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Add Text Chat To Your Video Calls With The Twilio Conversations API
Blog post from Twilio
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Author
Miguel Grinberg
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3,085
Language
English
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Summary
This tutorial provides a comprehensive guide on how to add a chat room feature to a video calling application built using Twilio Programmable Video API and Flask. The application allows users to join or leave the video call and engage in real-time text-based conversations with other participants. Key steps include setting up the Twilio account, creating a Python virtual environment, installing dependencies, and implementing the chat functionality using the Conversations API. The tutorial also covers displaying chat messages, toggling the chat view, submitting chat messages, and disconnection.