Product
Video Call API
Agora’s video chat API makes it easy to embed real-time video into web, mobile and native apps.
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Boost in-app engagement with real-time video
Adding real-time video to your app lets people connect face-to-face from anywhere, keeping them engaged longer in any app —on any platform.
![Two women in a video call on an iPad](https://www.agora.io/en/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/video-chat-example.webp)
Create a fully customized live video chat experience
The flexible, cross-platform live video SDK gives you full control over the experience you create so you can differentiate your live video chat app.
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Build fast with extensions and no-code/low-code tools
Increase the development speed of applications and get to market faster with solutions like our Video UI Kit or App Builder and extensions like recording, analytics, and more.
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Deploy on the only network built for real-time video
The world’s largest global real-time network provides ultra-low latency and intelligent routing to deliver the best streaming quality for your users, from enterprise businesses to small start-ups.
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“Our users spend as much as 30 minutes a day in video, whereas they might spend 10 minutes a day in the core product.”
GEOFF COOK, CO-FOUNDER AND CEO, THE MEET GROUP
Video Chat API Features
Reliable video quality
Agora’s video chat API ensures consistent video quality, free of stutter, jitter, and lag, even under challenging network conditions.
Multi-track video
Our video calling API supports multiple audio and video tracks making it easy to publish multiple camera or microphone streams in one instance—enabling complex metaverse use cases.
Add-ons and extensions
With Agora’s live video call API, you can easily create customized video by adding powerful features with quick integration capabilities from video content moderation to 3D spatial audio and AI noise suppression.
Call recording
Agora’s video meeting API enables call recording in the cloud or on-premises with control over the format, storage, and quality.
Screen sharing and collaboration
Video conferencing solutions support screen sharing, interactive whiteboards, and other powerful collaboration functionality, enabling advanced features tailored to meet diverse user needs.
Global scalability
Scale from 1:1 to millions of users with Agora’s video call API for websites and apps, powering 600 billion annual minutes of real-time video to users in over 200 countries and regions.
Developers
The video chat API made for developers
It only takes a few lines of code to integrate Agora’s online video call API to your mobile app, whether you’re using the web, Android, or iOS video call SDK.
See the full list of supported platforms on our video conferencing SDK downloads page.
Use Cases
Real-time video chat for any application
No matter your use case, Agora’s video call API for websites and apps offers cross-platform support to ensure easy implementation and reliable network quality, providing your users with an amazing video calling experience.
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Education
Make learning more accessible to students everywhere with virtual classrooms, leveraging real-time communication to enhance interaction and engagement in the educational process.
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Gaming
Increase in-game session time, stickiness, and gamer retention with live video chatting, extending compatibility across multiple platforms to ensure a seamless gaming experience for all users.
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Future of Work
Connect professionals worldwide for more productive collaboration with a cross-platform video conferencing API, integrating live streaming, video chat functionality, and virtual backgrounds, and chat messaging to facilitate real-time engagement and interaction in professional settings.
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Retail
Create new revenue streams through live interactive shopping experiences with our video APIs.
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Social
Drive deeper connections with friends and family across the world, enriching each moment with customized video experiences tailored to your personal interactions and preferences.
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Telehealth
Improve patient healthcare access, provider communication, and enhance continuing medical education, utilizing video conferencing APIs to facilitate secure and reliable virtual consultations and learning sessions.
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