable, easy to integrate, and scales with your product.

Individual chat components stitched together
Customize chat and toggle functions
Export source code and deploy

UI Kits

Comprehensive UI Kits with all the chat features you need, designed to plug in natively and grow with your app.

Customize chat, build and launch effortlessly
Pre-built UI components & business logic
Easily customizable & extensible
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Build faster, scale smarter, and elevate your chat experience with tools that grow with your business.