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Video API features

The leading live video platform for global business, our Vonage Video API (formerly TokBox OpenTok) has the richest set of live video features on the market, honed over many years in response to the needs of thousands of customers.
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Create comprehensive live video experiences

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Video

Support all your video use-cases with 1:1 video, group video chat or large scale broadcast sessions.
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Screen sharing

Share screens and content between session participants.
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Voice

Video sessions can be video and voice, voice-only or mixed.
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SIP interconnect

Enable WebRTC and telephony interoperability with our Voice API. Explore Voice API
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Audio and Video Recording

Whether you are creating post-event content, training materials, or simply keepings records, we have your recording needs covered with Video API’s unmatched security, flexibility and depth of recording features.
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Analytics

Comprehensive performance data maintained for detailed session review, account dashboard and our Insights API. Explore Advanced Insights
Video Express

Video Express

Web developers can rapidly and easily build sophisticated live video apps with many participants, even without video expertise. Explore Video Express
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Experience Composer

Go beyond simple video and audio composition, enabling advanced composition, broadcast and recording of application elements like branded UI, whiteboards, chat, and other dynamic JavaScript components. Explore Experience Composer
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Messaging

Easily send data and chat messages between all participants in a video session.
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Video Chat Embeds

Add live video to websites in 4 minutes with one line of HTML, including WordPress, Squarespace and Zoho sites. Learn more
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Audio detection

Dynamically control app layout and display based on audio activity.
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Video stream customization

Easily customize audio/video streams on mobile devices, including effects, filters, AR/VR and more.

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Start developing now with free credit. No credit card required.
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High security and reliability

Advanced Encryption

All voice, video and signaling traffic is AES-128 encrypted. Optionally, AES-256 encryption can be added, and End-to-End Encryption (E2EE) ensures data remains private and secure.

Encrypted recordings

Optionally, all video recordings can be AES-256 encrypted at rest as well as in transit to ensure deep security.

Audio fallback

Dynamically prioritize audio in response to network quality changes.

Firewall traversal

Easily connect across corporate and enterprise firewalls with STUN/TURN included.

Advanced firewall control

Optional enterprise capabilities allow organizations to deploy their own servers for proxying through firewalls.

Regional media zones

Enterprises can maintain industry compliance standards by restricting media traffic to regional zones, such as the US, EU, Germany and Canada.

China relay

Improve connectivity with users in China, leveraging our Video API infrastructure in China.

GDPR compliant

We're fully GDPR compliant, ensuring customer privacy and comfort. Learn more

HIPAA compliance

Our security features enable healthcare organizations to build HIPAA compliant applications, including receiving BAAs (additional service).

Reach thousands with Interactive Broadcasting

High-scale WebRTC

Reach up to 3000 viewers in real-time over our Video API's WebRTC streams.

HLS streaming

Reach unlimited audiences by live streaming video sessions over HLS.

RTMP streaming

Stream sessions live to FaceBook Live, YouTube, Twitch and other RTMP services.

Easily manage your services.

Comprehensive account dashboard

See usage and quality metrics, and drill-down into individual session details.

Developer tools

Access API keys, test performance and try out APIs in a "playground". Learn more
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Analytics with insights

Easily analyze trends including geographic, usage and device patterns.

Advanced Insights

In-depth video engagement and QoS data integrated into your analytics data flow. Learn more

From web to mobile, use our SDKs to create apps and services for all your devices.

Web

Latest versions of Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Edge including Chrome and Firefox on Android, and Safari 12.1 and later on iOS.

iOS

iOS 6.0+, iPhone 4S+, iPod Touch 5+, iPad 2+, iPad Mini.

Android

Android 4.1+ and devices from the the Samsung Galaxy, Google, Motorola Moto, and LG Optimus families.

Windows

Windows 7, Windows 8.x & Windows 10

Visit the Vonage Video API Developer Center

Start developing now with free credit. No credit card required.
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Speak with an expert.

US toll-free number: 1-844-365-9460
Outside the US: Local Numbers