# Server-Sent Events (SSE)

Server-Sent Events examples for real-time unidirectional communication from server to client, including live updates, notifications, and streaming data

> Canonical page: https://elysiatools.com/en/samples/sse

- **Category:** Communication Protocols

- **Keywords:** sse, server-sent events, real-time, streaming, notifications, live updates, http

## Overview

Server-Sent Events examples for real-time unidirectional communication from server to client, including live updates, notifications, and streaming data

## Examples

- **Server-Sent Events Basics**: Introduction to SSE with basic server implementation and client consumption patterns
- **Advanced SSE Patterns**: Advanced Server-Sent Events patterns including authentication, room-based streaming, backpressure handling, and reconnection strategies
- **Python Flask SSE Implementation**: Server-Sent Events implementation using Python Flask with Redis pub/sub for scalable real-time applications

## When to use

- Use this sample set when you want reference inputs for Server-Sent Events (SSE).
- Use it to preview output formats and compare related sample variants.

## How it works

- Open a sample entry to inspect the prepared example payload or asset.
- Compare it with related tools to understand how the workflow connects.

## Use cases

- Server-Sent Events Basics
- Advanced SSE Patterns
- Python Flask SSE Implementation

## Frequently asked questions

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