Spaces subscribe

Use the ably spaces subscribe command to subscribe to member and location update events in a space.

Synopsis

ably spaces subscribe <space-name> [options]

Arguments

space-name

Required

The name of the space to subscribe to.

Options

--duration | -D

The duration in seconds to subscribe for before automatically unsubscribing.

--client-id

A client ID to use when subscribing.

--json

Output results as compact JSON. Mutually exclusive with --pretty-json.

--pretty-json

Output results in formatted JSON. Mutually exclusive with --json.

--verbose | -v

Enable verbose logging. Can be combined with --json or --pretty-json.

Examples

Subscribe to events in a space:

ably spaces subscribe my-space

Subscribe for a specific duration:

ably spaces subscribe my-space --duration 60

Subscribe to space events in JSON format:

ably spaces subscribe my-space --json

Subscribe to space events in formatted JSON:

ably spaces subscribe my-space --pretty-json

See also

• Spaces — Explore all ably spaces commands.
• CLI reference — Full list of available commands.