JavaScript

Introduction

In this tutorial, you will learn how to set up a basic text chat using the Vonage Video API Signals. This tutorial is intended for developers new to the Vonage Video API, and who have never worked with our APIs before. It assumes you have basic knowledge of:

  • Client-side JavaScript
  • Basic HTML knowledge
  • Web application development

By the end of this tutorial, you will be able to:

  • Understand the basic structure of the client-side SDK for Vonage Video API
  • Send and receive Signals for text chat

Basic text chat

Follow this tutorial to build basic text chat from scratch using the Vonage Video API. It is the quickest way to build a proof of concept for this functionality on the video platform.

Steps
1
Overview
2
Before You Begin
3
Configure a Vonage Video Application
4
Creating the Project Folders and HTML Template
5
Setting Up Authentication
6
Connecting to the Session
7
Sending a Signal
8
Receiving a Signal
9
Testing your Code in a Browser
10
A little bit of CSS customization
11
Conclusion