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Pusher Channels

Hosted realtime pub/sub over WebSockets. Create a Channels app and copy its app_id, key, secret and cluster.

Researched · not yet run liveLast researched 25 October 2026 · Pusher · provider site

Researched, not yet run live. Built from the provider’s official pages (linked below). A person hasn’t walked this flow end to end yet, so check each step against the source.
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Steps

Steps marked “human step” are ones only you can do: verapli never signs in, submits, pays or accepts terms for you.

  1. Sign in or create a Pusher account

    Sign in to Pusher. If you have no account yet, you create it yourself; verapli does not create accounts.

    • Guided by hand
    • Human step: You sign in

    Where: https://dashboard.pusher.com/

  2. Create a Channels app

    In the Pusher dashboard create a Channels app and pick a cluster.

    • Guided by hand
    • Human step: You press submit
    • After: Sign in or create a Pusher account

  3. Copy the app keys

    Open App Keys and copy app_id, key, secret and cluster. Only the key and cluster belong in client code.

    • Guided by hand
    • After: Create a Channels app

    verapli captures PUSHER_SECRET here by plain code: encrypted in your browser, never shown to AI.

What you end up with

Env varSecretFormatWhat it is
PUSHER_APP_IDnot secretPusher app_id. Env var names are a verapli convention; Pusher's examples use placeholders.
PUSHER_KEYnot secretPusher app key (public)
PUSHER_SECRETsecretPusher app secret (server only)
PUSHER_CLUSTERnot secretPusher cluster name

Pricing

  • Free tier: Sandbox, 200k messages/day, 100 concurrent connections.
  • Costs: Startup $49/month (1M messages/day, 500 connections).

Source [2]

For agents

The same entry as JSON: /api/v1/entries/pusher/channels · requirements /api/v1/requirements/pusher/channels · terms /api/v1/terms/pusher/channels.

Remote MCP (read-only, no auth)
claude mcp add --transport http verapli https://verapli.com/mcp

> "What do I need for Pusher Channels, and how long will it take?"
  → tools/call requirements { "provider_id": "pusher/channels" }

Sources

  1. Pusher Channels docs - Getting started (JavaScript) Create a Channels app; App Keys section shows app_id, key, secret and cluster; examples use placeholders APP_ID, APP_KEY, APP_SECRET, APP_CLUSTER · accessed 25 October 2026 · official
  2. Pusher Channels pricing Sandbox free 200k messages/day and 100 concurrent connections; Startup $49/month · accessed 25 October 2026 · official

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