aid: websockets
name: WebSockets
description: >-
  WebSockets is a communication protocol providing full-duplex communication
  channels over a single TCP connection, enabling real-time data exchange
  between client and server. Standardized by RFC 6455 and the WHATWG Living
  Standard, it is fundamental to modern web architecture and enables reliable
  bidirectional communication between systems.
type: Index
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/websockets.png
tags:
  - Full Duplex
  - Networking
  - Real-Time Communication
  - RFC 6455
  - Web Technology
url: >-
  https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/websockets/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2025-01-01'
modified: '2026-05-03'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis: []
common:
  - type: GitHubOrganization
    url: https://github.com/websockets
  - type: AsyncAPI
    url: asyncapi/websockets.yml
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/websocket-handshake-request.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/websocket-handshake-response.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/websocket-frame.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/websocket-message.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/websocket-close-code.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/websocket-message-structure.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/websockets-context.jsonld
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/websockets-vocabulary.yml
  - type: Specification
    url: https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc6455
  - type: Living Standard
    url: https://websockets.spec.whatwg.org/
  - type: MDN Documentation
    url: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/WebSockets_API

maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com