Getting Started
Copy a setup prompt with the install steps and the full markdown guide for this plugin.
Set up this Capacitor plugin in the project.
Use the package manager already used by the project.
Install these package(s): `@capgo/capacitor-mqtt`
Run the required Capacitor sync/update step after installation.
Read this markdown guide for the full setup steps: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Cap-go/website/refs/heads/main/apps/docs/src/content/docs/docs/plugins/mqtt/getting-started.mdx
Use that guide for platform-specific steps, native file edits, permissions, config changes, imports, and usage setup.
If that guide references other docs pages, read them too.
Install
Section titled “Install”You can use our AI-Assisted Setup to install the plugin. Add the Capgo skills to your AI tool using the following command:
npx skills add https://github.com/Cap-go/capgo-skills --skill capacitor-pluginsThen use the following prompt:
Use the `capacitor-plugins` skill from `Cap-go/capgo-skills` to install the `@capgo/capacitor-mqtt` plugin in my project.If you prefer Manual Setup, install the plugin by running the following commands and follow the platform-specific instructions below:
bun add @capgo/capacitor-mqttbunx cap syncImport
Section titled “Import”import { MqttBridge } from '@capgo/capacitor-mqtt';API Overview
Section titled “API Overview”connect
Section titled “connect”See the source definitions for the current contract.
import { MqttBridge } from '@capgo/capacitor-mqtt';
await MqttBridge.connect({} as { serverURI: string; port: number; clientId: string; username: string; password: string; setCleanSession: boolean; connectionTimeout: number; keepAliveInterval: number; setAutomaticReconnect: boolean; setLastWill?: { willTopic: string; willPayload: string; willQoS: number; setRetained: boolean; }; });disconnect
Section titled “disconnect”See the source definitions for the current contract.
import { MqttBridge } from '@capgo/capacitor-mqtt';
await MqttBridge.disconnect();subscribe
Section titled “subscribe”See the source definitions for the current contract.
import { MqttBridge } from '@capgo/capacitor-mqtt';
await MqttBridge.subscribe({} as { topic: string; qos: number });publish
Section titled “publish”See the source definitions for the current contract.
import { MqttBridge } from '@capgo/capacitor-mqtt';
await MqttBridge.publish({} as { topic: string; payload: string; qos: number; retained: boolean });Type Reference
Section titled “Type Reference”onConnectionLostListener
Section titled “onConnectionLostListener”export type onConnectionLostListener = (x: { connectionStatus: string; reasonCode: number; message: string }) => void;onConnectCompleteListener
Section titled “onConnectCompleteListener”export type onConnectCompleteListener = (x: { reconnected: boolean; serverURI: string }) => void;onMessageArrivedListener
Section titled “onMessageArrivedListener”export type onMessageArrivedListener = (x: { topic: string; message: string }) => void;Source Of Truth
Section titled “Source Of Truth”This page is generated from the plugin’s src/definitions.ts. Re-run the sync when the public API changes upstream.
Keep going from Getting Started
Section titled “Keep going from Getting Started”If you are using Getting Started to plan dashboard and API operations, connect it with Using @capgo/capacitor-mqtt for the native capability in Using @capgo/capacitor-mqtt, API Overview for the implementation detail in API Overview, Introduction for the implementation detail in Introduction, API Keys for the implementation detail in API Keys, and Devices for the implementation detail in Devices.