TokBox was a PaaS (Platform as a Service) company that provided hosted infrastructure, APIs and tools required to deliver enterprise-grade WebRTC capabilities. It did so primarily through its proprietary OpenTok video platform for commercial application.

TokBox was founded by Serge Faguet and Ron Hose. Headquartered in the SOMA (South of Market) district in San Francisco, CA. TokBox was acquired by Telefónica Digital, a subsidiary of Telefónica, in October 2012. It was purchased from Telefónica by Vonage in 2018. Vonage has since retired the name "TokBox", using "Vonage APIs" instead.

Developer resources Server SDKs Server SDKs: OpenTok's server SDKs wrap the OpenTok REST API, and let developers securely generate tokens for their OpenTok applications. Officially supported libraries include: Java and PHP. Community supported and created libraries include: Python, Ruby On Rails, .NET, Node.js, Perl, Golang.

Client libraries Client Libraries: OpenTok's WebRTC client libraries enable video communications on a client platform. Officially supported libraries include: JavaScript, iOS and Android. Community supported and created libraries include: PhoneGap and Titanium.

History 2007 August: Series A funding from Sequoia Capital October: Launched www.tokbox.com November: Launched multi-party chat and partnership with Meebo.

2008 April: TokBox Version 2 launched July: Series B funding from Bain Capital Ventures and Sequoia Capital 2009

In July 2009, TokBox underwent a major restructuring that included laying off approximately 50% of its engineering team and the departure of its co-founders.

2010 January: Rolled out its first set of paid features at $9.99 per month. November: Series C Funding from DAG Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures and Sequoia Capital

2011 February: TokBox announced that as of April 5, 2011, they would be discontinuing the TokBox video chat and video conferencing service to focus solely on their API, OpenTok.

See also Comparison of cross-platform instant messaging clients

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External links TokBox Home Page ()