Unread Status & Read Receipts
Message Delivery Status
Track and manage message delivery confirmation, read receipts, and user engagement status in real-time chat applications with comprehensive delivery tracking capabilities.
Key Benefit: Monitor message delivery status and user engagement with comprehensive tracking for delivery confirmations, read receipts, and user-level status management to ensure reliable communication.
Feature Overview
Message Delivery Status provides essential tools for tracking message delivery confirmation and user engagement within chat applications. This system enables you to monitor when messages are delivered, track which users have read messages, and manage delivery status for reliable communication workflows.Delivery Tracking
Message delivery management
- Mark messages as delivered
- Track delivery confirmation
- Monitor delivery status
- Handle delivery failures
User Engagement
Read and delivery insights
- Get message read users
- Get message delivered users
- Filter by membership status
- Real-time engagement tracking
Performance Consideration: User list queries can be resource-intensive for messages with many recipients. Implement pagination and filtering to optimize performance in large channels.
Implementation Guide
Update message delivery status when messages reach recipientsMark individual messages as delivered to track successful message delivery and provide delivery confirmation feedback to senders.
Core Operation
| Method | Purpose | When to Use |
|---|---|---|
markAsDelivered | Mark a message as delivered | When message reaches recipient device |
Code Examples
Silent Operation: Message delivery marking typically happens silently in the background. Avoid showing intrusive error messages to users unless absolutely necessary.
Best Practices
Efficient Status Management
Efficient Status Management
Optimize delivery status operations
- Mark messages as delivered immediately when they reach the device
- Use batch operations for multiple messages to reduce API calls
- Implement proper error handling for delivery marking failures
User Privacy and Filtering
User Privacy and Filtering
Respect user privacy in delivery tracking
- Use membership filtering to show only relevant users in delivery lists
- Respect user privacy settings for read receipt visibility
- Implement appropriate access controls for delivery information
- Consider user consent for delivery tracking features
Scalable Implementation
Scalable Implementation
Build for scale and performance
- Implement pagination for large user lists to avoid memory issues
- Use lazy loading strategies for delivery data that’s not immediately visible
- Consider implementing virtual scrolling for very large user lists
- Monitor performance metrics and optimize based on usage patterns
Related Features
Message Receipt Sync
Sync Infrastructure
Real-time receipt synchronization for accurate status tracking
Message Read Status
Read Management
Individual message read state tracking and analytics
Channel Unread Count
Unread Tracking
Channel-level unread message counting and management
Implementation Strategy: Start with basic delivery marking, then add read/delivered user tracking with proper filtering. Focus on performance optimization for channels with many participants, and implement comprehensive analytics for delivery insights.