generated: '2026-07-18'
method: searched
source: https://developers.arena.im/ + https://github.com/stationfy/arena-chat-sdk
docs: https://developers.arena.im/
description: >-
  Cross-cutting request/response and integration semantics for Arena's Platform
  API and SDKs, captured from the developer documentation and the official Chat
  SDK. No OpenAPI document is published, so pagination, error-envelope, and
  rate-limit signaling are not asserted here (absence recorded, not fabricated).
authentication:
  style: Authorization header
  credentials: [API Key, JWT]
  sso: JWT-based SSO for Live Chat and Live Blog
  reference: authentication/arena-authentication.yml
identity:
  scoping: >-
    Integrations are scoped by a site slug (from the Dashboard or the Platform
    API); chat rooms are addressed by a chat/room slug.
regions:
  description: The SDKs accept a region configuration (e.g. EU) so data is served from the selected region.
  values: [US, EU]
real_time:
  description: >-
    Chat and liveblog are real-time; the browser SDKs subscribe to live updates
    and a dedicated WebSocket client (@arena-im/buzz-client) backs Buzz real-time
    applications.
webhooks:
  supported: true
  surface: Liveblog webhook delivers new-post notifications.
  reference: asyncapi/arena-webhooks.yml
idempotency:
  documented: false
  note: No idempotency-key contract is documented in Arena's public developer docs.
pagination:
  documented: false
rate_limit_signaling:
  documented: false