aid: goinstant
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source: []
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/goinstant.png
name: GoInstant
description: >-
  GoInstant was a Canadian (Halifax, Nova Scotia) real-time collaboration
  startup, founded in 2011, that provided a JavaScript API and backend-as-a-service
  for building multi-user, real-time web applications — shared browsing / co-browsing,
  live data synchronization, and presence. Developers embedded a hosted client
  library to add real-time collaboration (shared cursors, forms, and widgets) to a
  web page without plugins. Salesforce acquired GoInstant on 2012-07-09 (reported at
  ~$70M) and folded the technology into its platform; the standalone GoInstant
  developer service and website were subsequently discontinued (gone by late 2014).
  This API Evangelist profile is retained as a historical record — GoInstant is a
  defunct provider with no live API, documentation, or developer portal.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/goinstant/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-status: defunct
x-acquired-by: salesforce
x-acquired-date: '2012-07-09'
x-shutdown: '2014'
x-backed-by:
- version-one-ventures
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: defunct-acquired
x-references:
- name: Crunchbase — GoInstant
  url: https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/goinstant
- name: Salesforce acquires GoInstant (TechCrunch, 2012-07-09)
  url: https://techcrunch.com/2012/07/09/salesforce-com-reported-to-buy-goinstant-for-70-million/
- name: GoInstant is gone (Ben Yoskovitz, 2014-10-22)
  url: https://www.instigatorblog.com/goinstant-is-gone/2014/10/22/
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-19'
tags:
- Company
- Real Time
- Collaboration
- Co-Browsing
- Backend as a Service
- JavaScript
- Web Applications
- Acquired
- Defunct
apis: []
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: backfilled
  pass: local-v1
  note: backfilled from .gitignore signal + verified work evidence