matrix-spec/specification/push_gateway.rst

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Push Gateway API
================

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Clients may want to receive push notifications when events are received at
the homeserver. This is managed by a distinct entity called the Push Gateway.

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Changelog
---------

.. topic:: Version: %PUSH_GATEWAY_RELEASE_LABEL%
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This version of the specification is generated from
`matrix-doc <https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc>`_ as of Git commit
`{{git_version}} <https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/tree/{{git_rev}}>`_.

For the full historical changelog, see
https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/blob/master/changelogs/push_gateway.rst

Other versions of this specification
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The following other versions are also available, in reverse chronological order:

- `HEAD <https://matrix.org/docs/spec/push_gateway/unstable.html>`_: Includes all changes since the latest versioned release.
- `r0.1.0 <https://matrix.org/docs/spec/push_gateway/r0.1.0.html>`_

Overview
--------

A client's homeserver forwards information about received events to the push
gateway. The gateway then submits a push notification to the push notification
provider (e.g. APNS, GCM).


::

                                   +--------------------+  +-------------------+
                  Matrix HTTP      |                    |  |                   |
             Notification Protocol |   App Developer    |  |   Device Vendor   |
                                   |                    |  |                   |
           +-------------------+   | +----------------+ |  | +---------------+ |
           |                   |   | |                | |  | |               | |
           | Matrix homeserver +----->  Push Gateway  +------> Push Provider | |
           |                   |   | |                | |  | |               | |
           +-^-----------------+   | +----------------+ |  | +----+----------+ |
             |                     |                    |  |      |            |
    Matrix   |                     |                    |  |      |            |
 Client/Server API  +              |                    |  |      |            |
             |      |              +--------------------+  +-------------------+
             |   +--+-+                                           |
             |   |    <-------------------------------------------+
             +---+    |
                 |    |          Provider Push Protocol
                 +----+

         Mobile Device or Client


Homeserver behaviour
--------------------

This describes the format used by "HTTP" pushers to send notifications of
events to Push Gateways. If the endpoint returns an HTTP error code, the
homeserver SHOULD retry for a reasonable amount of time using exponential backoff.

When pushing notifications for events, the homeserver is expected to include all of
the event-related fields in the ``/notify`` request. When the homeserver is performing
a push where the ``format`` is ``"event_id_only"``, only the ``event_id``, ``room_id``,
``counts``, and ``devices`` are required to be populated.

Note that most of the values and behaviour of this endpoint is described by the Client-Server
API's `Push Module <../client_server/%CLIENT_RELEASE_LABEL%.html#module-push>`_.

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