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description: 'Learn how to get started with Directus real-time subscriptons.'
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# Real-Time Subscriptions

WebSocket and GraphQL subscriptions allows for real-time notification of item creations, edits, and deletions in a
collection.

<Card
  title="WebSockets"
  h="2"
  text="Learn how to subscribe to changes using WebSockets."
  url="/guides/real-time/subscriptions/websockets"
  add-margin
/>

<Card
  title="GraphQL Subscriptions"
  h="2"
  text="Learn how to implement GraphQL Subscriptions in Directus."
  url="/guides/real-time/subscriptions/graphql"
  add-margin
/>
