Liveblocks Presence
Use this element to enable real-time presence tracking in your Bubble app.
Exposed States
These states hold real-time data from the Liveblocks-Presence element in the Bubble Editor. They help track users in a room, manage errors, and more.
| State | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| others | Text (list) | Other users in the room. Empty when no room is currently synced. |
| Room ID | Text | The room where this element is currently monitoring presence. |
| Everyone | Text (list) | All users currently in the room, including the local user. |
| User ID | Text | The Liveblocks user ID for the current user. |
| Lost Connection | Text | A special event that triggers when a previously connected Liveblocks client loses connection. The possible statuses are: lost, restored, and failed. |
| Error | Yes/No | Displays the error message if the room is currently experiencing an error. |
| Error Message | Text | Displays the error message if an error occurs in the room. |
| Error Code | Number | Displays the error status code if the room is currently experiencing an error. |
Events
The following events are triggered by changes in connection status, room updates, or errors in the Liveblocks Presence element. These events can initiate workflows in your app.
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Lost Connection | Triggers when a lost connection event occurs. |
| error | Triggers when an error occurs in the element. |
| New Room ID | Triggers when the room ID changes while in the room. |
Actions
Here are the actions available for the Liveblocks Presence plugin element. These actions allow you to control user presence and leave and join a room.
Create client
Description: Create the Liveblocks client.
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ID Token | Text | The user’s ID token. Ensure the user is authorized first using the ‘Liveblocks - Authorize User’ action. |
| Throttle | Number | A number between 16 and 1000 milliseconds that determines how frequently presence updates are sent. |
| Lost Connection Timeout | Number | After a user disconnects, the time in milliseconds before a “lost-connection” event is fired. Learn more |
Enter Room
Description: Use this action to join a Liveblocks room. Ensure you’ve created a client with the Create Client action before proceeding.
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| roomId | Text | The ID of the room to be joined. |
| userId | Text | The unique ID of the local user joining the room. |
| Enable position | Yes/No | An optional advanced parameter.Enable this parameter to allow live movement tracking of the user on the page. |
| HTML ID prefix | Text | An optional advanced parameter. Add an HTML ID prefix so the plugin knows which elements to track. |
| hideDefaultCursor | Yes/NO | Enable this option to hide the default browser cursor |
Log Out
Description: Clears any authentication tokens from the client’s memory. Forces reauthorization of connected rooms. Use this action if you need to log out and reauthenticate the user.
Leave
Description: leave a room and unsubscribe from events