# \#subscriptions

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## [Advice on Connecting Apollo Subscriptions via Shared Worker](https://community.apollographql.com/t/advice-on-connecting-apollo-subscriptions-via-shared-worker/9111)

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**Author:** [@Bobby\_Chao](https://community.apollographql.com/u/Bobby_Chao)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 30, 2026, 4:42am UTC](https://community.apollographql.com/t/advice-on-connecting-apollo-subscriptions-via-shared-worker/9111 "2026-09-30T04:42:23Z")

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Hi everyone, We’re currently using Apollo GraphQL Client in our frontend React.js application, and we subscribe to backend events using GraphQL subscription queries over WebSocket. We’re now exploring ways to reduce the…

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## [Subscriptions over HTTP multipart setup with Apollo Server + expressMiddleware](https://community.apollographql.com/t/subscriptions-over-http-multipart-setup-with-apollo-server-expressmiddleware/8647)

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**Author:** [@yorkeJohn](https://community.apollographql.com/u/yorkeJohn)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 8, 2026, 12:50pm UTC](https://community.apollographql.com/t/subscriptions-over-http-multipart-setup-with-apollo-server-expressmiddleware/8647 "2026-04-08T12:50:36Z")

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I can’t seem to find any documentation regarding the setup for Apollo Server to support subscriptions over HTTP multipart. The RFC specifies Apollo Server as an implementation, and the client docs talk about it too, but …

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## [Why does Apollo recommend polling over subscriptions to stay up to date with the backend?](https://community.apollographql.com/t/why-does-apollo-recommend-polling-over-subscriptions-to-stay-up-to-date-with-the-backend/8898)

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**Author:** [@Dusty\_Benac](https://community.apollographql.com/u/Dusty_Benac)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 16, 2025, 11:33pm UTC](https://community.apollographql.com/t/why-does-apollo-recommend-polling-over-subscriptions-to-stay-up-to-date-with-the-backend/8898 "2025-04-16T23:33:05Z")

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According to the documentation: In the majority of cases, your client should not use subscriptions to stay up to date with your backend. Instead, you should poll intermittently with queries What are the reasons for usi…

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## [Question about Subscription Feature Availability on the New Free Plan](https://community.apollographql.com/t/question-about-subscription-feature-availability-on-the-new-free-plan/8727)

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**Author:** [@lintianyao5240](https://community.apollographql.com/u/lintianyao5240)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 20, 2025, 12:24pm UTC](https://community.apollographql.com/t/question-about-subscription-feature-availability-on-the-new-free-plan/8727 "2025-03-20T12:24:08Z")

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Hi, I was previously considering subscribing to a paid plan, but I haven’t been able to get in touch with any sales representative. Now, with 22 days left on my current plan, I noticed an email mentioning a new Free Pla…

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## [Subscription docs: why not subscribeForMore in parent component?](https://community.apollographql.com/t/subscription-docs-why-not-subscribeformore-in-parent-component/8550)

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**Author:** [@acjay](https://community.apollographql.com/u/acjay)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 18, 2025, 3:58pm UTC](https://community.apollographql.com/t/subscription-docs-why-not-subscribeformore-in-parent-component/8550 "2025-02-18T15:58:51Z")

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In the docs for Subscriptions, the example for subscribeForMore shows a CommentsPageWithData passing a callback (which will actually call subscribeForMore) into a child component, CommentsPage, which calls the callback …

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## [How to expose my http router url to web socket , to use subscription](https://community.apollographql.com/t/how-to-expose-my-http-router-url-to-web-socket-to-use-subscription/8067)

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**Author:** [@Sayan\_Modak](https://community.apollographql.com/u/Sayan_Modak)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 10, 2025, 8:24am UTC](https://community.apollographql.com/t/how-to-expose-my-http-router-url-to-web-socket-to-use-subscription/8067 "2025-01-10T08:24:05Z")

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How to expose my http router url to web socket , to use subscription I am using docker FROM Package router · GitHub and enabled subscription in router.yml but its not working and not able to crete web socket url

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## [Apollo Sandbox, Subscription and connectionParams?](https://community.apollographql.com/t/apollo-sandbox-subscription-and-connectionparams/5457)

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**Author:** [@MrDesjardins](https://community.apollographql.com/u/MrDesjardins)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 9, 2024, 1:01pm UTC](https://community.apollographql.com/t/apollo-sandbox-subscription-and-connectionparams/5457 "2024-12-09T13:01:18Z")

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Hello, I’m using the subscription pattern described in the Apollo Doc for onConnect and validation of JWT using the connectionParams. It works well when using a client that can insert the connectionParams information. H…