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Developers, Ready to Chime In?

Developers can now use the Amazon Chime SDK React Component Library to build higher-level components to add features like local video preview and real-time video, voice, and screen-sharing.

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The Amazon Chime SDK is great for a wide range of applications including:

  • Telemedicine: real-time communication within medical and healthcare-related applications
  • Gaming: high-quality audio and video for multi-player applications
  • Contact Centers: offer support focused teams screen-sharing and face to face video capability
  • Education: give students and teachers the ability to engage through real-time audio, screen-sharing, and video capabilities without compromising in quality
  • Retail: provide real-time audio and video to retail business kiosks, connect shoppers with in-store assistance by video

Developers can now leverage React’s (A JavaScript library created by Facebook) component library to enable these features with much simpler implementation within web-based applications. The library allows for client-side state management and reusable user-interface (UI) components for web interfaces used in audio and video conferencing applications.

Check out the code for Amazon Chime’s SDK component library on GitHub here

To get started using the Amazon Chime SDK within your React app, check out the Amazon Chime SDK component library React Storybook. It’s an easy way to install the library in your React app using npm (node package manager).

If you’re not ready to jump right into the Amazon Chime SDK and would like more information on getting started with JavaScript and React first, check out these helpful resources:

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Dale Yarborough

By Dale Yarborough

I am a Software Engineer at General Motors and Appalachian State University Alum. Previously: Whole Foods Market IT, Charles Schwab