5 Steps Guide for Seamlessly Integrating the Video Call API in Your Web & App

Video communication is everywhere. Especially, businesses use video calling and conferencing as a key tool for communication between teams, clients, and other stakeholders.

Among these businesses, 68% of them have built their own video conferencing platform rather than using a third-party app like MS Teams, Google Meet, or Slack.

Reason? - Security and Data Control.

Now, if you are one such business looking to build your own app with custom security and complete data sovereignty, the easiest way to do it is by using a video call API.

Wondering which API to choose and how to embed it into your platform?

All of that is distilled in this guide. In five steps, we’ll demonstrate how to use MirrorFly, a HIPAA-compliant, scalable video call API that spans across industries, to add a video call to your website or app.

But first - let’s get on the same page about what we should be asking for up front.

Table of Contents:

1. Why You Should Integrate a Video Call API?
2. Questions to Answer Before You Begin
3. Selecting the Best Video Call API or SDK
4. Integrating Video Conferencing API
5. Customize Your Video-Call Options
6. Deploy Securely on Any Server
7. MirrorFly vs. Other Video Call APIs

Why You Should Integrate a Video Call API?

Real-time video isn’t just a fun UX trend - it’s fundamental to how businesses engage with customers. A 2025 market report by Grand View Research, forecasts the global video conferencing market to be USD 20.02 billion by 2030. At a CAGR of 9.4% during the forecast period of 2024 - 2030.

Here are some reasons why video integration into your app or website matters:

• More engagement and retention: Live video creates user trust and connection.
•  Customization: Create unique video experiences to meet the needs of your platform.
• Security and compliance: If you're in healthcare or finance, then using a HIPAA compliant video API is a must.
• Embedding video calls into your app interface reduces context switching for users and increases engagement.

Now that we've established why video call API integration is not just a nice-to-have, but a must-have feature, let's get to the part that you really came here for...how to do it! Don't worry, we're not going to throw code at you without the necessary background context.

It's going to take no-fuss - 5 simple steps. No fluff, no jargon traps. Let's get started to get your app or site video-enabled!

Step 1: Questions to Answer Before You Begin

Before jumping into video call API integration, you should define how you will use video in your app or website. This is not so much a tech step as it is a sanity check.

Use this quick checklist to make sure you understand your integration goals:

✅ What kind of interaction are you creating?

• One-to-one video or voice calls
• Group video conferencing
• Live Streaming to a large audience
• Real-time chat in conjunction with a video

✅ Who are you building for?

• Telehealth? Will you need HIPAA-compliant, secure video sessions with EHR integration?
• Finance? Will advisors need to screen-share documents or record sessions for compliance?
• Dating or social apps? Is there a need to allow users access to real-time chat and private video calls?
• Collaboration platforms? Is there a need to upload large files, record calls or give admin-level control to a call?
• Live Streaming apps? Will you need live viewer engagement or stream moderation tools?

✅ What are you trying to connect to?

Do you have an app or frontend, and which app is it?

Does it have to integrate with other tools you’re already using, such as CRMs, a booking system, or internal dashboards?

Asking these questions prior to integration can save you a lot of hassle-and, more importantly, guarantees that the video call API integrated been created as per your business requirements and user experience objectives.

Step 2: Selecting the Best Video Call API or SDK

Now, you know your use case and it’s time to choose a video SDKs or API provider. Not all tools are created equal - some are purpose-built for live streaming, others for telehealth, with some even providing the flexibility to power everything from dating apps to internal business tools.

A good starting point? Ensure the SDK is developer-friendly and compatible with your tech stack. Whether your app is built upon Java, Kotlin, React Native, Flutter, JavaScript, VueJS, Swift or any other language in this list, the API must offer an easy to incorporate integration-with no requirement for you to rewrite your system from scratch.

Also consider:

1. Is the SDK with browser calls with mobile platform supported?
2. Would it have one-on-one and group video calls?
3. Do you get screen sharing, call recording, or custom UI?

Selecting the right video call API-one that reflects your business objectives and the tech stack of your developers-will enable you to scale more quickly, minimize creation friction, and provide a secure, seamless, and customized experience.

MirrorFly ticks all these off boxes; it’s got the web and mobile SDKs, full feature flexibility, and enterprise grade scalability from launch.

Step 3: Integrating Video Conferencing API

After you have narrowed down the video call solution of your choice, it’s time to rally the troops. Whatever your industry-healthcare, education, enterprise-MirrorFly helps you to seamlessly create and connect a video conferencing API into your existing website or application. Schedule a quick call with our MirrorFly experts to align your setup with your app’s goals - whether that’s for secure healthcare consults, finance meetings, social hangouts, or live stream events.

Now, create your MirrorFly account and obtain your license key, (access key to safe video calls in real time).

Whether you’re developing websites or mobile applications, MirrorFly allows you to seamlessly embed a video call API & SDKs to your technology resource with minimal effort for maximum results.

Step 4: Customize Your Video-Call Options

MirrorFly is highly customizable, so you can make your own designs that fit into your brand, user flow, and industry.

From 1:1 to group video calls (and beyond), you have all the power you need to handle every call anywhere, anytime. Would you like to notify users with incoming call notifications? Record events with video frame snaps? Emphasize on clear audio with active speaker detection? It’s all possible.

Just do as per our docs, integrate the solution, and adjust your features. MirrorFly is built to be used within web or mobile apps-whichever your preferred platform is, you’re covered.

Step 5: Deploy Securely on Any Server

Launch your video call feature now? Before you hit ‘launch’, let’s ensure all is ready for success. You can safely run your enterprise-level video call on-premise, on your own data

Pro Tip: Make sure your network and server infrastructure are ready for a video call. Factor in bandwidth, latency, and redundancy to ensure there is no disturbance for your users.

Security is a top priority. Our HIPAA-compliant video conferencing API offers enterprise-grade security to maintain the privacy of your users. Your calls are secure with encryption in motion and at rest – it’s safe to go live.

MirrorFly vs. Other Video Call APIs

If you’re still on the fence, this is what you need to know about how MirrorFly stacks up against other video call APIs on the market today. We’ve put together a detailed comparison to help you assess the distinctions between layers in regards to customizability, security, and scalability, among other parameters.

Are you ready to make an informed decision? Visit our comparison page to find out why MirrorFly is the best choice for your video calling solution.

Embedding video calling into your application or website is a lot easier than you think. With MirrorFly's video call API, you can integrate video capabilities into your web or mobile application in 48 hours, yes just 48 hours!

Don't miss out on 10x user engagement and increased app interactions. Start embedding useful video features into your web or mobile app now with MirrorFly's API and SDK. It's that simple!