This topic describes how to create an ApsaraVideo Real-time Communication (ARTC) application and get the development parameters AppId and AppKey.
Prerequisites
An Alibaba Cloud account is created. For more information, see Create an Alibaba Cloud account. If your business involves regions in the Chinese mainland, complete real-name verification for your account.
Activate ApsaraVideo Live
Log on to the Alibaba Cloud official website and go to the ApsaraVideo Live product page. Click Activate Now.
On the page that appears, click Activate.
On the ApsaraVideo Live buy page, select Live video traffic. For more information, see Billing of standard streaming.
Tick I have read and agree to ApsaraVideo Live Terms of Service, and click Activate Now.
Create an ARTC application
Go to the ARTC module in the ApsaraVideo Live console. Click Create Application.
Enter a custom instance name (Chinese and English characters supported). Read the Terms of Service, and click Buy Now.
NoteThis purchase is only for creating an application and does not incur any fees. Actual fees are billed based on your cloud usage. For billing information, see Billing of ARTC.
After the instance is purchased, return to and refresh the Applications page to view your newly created ARTC application.
Obtain development parameters
Click Manage in the Actions column to get Application ID (AppId) and AppKey. AppId is the unique identifier of the application. These parameters are required when calling APIs to join channels and perform other operations.
Obtain token
A token is a security credential in the form of a signature and is used to authenticate identities and protect your cloud services from malicious parties.
To facilitate trial and testing during the app development phase, you can generate tokens on the client side without deploying your own token server. However, before your app is published, you must deploy your own token server. For more information, see Token-based authentication.