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Vonage Video API

Vonage Video API (formerly OpenTok / TokBox) is a programmable live video platform for building real-time interactive video, voice, and messaging into apps. Its REST API on the Vonage Video Cloud creates sessions and drives advanced server-side features - recording (archives), live streaming broadcasts, signaling, SIP interconnect, and the Experience Composer render service - authenticated with JWT Bearer tokens.

Vonage Video API publishes 9 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Archives API, Broadcasts API, Captions API, and 6 more. Tagged areas include Video, WebRTC, Live Streaming, Real-Time Communications, and CPaaS.

Vonage Video API’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, and 8 more developer resources.

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34.5/100 thin ▼ -5.2 Agent 31/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessPaidSelf serveFree trial⚡ Free to try
9 APIs
VideoWebRTCLive StreamingReal-Time CommunicationsCPaaS

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 34.5/100 · thin
Contract Quality 13.6 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 3.9 / 20
Commercial Clarity 7.9 / 20
Operational Transparency 4.8 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 7.4 / 10
Agent readiness — 31/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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APIs 9

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Vonage Video API Archives API

Record sessions as composed or individual-stream archives.

Vonage Video API Broadcasts API

Live stream sessions to HLS and RTMP destinations.

Vonage Video API Captions API

Start and stop real-time live captions.

Vonage Video API Moderation API

Force-disconnect and mute participants.

Vonage Video API Render API

Experience Composer render service.

Vonage Video API Sessions API

Create sessions and manage connections.

Vonage Video API Signaling API

Send server-side signals into a session.

Vonage Video API SIP API

Dial SIP/PSTN endpoints into a session and play DTMF.

Vonage Video API Streams API

Inspect streams and change stream layout classes.

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Open Collections 1

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

Vonage Video API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Vonage Video Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Vonage Video Rate Limits

7 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Vonage Video Finops

FINOPS

Security Posture 2

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Vonage Video Authentication

http · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Vonage Video Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Vonage Video Agentic Access

33 operations · 24 acting · 4 human-in-the-loop

33 operations · 24 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess
AgenticAccess

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Authentication
Authentication

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

RateLimits
RateLimits

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Plans
Plans
 FinOps
FinOps

Company 2

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn
LinkedIn
 Website
Website

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: vonage-video
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/vonage-video/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Vonage Video API
kind: company
description: Vonage Video API (formerly OpenTok / TokBox) is a programmable live video platform for building real-time interactive
  video, voice, and messaging into apps. Its REST API on the Vonage Video Cloud creates sessions and drives advanced server-side
  features - recording (archives), live streaming broadcasts, signaling, SIP interconnect, and the Experience Composer render
  service - authenticated with JWT Bearer tokens.
accessModel:
  pricing: paid
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: true
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Paid (free trial) · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/vonage-video.png
tags:
- Video
- WebRTC
- Live Streaming
- Real-Time Communications
- CPaaS
created: '2026-06-20'
modified: '2026-06-20'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: vonage-video:vonage-video-archives-api
  name: Vonage Video API Archives API
  description: Record sessions as composed or individual-stream archives.
  humanURL: https://developer.vonage.com/en/video/overview
  baseURL: https://video.api.vonage.com/v2
  tags:
  - Archives
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/vonage-video-archives-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.vonage.com/en/video/guides/create-session/overview
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://developer.vonage.com/en/api/video
  - type: Postman
    url: collections/vonage-video.postman_collection.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.vonage.com/en/video/guides/signaling
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.vonage.com/en/video/guides/archiving/overview
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.vonage.com/en/video/guides/broadcast/live-streaming
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.vonage.com/en/video/guides/sip
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.vonage.com/en/video/guides/session-monitoring
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.vonage.com/en/video/guides/secure-callbacks
- aid: vonage-video:vonage-video-broadcasts-api
  name: Vonage Video API Broadcasts API
  description: Live stream sessions to HLS and RTMP destinations.
  humanURL: https://developer.vonage.com/en/video/overview
  baseURL: https://video.api.vonage.com/v2
  tags:
  - Broadcasts
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/vonage-video-broadcasts-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.vonage.com/en/video/guides/create-session/overview
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://developer.vonage.com/en/api/video
  - type: Postman
    url: collections/vonage-video.postman_collection.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.vonage.com/en/video/guides/signaling
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.vonage.com/en/video/guides/archiving/overview
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.vonage.com/en/video/guides/broadcast/live-streaming
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.vonage.com/en/video/guides/sip
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.vonage.com/en/video/guides/session-monitoring
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.vonage.com/en/video/guides/secure-callbacks
- aid: vonage-video:vonage-video-captions-api
  name: Vonage Video API Captions API
  description: Start and stop real-time live captions.
  humanURL: https://developer.vonage.com/en/video/overview
  baseURL: https://video.api.vonage.com/v2
  tags:
  - Captions
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/vonage-video-captions-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.vonage.com/en/video/guides/create-session/overview
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://developer.vonage.com/en/api/video
  - type: Postman
    url: collections/vonage-video.postman_collection.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.vonage.com/en/video/guides/signaling
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.vonage.com/en/video/guides/archiving/overview
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.vonage.com/en/video/guides/broadcast/live-streaming
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.vonage.com/en/video/guides/sip
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.vonage.com/en/video/guides/session-monitoring
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.vonage.com/en/video/guides/secure-callbacks
- aid: vonage-video:vonage-video-moderation-api
  name: Vonage Video API Moderation API
  description: Force-disconnect and mute participants.
  humanURL: https://developer.vonage.com/en/video/overview
  baseURL: https://video.api.vonage.com/v2
  tags:
  - Moderation
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/vonage-video-moderation-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.vonage.com/en/video/guides/create-session/overview
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://developer.vonage.com/en/api/video
  - type: Postman
    url: collections/vonage-video.postman_collection.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.vonage.com/en/video/guides/signaling
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.vonage.com/en/video/guides/archiving/overview
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.vonage.com/en/video/guides/broadcast/live-streaming
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.vonage.com/en/video/guides/sip
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.vonage.com/en/video/guides/session-monitoring
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.vonage.com/en/video/guides/secure-callbacks
- aid: vonage-video:vonage-video-render-api
  name: Vonage Video API Render API
  description: Experience Composer render service.
  humanURL: https://developer.vonage.com/en/video/overview
  baseURL: https://video.api.vonage.com/v2
  tags:
  - Render
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/vonage-video-render-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.vonage.com/en/video/guides/create-session/overview
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://developer.vonage.com/en/api/video
  - type: Postman
    url: collections/vonage-video.postman_collection.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.vonage.com/en/video/guides/signaling
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.vonage.com/en/video/guides/archiving/overview
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.vonage.com/en/video/guides/broadcast/live-streaming
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.vonage.com/en/video/guides/sip
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.vonage.com/en/video/guides/session-monitoring
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.vonage.com/en/video/guides/secure-callbacks
- aid: vonage-video:vonage-video-sessions-api
  name: Vonage Video API Sessions API
  description: Create sessions and manage connections.
  humanURL: https://developer.vonage.com/en/video/overview
  baseURL: https://video.api.vonage.com/v2
  tags:
  - Sessions
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/vonage-video-sessions-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.vonage.com/en/video/guides/create-session/overview
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://developer.vonage.com/en/api/video
  - type: Postman
    url: collections/vonage-video.postman_collection.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.vonage.com/en/video/guides/signaling
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.vonage.com/en/video/guides/archiving/overview
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.vonage.com/en/video/guides/broadcast/live-streaming
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.vonage.com/en/video/guides/sip
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.vonage.com/en/video/guides/session-monitoring
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.vonage.com/en/video/guides/secure-callbacks
- aid: vonage-video:vonage-video-signaling-api
  name: Vonage Video API Signaling API
  description: Send server-side signals into a session.
  humanURL: https://developer.vonage.com/en/video/overview
  baseURL: https://video.api.vonage.com/v2
  tags:
  - Signaling
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/vonage-video-signaling-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.vonage.com/en/video/guides/create-session/overview
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://developer.vonage.com/en/api/video
  - type: Postman
    url: collections/vonage-video.postman_collection.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.vonage.com/en/video/guides/signaling
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.vonage.com/en/video/guides/archiving/overview
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.vonage.com/en/video/guides/broadcast/live-streaming
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.vonage.com/en/video/guides/sip
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.vonage.com/en/video/guides/session-monitoring
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.vonage.com/en/video/guides/secure-callbacks
- aid: vonage-video:vonage-video-sip-api
  name: Vonage Video API SIP API
  description: Dial SIP/PSTN endpoints into a session and play DTMF.
  humanURL: https://developer.vonage.com/en/video/overview
  baseURL: https://video.api.vonage.com/v2
  tags:
  - SIP
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/vonage-video-sip-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.vonage.com/en/video/guides/create-session/overview
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://developer.vonage.com/en/api/video
  - type: Postman
    url: collections/vonage-video.postman_collection.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.vonage.com/en/video/guides/signaling
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.vonage.com/en/video/guides/archiving/overview
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.vonage.com/en/video/guides/broadcast/live-streaming
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.vonage.com/en/video/guides/sip
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.vonage.com/en/video/guides/session-monitoring
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.vonage.com/en/video/guides/secure-callbacks
- aid: vonage-video:vonage-video-streams-api
  name: Vonage Video API Streams API
  description: Inspect streams and change stream layout classes.
  humanURL: https://developer.vonage.com/en/video/overview
  baseURL: https://video.api.vonage.com/v2
  tags:
  - Streams
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/vonage-video-streams-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.vonage.com/en/video/guides/create-session/overview
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://developer.vonage.com/en/api/video
  - type: Postman
    url: collections/vonage-video.postman_collection.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.vonage.com/en/video/guides/signaling
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.vonage.com/en/video/guides/archiving/overview
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.vonage.com/en/video/guides/broadcast/live-streaming
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.vonage.com/en/video/guides/sip
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.vonage.com/en/video/guides/session-monitoring
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.vonage.com/en/video/guides/secure-callbacks
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/vonage-video-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/vonage-video-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/vonage-video-authentication.yml
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/Vonage
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vonage
- type: Website
  url: https://www.vonage.com/communications-apis/video/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://developer.vonage.com/en/video/overview
- type: Plans
  url: plans/vonage-video-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/vonage-video-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/vonage-video-finops.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com