Ably

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Detail	Value
Category	Communication
Base URL	https://rest.ably.io
Authentication	API Key
Endpoints	6
Connector key	ably

Using Ably in a workflow

1. Go to Connections and click New Connection.
2. Pick Ably from the marketplace.
3. Enter your credentials (see Authentication above for what's expected).
4. In a workflow, drop an API Call node and select this connection.
5. Pick the operation you need from the Operation dropdown — the full list is below.

Available endpoints

Endpoint	Summary
GET	Publish Message
GET	Get Message History
GET	Get Presence
GET	List Channels
GET	Request Token
GET	Get Stats

Each endpoint is documented in full below. Use the outline on the right to jump to one.

GET

Publish Message

Detail	Value
Operation ID	publish_message_0
Method	GET
Path	``

Parameters

No parameters.

Using this endpoint in a workflow

1. Add an API Call node to your workflow.
2. Pick your Ably connection from the Connection dropdown.
3. In the Operation dropdown, select publish_message_0.
4. Fill in the parameter fields that appear. Use {{...}} to reference upstream values.

What it returns

The API Call node writes the response to the workflow context:

{
  status: 200,
  success: true,
  data: { ...response body from the API... },
  latencyMs: 142
}

Reference response fields downstream as {{nodeId.data.path}}. The exact response shape is documented on the upstream Ably API reference.

GET

Get Message History

Detail	Value
Operation ID	get_message_history_1
Method	GET
Path	``

Parameters

No parameters.

Using this endpoint in a workflow

1. Add an API Call node to your workflow.
2. Pick your Ably connection from the Connection dropdown.
3. In the Operation dropdown, select get_message_history_1.
4. Fill in the parameter fields that appear. Use {{...}} to reference upstream values.

What it returns

The API Call node writes the response to the workflow context:

{
  status: 200,
  success: true,
  data: { ...response body from the API... },
  latencyMs: 142
}

Reference response fields downstream as {{nodeId.data.path}}. The exact response shape is documented on the upstream Ably API reference.

GET

Get Presence

Detail	Value
Operation ID	get_presence_2
Method	GET
Path	``

Parameters

No parameters.

Using this endpoint in a workflow

1. Add an API Call node to your workflow.
2. Pick your Ably connection from the Connection dropdown.
3. In the Operation dropdown, select get_presence_2.
4. Fill in the parameter fields that appear. Use {{...}} to reference upstream values.

What it returns

The API Call node writes the response to the workflow context:

{
  status: 200,
  success: true,
  data: { ...response body from the API... },
  latencyMs: 142
}

Reference response fields downstream as {{nodeId.data.path}}. The exact response shape is documented on the upstream Ably API reference.

GET

List Channels

Detail	Value
Operation ID	list_channels_3
Method	GET
Path	``

Parameters

No parameters.

Using this endpoint in a workflow

1. Add an API Call node to your workflow.
2. Pick your Ably connection from the Connection dropdown.
3. In the Operation dropdown, select list_channels_3.
4. Fill in the parameter fields that appear. Use {{...}} to reference upstream values.

What it returns

The API Call node writes the response to the workflow context:

{
  status: 200,
  success: true,
  data: { ...response body from the API... },
  latencyMs: 142
}

Reference response fields downstream as {{nodeId.data.path}}. The exact response shape is documented on the upstream Ably API reference.

GET

Request Token

Detail	Value
Operation ID	request_token_4
Method	GET
Path	``

Parameters

No parameters.

Using this endpoint in a workflow

1. Add an API Call node to your workflow.
2. Pick your Ably connection from the Connection dropdown.
3. In the Operation dropdown, select request_token_4.
4. Fill in the parameter fields that appear. Use {{...}} to reference upstream values.

What it returns

The API Call node writes the response to the workflow context:

{
  status: 200,
  success: true,
  data: { ...response body from the API... },
  latencyMs: 142
}

Reference response fields downstream as {{nodeId.data.path}}. The exact response shape is documented on the upstream Ably API reference.

GET

Get Stats

Detail	Value
Operation ID	get_stats_5
Method	GET
Path	``

Parameters

No parameters.

Using this endpoint in a workflow

1. Add an API Call node to your workflow.
2. Pick your Ably connection from the Connection dropdown.
3. In the Operation dropdown, select get_stats_5.
4. Fill in the parameter fields that appear. Use {{...}} to reference upstream values.

What it returns

The API Call node writes the response to the workflow context:

{
  status: 200,
  success: true,
  data: { ...response body from the API... },
  latencyMs: 142
}

Reference response fields downstream as {{nodeId.data.path}}. The exact response shape is documented on the upstream Ably API reference.