Run Audio & Video Call Project - iOS

Video SDK provides the open-source sample project videosdk-rtc-ios-sdk-example on GitHub. This page shows how to run it.

note

The sample project's code is written for iOS SDK 3.x. After you add 4.0.0 in step 2, update the code with the Migration Guide. To start a new app with 4.0.0, follow the Quick Start.

Prerequisites

• Xcode 15.0 or later
• An iOS device running iOS 13.0 or later. See Supported Device OS for the minimum version of each feature.
• Valid Video SDK Account
• Valid developer signature and device permission settings.

Generate Token

To manage secured communication, every participant that connects to a meeting needs an access token. You can easily generate this token by using your apiKey and secret-key, which you can obtain from the VideoSDK Dashboard.

For development purpose, you can generate a temporary token from VideoSDK Dashboard's API section.

tip

The best practice for obtaining a token involves generating it from your backend server which will help in keeping your credentials safe.

Run the Sample Project

Step 1: Clone the sample project

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Clone the sample project

Clone the repository to your local environment.

git clone https://github.com/videosdk-live/videosdk-rtc-ios-sdk-example.git

Step 2: Add VideoSDK with Swift Package Manager

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Add VideoSDK with Swift Package Manager

VideoSDK 4.x is installed with Swift Package Manager (SPM). There is no 4.x CocoaPods release.

1. Open the project in Xcode and select File > Add Package Dependencies.
2. Enter the package URL:

https://github.com/videosdk-live/videosdk-rtc-ios-spm

3. Set Dependency Rule to Exact Version 4.0.0, and add the VideoSDKRTCSwift product to the app target.

For more details, see SPM installation.

Step 3: Modify Constants.swift

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Modify Constants.swift

Open Constants.swift and add your VideoSDK AUTH_TOKEN.

Constants.swift

public let AUTH_TOKEN = "TEMPORARY-TOKEN"

Step 4: Run the Sample App

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Run the Sample App

Run the iOS app with ⌘ + R or ▶ Run in the toolbar.