Announcing Videola.io
Update April 1, 2019: If you are a Gruveo for Developers user and wish to migrate to Videola.io, please get in touch with us to have your API credentials activated on Videola.io.
Today, we are happy to announce the launch of Videola.io, our next-generation video chat API and SDK platform for Android, iOS and web. Videola.io builds on the success of Gruveo for Developers and separates our developer offering into a standalone and easy to understand product.
Why Videola.io?
When we launched Gruveo Embed API back in 2015, its primarily purpose was to allow websites to embed the widget for the free Gruveo service. Over time, Gruveo for Developers, our developer offering, grew into a powerful platform that enables the developers to implement any kind of call scenario across various platforms. However, even though Gruveo for Developers is no longer bound to the core Gruveo service, it was often perceived as such.
With Videola.io, we're making it clear that the platform is completely self-sufficient and is not tied to any particular end-user service like Gruveo. In fact, there is even no interconnectivity between Videola.io and the core Gruveo service.
Another reason for us launching Videola.io is stability. Gruveo for Developers shares its code and infrastructure with Gruveo. This means that whenever we need to roll out an update to our end-user service, we are introducing a risk of downtime for all Gruveo for Developers users, too. This will no longer be the case with Videola.io.
Finally, Gruveo and Gruveo for Developers infrastructure is based in the US. Videola.io is EU-based, and we will soon be able to offer the option of EU-only call routing with Videola.io - something that would not be possible with Gruveo for Developers.
Migrating to Videola.io
If you are an existing Gruveo for Developers user, you do not have to migrate to Videola.io. Gruveo for Developers will continue to work as before without any changes to your code. Also, we will continue to maintain Gruveo for Developers and issue any critical patches. That said, we will not be onboarding any new Gruveo for Developers users, and any new API and SDK features will be rolled out solely to Videola.io.
Should you decide to migrate (and hopefully you'll want to, given the reasons provided above), we have prepared a Gruveo for Developers Migration Guide that provides answers to common questions regarding migration. To have your existing Gruveo for Developers credentials activated on Videola.io, just get in touch with us.
We are excited about the bright future ahead and invite you to take Videola.io for a spin. Check out the documentation and let us know if you need any help adding video chat to your application!