obs-websocket/docs/partials/introduction.md

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# obs-websocket 5.0.0 protocol reference
## General Introduction
obs-websocket provides a feature-rich RPC communication protocol, giving access to much of OBS's feature set. This document contains everything you should know in order to make a connection and use obs-websocket's functionality to the fullest.
## Table of Contents
- [Connecting to obs-websocket](#connecting_to_obs-websocket)
- [Connection steps](#connecting_steps)
- [Creating an authentication string](#connecting_authentication_string)
- [Base message types](#message_types)
- [Hello](#basemessage_hello)
- [Identify](#basemessage_identify)
- [Identified](#basemessage_identified)
- [Reidentify](#basemessage_reidentify)
- [Event](#basemessage_event)
- [Request](#basemessage_request)
- [RequestResponse](#basemessage_requestresponse)
- [RequestBatch](#basemessage_requestbatch)
- [RequestBatchResponse](#basemessage_requestbatchresponse)
- [Requests](#requests)
- [Events](#events)
## Connecting to obs-websocket {#connecting_to_obs-websocket}
Here's info on how to connect to obs-websocket
### Connection steps {#connecting_steps}
- Step 1
### Creating an authentication string {#connecting_authentication_string}
- Start by
## Message Types {#message_types}
The following message types (`messageType`) are the base message types which may be sent to and from obs-websocket. Sending a message with a `messageType` that is not recognized to the obs-websocket server will result in your connection being closed with `WebsocketCloseCode::UnknownMessageType`.
### Hello {#basemessage_hello}
- Sent from: obs-websocket
- Sent to: Freshly connected websocket client
- Description:
### Identify {#basemessage_identify}
- Sent from: Freshly connected websocket client
- Sent to: obs-websocket
- Description:
### Identified {#basemessage_event}
- Sent from: obs-websocket
- Sent to: Freshly identified client
- Description:
### Reidentify {#basemessage_reidentify}
- Sent from: Identified client
- Sent to: obs-websocket
- Description:
### Event {#basemessage_event}
- Sent from: obs-websocket
- Sent to: All subscribed and identified clients
- Description:
### Request {#basemessage_request}
- Sent from: Identified client
- Sent to: obs-websocket
- Description:
### RequestResponse {#basemessage_requestresponse}
- Sent from: obs-websocket
- Sent to: Identified client which made the request
- Description:
### RequestBatch {#basemessage_requestbatch}
- Sent from: Identified client
- Sent to: obs-websocket
- Description:
### RequestBatchResponse {#basemessage_requestbatchresponse}
- Sent from: obs-websocket
- Sent to: Identified client which made the request
- Description: