How to use webhooks and Momento Topics to build a multi-language chat app
Embrace the diversity of global communication with Momento!
Effortlessly add chat functionality to your apps with Momento
Notify users with Momento Topics and store your chats with Momento Cache.
Why Momento
Performance
It’s fast. Messages are published within milliseconds at any scale! Did we mention it is also the fastest way to get to production?
Scalability
Momento scales down to free when you are not using much and scales up to handle millions of concurrent users. You only pay for what you need–and you can kiss your pager goodbye during load spikes since Momento just absorbs the load.
Cost-efficiency
Save time, money, and complexity. The pay-per-use model allows you to build a production grade chat app for a few dollars–and that’s if you don’t fit in our generous free tier.
See what you can build using Momento Topics and Cache
Build a multiplayer in-game chat
Momento Topics is ideal for integrating multiplayer text chat directly into your Unity-powered game. No need to configure any external servers or architecture—Momento handles it all.
Build a multi-language chat app with built-in moderation
With Momento Webhooks in conjunction with Topics and Amazon Translate, users can communicate in their preferred language, transcending language barriers for a more inclusive experience.
Learn how customers leverage Momento
ZigZaGame powers their in-game chat with Momento and reduced total cost of ownership by 30%.
CYDAS PEOPLE adds Momento to their ChatGPT AI-powered chatbot in just two hours while avoiding instance management.
Frequently asked questions
Why is Momento Topics a better solution than websockets for publishing messages?
Momento Topics manages connections for you automatically and subscribes individuals to dedicated channels, allowing for hands free, secure message publishing. To learn more about why websockets are not always the best solution, read our blog on why websockets are hard.
Why is it beneficial to use webhooks as a subscriber to a topic for chat applications?
Using webhooks as a subscriber allows you to invoke stateless resources, like AWS Lambda or Azure functions in response to a published message. This allows you to do tasks like moderation, translation, and even persistence asynchronously.
Dive Deeper
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