Create Multiparty Video Calls
Made by Vonage
Quickly build sophisticated live video apps with many participants.
- Works with
- Cloud Firestore
- Version
- 0.2.3 | Source code
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Publisher
- Vonage
- Report
- Bug
- Abuse
No publisher authored function kit replacement for this extension is available. If you want to be able to update this extension after the shutdown on March 31st we recommend you follow our guide for forking the extension and maintaining it yourself as a function kit
How this extension works
Use this extension to quickly add multiparty video chats to your application using the Vonage Video Express.
This extension will create rooms /rooms/{roomId} in Cloud Firestore and with Cloud Functions, generate credentials needed to participate in the video chats.
Things you will need:
Firebase Cloud Functions and Cloud Firestore must be enabled in your project’s console. The extension will need these to function properly.
a Vonage Video Account. If you don’t have one, you can sign up at the Video API Dashboard.
Project API Key and Secret. In the left-side menu of the dashboard, click
Projectsand select a previous project or create a new one to view the API Key and Secret.
Video Express add-on. Click Account Settings in the left-side menu. In the list of Account add-ons, find Video Express and click Add to account. Then follow the remaining instructions to enable the add-on.
Billing:
To install an extension, your project must be on the Blaze (pay as you go) plan
- You will be charged a small amount (typically around $0.01/month) for the Firebase resources required by this extension (even if it is not used).
- This extension uses other Firebase, which have associated charges if you exceed the service’s no-cost tier:
- Cloud Firestore
- Cloud Functions (Node.js 10+ runtime. See FAQs)
- This extension also uses the Vonage Video API which has a monthly charge. See Pricing