Best Practices to Get Started With Vonage Video

The Vonage Video API provides a scalable platform for multiparty video conferencing, with features such as session monitoring, recording, and playback capabilities. It uses webRTC for audio-video communications and consists of client libraries for various platforms. The API uses tokens for authorization, allowing users to create sessions without worrying about user creation on the platform. Sessions can be reused, but it's recommended not to reuse them to avoid troubleshooting difficulties and potential security issues. The API supports two media modes: Relayed Mode and Routed Mode, with different requirements and considerations for each mode. The Video Express API provides a simple high-level API for accelerating the development and integration of multiparty video into web applications, supporting up to 25 participants and delivering features such as pre-call preview, intelligent bandwidth management, adaptive layouts, and automatic prioritization of screen sharing. The API also supports live streaming broadcasts with options for interactive broadcasting and HLS/RTMP protocols. To ensure a good user experience, it's recommended to implement precall tests, use completion handlers, and display useful information to users when specific events or exceptions occur. Additionally, the API provides tools for enhancing in-call experiences, such as background blur, media processor, live captions, audio connector, and engagement features like chat and screen-share. The platform is GDPR compliant and HIPAA compliant, with customizable security standards and regional media zones for compliance reasons.