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This article provides assistance for users who are learning and using real-time data messaging services. You can quickly understand and use LiveData real-time data messaging service (RTM) through the content of this article.

Quick Overview

Billing

RTM service offers different billing methods for different types of content transmission.

  • By Message Type
Message Type Description Billing Method
P2P Message Message transmission between two users Billing Method
Group Message Message transmission within a group Billing Method
Room Message Message transmission within a room Billing Method
Broadcast Message Message transmission across the entire project Billing Method
  • By Message Content
Message Content Description Billing Method
Text Message Message content is text Billing Method
Image Message Message content is an image Billing Method
Voice Message Message content is short voice Billing Method
Video Message Message content is short video Billing Method
File Message Message content is a file Billing Method

If the message types used are voice, image, video, or file messages, billing method is based on “message content”. Please refer to the “Message Content” section for more details on billing.
For the difference between group message and room message, please refer to the explanation of “Group” and “Room” in the Basic Concepts.
For the definition of broadcast message, please refer to the explanation of “Broadcast” in the Basic Concepts.
For the definition of short voice message, please refer to the explanation of “Short Voice Message” in the Basic Concepts.
For the definition of short video message, please refer to the explanation of “Short Video Message” in the Basic Concepts.

Development Support

Client SDK

Implements functionality by calling SDK interfaces, supports platforms including iOS, Android, MacOS, Windows, Web, Unity.

Server SDK

Supports develop languages including C++, C#, Java, Python, PHP, Go.