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Explore all the ways to build or embed video and audio chat applications with the Daily API.

Embed a video chat widget

Add video calls to your app or website in minutes with the Daily prebuilt UI.

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Create audio-only apps

Build multiplatform audio-only communities with the Daily API.

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Build a custom experience

Create custom video and audio layouts with the Daily call object

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Manage rooms and meeting data

Manage rooms, view session data, and more from the Daily dashboard.

Demos

Create a meeting room

A POST request to the /rooms endpoint creates a meeting room. This demo generates a temporary room that we’ll delete.

Create room

Create a meeting room

Success! A room has been created below. To learn more about our REST API endpoints and room management visit our developer docs.

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Request

  
  curl -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
    -XPOST -d \
    '{"properties":{"exp":'`expr $(date +%s) + 3600`'}}' \
    https://api.daily.co/v1/rooms/

Response

# Click the "Create a room" button to generate a response.

  
  {
    "id": "987b5eb5-d116-4a4e-8e2c-14fcb5710966",
    "name": "ePR84NQ1bPigp79dDezz",
    "api_created": true,
    "privacy": "public",
    "url": "https://api-demo.daily.co/ePR84NQ1bPigp79dDezz",
    "created_at": "2019-01-28T20:08:15.000Z",
    "config": {
      "exp": 1548709695
    }
  }

Test a live video call

Click the button to see our embedded prebuilt UI in action.

Test a live video call

Fantastic! Your browser will prompt for camera/mic access. Click “Allow” to continue with the demo.

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Build unique video platforms

Companies like Teamflow build original video experiences on top of the Daily call object.

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