brainCloud's feature set is enormous - and keeps growing! Here is a list of key features, current as of Release 4.7.5.
Analytics
Real-time analytics (7-day)
API usage reporting
API error statistics
Server-side integration with 3rd party analytics packages (like MixPanel) via our DataStream -> Segment integration
Authentication
Login
Set Password via Email
Forgot Password
Handoff (pass login from app-to-app)
Multiple identities
Merge accounts
Peer accounts
Shared accounts
Authentication types
Anonymous
E-mail (with validation)
External (custom third-party directories)
Facebook
GameCenter
Google
Okta (via External Auth)
Set-top Code
Twitter
Universal (userid + password)
Blockchain Integration
Blockchain integration support
Initial support for EOS - more frameworks to come
Integrates with User Inventory service - trade items on the Blockchain!
Chat
Real-time delivery of chat messages
Global, group and, dynamic chat channels
Rolling chat history
Developer-defined chat payload
Profanity filtering of chat messages
Cloud Code
Javascript-based
Versioned
Schedulable
Security permissions
API Hooks
Access to external web services
Session cached objects
Organize scripts in folders
Cloud Data
Concurrency-safe statistics API
Complex entity support (JSON-based)
Global, user and, group entities
ACL permissions
Time-to-live support
Shared data API
Random entity selection
Import / Export (JSON format)
Custom Entities
More flexible and powerful than global entities
Custom Indexes + Sharding
Owned or un-owned Entities
Deployment Migration Support
Scalable to millions of entities
Portal-based Editors
DataStream Architecture
Channel-based integration architecture
Segment integration
Kafka Integration
Simple text templates
Rich templates
Transactional
Substitution
Integration with Sendgrid
Support for attachments
Send API
Events
User to user
System to user
Developer defined
Real-time (via RTT)
Export Data
Export user data to CSV or JSON format
Export global entities to JSON format
Files
Global files
User files
CDN caching
File uploads
Update/versioning support (to minimize downloads)
Gamification
Player XP and XP Levels
Achievements
Milestones & Quests
Rewards system
Global Properties
Key + value pairs to control app settings
Portal-based editor
Category support
Groups (Clans)
Multiple group types
Member roles and AC
Group data
Open vs. closed
Invites
Auto-join
Send notifications
Get Random
Group chat (via Chat API)
Hosting
Relay Servers
Room Servers
Multi-region
Docker containers
In-app Purchases
Product definitions
Multiple product categories
Pricing management
Receipt validation
Integrations with AppStore, Facebook, Google Play, Steam, Windows Store
Integrations
Apple
Facebook
Google
Oculus
Playstation Network
Segment
Sendgrid
Steam
WebHooks
WebPurify
Windows
Leaderboards
Global Leaderboards
Social Leaderboards
Group Leaderboards
Voting leaderboards
[New!] Arcade-style leaderboards!
Paged Access
Relative Position
Sorting rules - max, min, aggregate, and last value
Dynamic creation (player & group leaderboards)
Versioned
Retrieve multiple (for social maps)
Pacers
View/Edit Entries
Management API
Lobbies (online)
Define multiple lobby types
Min + max users
Support for user and room configuration
Exchange events with lobby members
Ready-up support
Launch Room Server when ready
Automatically select best region
Logging
App-level logs - errors, warnings, info, debug & unreadable requests
User-level logs - request + response
Server logs - request + response
Team-level - audit logging
Matchmaking (offline)
Skill rating range match
Custom filter support
Matchmaking (online)
Geo-filters to match closest server region
Escalating skill rating match
Custom filter support
Integrates with Lobbies and Room Servers
Messaging
Direct messaging between users
System messages
Rolling message store
Inbox and Sent items
Read flag
Real-time delivery (via RTT)
Multiplayer
Async offline multiplayer
Async online multiplayer (via RTT)
One-way multiplayer
Playback Streams (for One-way multiplayer)
Real-time multiplayer compatibility - Photon, Unity, Steam, etc.
Custom Room Server support
Relay Server support
Peer Services
3rd party-developed (Sponsored) Integrations
Shared Private Services
Presence
Simple (online/offline) presence
Rich (activity) presence
Real-time activity updates
Appear offline
Profanity Filter
Profanity filter sub-system
Support for filtering user names
Chat service integration
WebPurify Integration
Promotions
Sale pricing
Replace Products
Scheduled
Automated (by Segment)
Max Purchases
Max Retriggers
Push Notifications
Programmatic
Templates
Send to Segment
Send to Group
High Priority Push (Google)
Support for iOS, Android (GCM or FCM), and Facebook
Redemption Codes
Redemption code inventory
Redemption management
Relay Servers (hosted)
Built-in Relay Servers
Relay Service Protocol
Tuneable
Multi-region
Room Servers (hosted)
Custom Docker containers
Instance management
Tuneable
Multi-region
Scheduled Jobs
Scheduled Cloud Code
Support for customizable cloud code timeouts
Segments
Automatically group users by criteria
Criteria includes timezone, account creation date, amount spent, etc.
Social
Facebook integration
Steam Integration
Playstation Network Integration
Friends
Gifts
Challenges
Server-to-Server API
Call Cloud Code from 3rd party server
Secure secret
IP address validation
Session-based and session-less protocols
Timed Status Effects
Effect that can be applied to a user for a specified amount of time
Use for gameplay (i.e. invulnerable for 2 hours) or account (i.e. banned for 2 weeks) purposes
Integrates with User Inventory system
Tournaments
Automated Global Tournaments Support
Free or Paid
Flexible Prize Rules
Recurring Tournament Cycles - daily, weekly, monthly, etc.
On Demand Tournaments - adhoc periods
Tournament Phases
Notifications
Auto Join and Auto Claim
Portal Support
Divisions
User
Page through users
Bulk apply script to users (via Script Service)
User Inventory
Central Item Catalog
Catalog Editor
Categories and tags for organization
Item Pricing (in multiple virtual currencies)
Item Publish States - draft, published, retired and revoked
Stackable items
User Inventory Management
Item "use" management
Activate-able status effects
Cool-down and recovery times
Deployment Integration
Trade items on the blockchain!
Virtual Currencies
Multiple virtual currencies
Award from milestones and achievements
Shared (parent) currencies
WebHooks
Call Cloud Code from WebHooks
Secure secret
IP address validation
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