Follow this tutorial to build a quickstart chat app with XMTP.
When you build your quickstart app, you will use a key pair to create an identity and register it with XMTP. This gives you an inbox ID, which is a stable identifier that serves as the destination for your messages.
The signer must return the account identifier and sign messages as bytes.
backendUrl is required. Use the URL of your running backend. These examples
create temporary identities for testing. Do not use their key lifecycle in a
production app: store the signer key and database encryption key securely and
reuse them with the same database on later launches.
The Browser and Node blocks come from compiled source files. They are checked
against the SDK types during the docs build. The mobile examples create a second
client so that the message recipient is registered on the same backend.
new (length:number) =>Uint8Array<ArrayBuffer> (+6 overloads)
Uint8Array(32)),
dbPath: null
dbPath: null,
});
var console:Console
The console module provides a simple debugging console that is similar to the
JavaScript console mechanism provided by web browsers.
The module exports two specific components:
A Console class with methods such as console.log(), console.error() and console.warn() that can be used to write to any Node.js stream.
A global console instance configured to write to process.stdout and
process.stderr. The global console can be used without importing the node:console module.
Warning: The global console object's methods are neither consistently
synchronous like the browser APIs they resemble, nor are they consistently
asynchronous like all other Node.js streams. See the note on process I/O for
more information.
Example using the global console:
console.log('hello world');
// Prints: hello world, to stdout
console.log('hello %s', 'world');
// Prints: hello world, to stdout
console.error(newError('Whoops, something bad happened'));
// Prints error message and stack trace to stderr:
// Error: Whoops, something bad happened
// at [eval]:5:15
// at Script.runInThisContext (node:vm:132:18)
// at Object.runInThisContext (node:vm:309:38)
// at node:internal/process/execution:77:19
// at [eval]-wrapper:6:22
// at evalScript (node:internal/process/execution:76:60)
// at node:internal/main/eval_string:23:3
constname='Will Robinson';
console.warn(`Danger ${name}! Danger!`);
// Prints: Danger Will Robinson! Danger!, to stderr
Example using the Console class:
constout=getStreamSomehow();
consterr=getStreamSomehow();
constmyConsole=new console.Console(out, err);
myConsole.log('hello world');
// Prints: hello world, to out
myConsole.log('hello %s', 'world');
// Prints: hello world, to out
myConsole.error(newError('Whoops, something bad happened'));
// Prints: [Error: Whoops, something bad happened], to err
Prints to stdout with newline. Multiple arguments can be passed, with the
first used as the primary message and all additional used as substitution
values similar to printf(3)
(the arguments are all passed to util.format()).
It is possible to modify this object, but such modifications will not be
reflected outside the Node.js process, or (unless explicitly requested)
to other Worker threads.
In other words, the following example would not work:
Assigning a property on process.env will implicitly convert the value
to a string. This behavior is deprecated. Future versions of Node.js may
throw an error when the value is not a string, number, or boolean.
import { env } from'node:process';
env.test =null;
console.log(env.test);
// => 'null'
env.test =undefined;
console.log(env.test);
// => 'undefined'
Use delete to delete a property from process.env.
import { env } from'node:process';
env.TEST=1;
delete env.TEST;
console.log(env.TEST);
// => undefined
On Windows operating systems, environment variables are case-insensitive.
import { env } from'node:process';
env.TEST=1;
console.log(env.test);
// => 1
Unless explicitly specified when creating a Worker instance,
each Worker thread has its own copy of process.env, based on its
parent thread's process.env, or whatever was specified as the env option
to the Worker constructor. Changes to process.env will not be visible
across Worker threads, and only the main thread can make changes that
are visible to the operating system or to native add-ons. On Windows, a copy of process.env on a Worker instance operates in a case-sensitive manner
unlike the main thread.
new (length:number) =>Uint8Array<ArrayBuffer> (+6 overloads)
Uint8Array(32)),
dbPath: null
dbPath: null,
});
var console:Console
The console module provides a simple debugging console that is similar to the
JavaScript console mechanism provided by web browsers.
The module exports two specific components:
A Console class with methods such as console.log(), console.error() and console.warn() that can be used to write to any Node.js stream.
A global console instance configured to write to process.stdout and
process.stderr. The global console can be used without importing the node:console module.
Warning: The global console object's methods are neither consistently
synchronous like the browser APIs they resemble, nor are they consistently
asynchronous like all other Node.js streams. See the note on process I/O for
more information.
Example using the global console:
console.log('hello world');
// Prints: hello world, to stdout
console.log('hello %s', 'world');
// Prints: hello world, to stdout
console.error(newError('Whoops, something bad happened'));
// Prints error message and stack trace to stderr:
// Error: Whoops, something bad happened
// at [eval]:5:15
// at Script.runInThisContext (node:vm:132:18)
// at Object.runInThisContext (node:vm:309:38)
// at node:internal/process/execution:77:19
// at [eval]-wrapper:6:22
// at evalScript (node:internal/process/execution:76:60)
// at node:internal/main/eval_string:23:3
constname='Will Robinson';
console.warn(`Danger ${name}! Danger!`);
// Prints: Danger Will Robinson! Danger!, to stderr
Example using the Console class:
constout=getStreamSomehow();
consterr=getStreamSomehow();
constmyConsole=new console.Console(out, err);
myConsole.log('hello world');
// Prints: hello world, to out
myConsole.log('hello %s', 'world');
// Prints: hello world, to out
myConsole.error(newError('Whoops, something bad happened'));
// Prints: [Error: Whoops, something bad happened], to err
Prints to stdout with newline. Multiple arguments can be passed, with the
first used as the primary message and all additional used as substitution
values similar to printf(3)
(the arguments are all passed to util.format()).
Create a conversation and send a text message. For Browser and Node, use the
inbox ID printed by a second running client on the same backend. For Kotlin and
Swift, use the recipient client created in the preceding step.
window.prompt() instructs the browser to display a dialog with an optional message prompting the user to input some text, and to wait until the user either submits the text or cancels the dialog.
It is possible to modify this object, but such modifications will not be
reflected outside the Node.js process, or (unless explicitly requested)
to other Worker threads.
In other words, the following example would not work:
Assigning a property on process.env will implicitly convert the value
to a string. This behavior is deprecated. Future versions of Node.js may
throw an error when the value is not a string, number, or boolean.
import { env } from'node:process';
env.test =null;
console.log(env.test);
// => 'null'
env.test =undefined;
console.log(env.test);
// => 'undefined'
Use delete to delete a property from process.env.
import { env } from'node:process';
env.TEST=1;
delete env.TEST;
console.log(env.TEST);
// => undefined
On Windows operating systems, environment variables are case-insensitive.
import { env } from'node:process';
env.TEST=1;
console.log(env.test);
// => 1
Unless explicitly specified when creating a Worker instance,
each Worker thread has its own copy of process.env, based on its
parent thread's process.env, or whatever was specified as the env option
to the Worker constructor. Changes to process.env will not be visible
across Worker threads, and only the main thread can make changes that
are visible to the operating system or to native add-ons. On Windows, a copy of process.env on a Worker instance operates in a case-sensitive manner
unlike the main thread.
@since ― v0.1.27
env.
string |undefined
XMTP_RECIPIENT_INBOX_ID;
if (!
constrecipientInboxId:string|undefined
recipientInboxId) thrownew
var Error:ErrorConstructor
new (message?:string, options?:ErrorOptions) =>Error (+1 overload)
Reads retained messages after each group's default acknowledgement position.
Set from to replay after a cursor without changing default progress.
Set onValue for callback mode, or request items with the iterator.
Core owns network recovery. Legacy retry options and disableSync do not apply.
@param ― options - Optional stream options
@param ― options.conversationType - Optional conversation type to filter messages
@param ― options.consentStates - Optional consent states to filter messages
Called when a value is emitted from the stream.
For message streams, this selects callback mode. Do not also iterate that stream.
Message delivery is acknowledged after this callback returns successfully.
onValue: (
message: DecodedMessage<BuiltInContentTypes>
message) =>
var console:Console
The console module provides a simple debugging console that is similar to the
JavaScript console mechanism provided by web browsers.
The module exports two specific components:
A Console class with methods such as console.log(), console.error() and console.warn() that can be used to write to any Node.js stream.
A global console instance configured to write to process.stdout and
process.stderr. The global console can be used without importing the node:console module.
Warning: The global console object's methods are neither consistently
synchronous like the browser APIs they resemble, nor are they consistently
asynchronous like all other Node.js streams. See the note on process I/O for
more information.
Example using the global console:
console.log('hello world');
// Prints: hello world, to stdout
console.log('hello %s', 'world');
// Prints: hello world, to stdout
console.error(newError('Whoops, something bad happened'));
// Prints error message and stack trace to stderr:
// Error: Whoops, something bad happened
// at [eval]:5:15
// at Script.runInThisContext (node:vm:132:18)
// at Object.runInThisContext (node:vm:309:38)
// at node:internal/process/execution:77:19
// at [eval]-wrapper:6:22
// at evalScript (node:internal/process/execution:76:60)
// at node:internal/main/eval_string:23:3
constname='Will Robinson';
console.warn(`Danger ${name}! Danger!`);
// Prints: Danger Will Robinson! Danger!, to stderr
Example using the Console class:
constout=getStreamSomehow();
consterr=getStreamSomehow();
constmyConsole=new console.Console(out, err);
myConsole.log('hello world');
// Prints: hello world, to out
myConsole.log('hello %s', 'world');
// Prints: hello world, to out
myConsole.error(newError('Whoops, something bad happened'));
// Prints: [Error: Whoops, something bad happened], to err
Prints to stdout with newline. Multiple arguments can be passed, with the
first used as the primary message and all additional used as substitution
values similar to printf(3)
(the arguments are all passed to util.format()).
The console module provides a simple debugging console that is similar to the
JavaScript console mechanism provided by web browsers.
The module exports two specific components:
A Console class with methods such as console.log(), console.error() and console.warn() that can be used to write to any Node.js stream.
A global console instance configured to write to process.stdout and
process.stderr. The global console can be used without importing the node:console module.
Warning: The global console object's methods are neither consistently
synchronous like the browser APIs they resemble, nor are they consistently
asynchronous like all other Node.js streams. See the note on process I/O for
more information.
Example using the global console:
console.log('hello world');
// Prints: hello world, to stdout
console.log('hello %s', 'world');
// Prints: hello world, to stdout
console.error(newError('Whoops, something bad happened'));
// Prints error message and stack trace to stderr:
// Error: Whoops, something bad happened
// at [eval]:5:15
// at Script.runInThisContext (node:vm:132:18)
// at Object.runInThisContext (node:vm:309:38)
// at node:internal/process/execution:77:19
// at [eval]-wrapper:6:22
// at evalScript (node:internal/process/execution:76:60)
// at node:internal/main/eval_string:23:3
constname='Will Robinson';
console.warn(`Danger ${name}! Danger!`);
// Prints: Danger Will Robinson! Danger!, to stderr
Example using the Console class:
constout=getStreamSomehow();
consterr=getStreamSomehow();
constmyConsole=new console.Console(out, err);
myConsole.log('hello world');
// Prints: hello world, to out
myConsole.log('hello %s', 'world');
// Prints: hello world, to out
myConsole.error(newError('Whoops, something bad happened'));
// Prints: [Error: Whoops, something bad happened], to err
Reads retained messages after each group's default acknowledgement position.
Set from to replay after a cursor without changing default progress.
Set onValue for callback mode, or request items with the iterator.
Core owns network recovery. Legacy retry options and disableSync do not apply.
@param ― options - Optional stream options
@param ― options.conversationType - Optional conversation type to filter by
@param ― options.consentStates - Optional array of consent states to filter by
Called when a value is emitted from the stream.
For message streams, this selects callback mode. Do not also iterate that stream.
Message delivery is acknowledged after this callback returns successfully.
onValue: (
message: DecodedMessage<BuiltInContentTypes>
message) =>
var console:Console
The console module provides a simple debugging console that is similar to the
JavaScript console mechanism provided by web browsers.
The module exports two specific components:
A Console class with methods such as console.log(), console.error() and console.warn() that can be used to write to any Node.js stream.
A global console instance configured to write to process.stdout and
process.stderr. The global console can be used without importing the node:console module.
Warning: The global console object's methods are neither consistently
synchronous like the browser APIs they resemble, nor are they consistently
asynchronous like all other Node.js streams. See the note on process I/O for
more information.
Example using the global console:
console.log('hello world');
// Prints: hello world, to stdout
console.log('hello %s', 'world');
// Prints: hello world, to stdout
console.error(newError('Whoops, something bad happened'));
// Prints error message and stack trace to stderr:
// Error: Whoops, something bad happened
// at [eval]:5:15
// at Script.runInThisContext (node:vm:132:18)
// at Object.runInThisContext (node:vm:309:38)
// at node:internal/process/execution:77:19
// at [eval]-wrapper:6:22
// at evalScript (node:internal/process/execution:76:60)
// at node:internal/main/eval_string:23:3
constname='Will Robinson';
console.warn(`Danger ${name}! Danger!`);
// Prints: Danger Will Robinson! Danger!, to stderr
Example using the Console class:
constout=getStreamSomehow();
consterr=getStreamSomehow();
constmyConsole=new console.Console(out, err);
myConsole.log('hello world');
// Prints: hello world, to out
myConsole.log('hello %s', 'world');
// Prints: hello world, to out
myConsole.error(newError('Whoops, something bad happened'));
// Prints: [Error: Whoops, something bad happened], to err
Prints to stdout with newline. Multiple arguments can be passed, with the
first used as the primary message and all additional used as substitution
values similar to printf(3)
(the arguments are all passed to util.format()).
The console module provides a simple debugging console that is similar to the
JavaScript console mechanism provided by web browsers.
The module exports two specific components:
A Console class with methods such as console.log(), console.error() and console.warn() that can be used to write to any Node.js stream.
A global console instance configured to write to process.stdout and
process.stderr. The global console can be used without importing the node:console module.
Warning: The global console object's methods are neither consistently
synchronous like the browser APIs they resemble, nor are they consistently
asynchronous like all other Node.js streams. See the note on process I/O for
more information.
Example using the global console:
console.log('hello world');
// Prints: hello world, to stdout
console.log('hello %s', 'world');
// Prints: hello world, to stdout
console.error(newError('Whoops, something bad happened'));
// Prints error message and stack trace to stderr:
// Error: Whoops, something bad happened
// at [eval]:5:15
// at Script.runInThisContext (node:vm:132:18)
// at Object.runInThisContext (node:vm:309:38)
// at node:internal/process/execution:77:19
// at [eval]-wrapper:6:22
// at evalScript (node:internal/process/execution:76:60)
// at node:internal/main/eval_string:23:3
constname='Will Robinson';
console.warn(`Danger ${name}! Danger!`);
// Prints: Danger Will Robinson! Danger!, to stderr
Example using the Console class:
constout=getStreamSomehow();
consterr=getStreamSomehow();
constmyConsole=new console.Console(out, err);
myConsole.log('hello world');
// Prints: hello world, to out
myConsole.log('hello %s', 'world');
// Prints: hello world, to out
myConsole.error(newError('Whoops, something bad happened'));
// Prints: [Error: Whoops, something bad happened], to err
