Getting Started
Initial steps to join the first call with VidyoPlatform
Congratulations! Now you have your dedicated VidyoPlaform tenant and were provided Admin account credentials for accessing it. Let's put it below for further reference.
The below steps will walk you through to get you connected to the call.
Step 1 - Create a meeting room
Send a request to create a room
In order to get a room created you have to send a SOAP API request over to the Admin web service on your tenant.
Request body:
And here are request headers:
As you might notice, we use Base Authentication where your Admin credentials are encoded into base64 format:
Obtain and understand the response
Here is what you will get as a response of creating a room
Step 2 - Join the call using stock VidyoConnect application
So, the roomURL response field value is as follows:
We often call it a Room Link, and this is basically everything you need in order to join the call in this room. Just follow this link and choose the application of your preference - whether it is web application or binary application corresponding to your current operating system:
Things become more interesting when it comes to building your own client application for joining calls on VidyoPlatform. Proceed to the next tutorial to learn how to build your first simple client web application.
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