What’s the difference between io.sockets.emit and socket.broadcast.emit? Is it only that broadcast emits to

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Asked: June 2, 20262026-06-02T21:47:33+00:00 2026-06-02T21:47:33+00:00

What’s the difference between io.sockets.emit and socket.broadcast.emit? Is it only that broadcast emits to

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What’s the difference between io.sockets.emit and socket.broadcast.emit? Is it only that broadcast emits to everyone BUT the socket that sends it?

It seems like they can be used interchangeably:

io.sockets.on('connection', function (socket) {
  //these should do the same thing  
  io.sockets.emit('this', { receivers: 'everyone'});

  socket.broadcast.emit('this', { receivers: 'everyone but socket'}); //emits to everyone but socket
  socket.emit('this', { receivers: 'socket'}); //emits to socket
});