# Getting started

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This section relies on the video communication services developed by Apizee.

There are 2 types of video communication service:

* **Apizee "Video Assistance"** : this type of video communication webapp gathers a great set of interaction tools that will empower customer support agents to help their customers.
* **Apizee "Video Meeting"** : this type of video communication service implements a video chat room where an 'organizer' has elevated permissions and where other participants can join the room through different scenario.
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## 1. Request a developer account

You need an account on Apizee Cloud in order to start video sessions and perform API calls.

Contact our [presales experts](https://apizee.gitbook.io/apizee-docs/request-a-developer-account) to request a developer account.

## 2. Start your first video call

With your developer account in hand, now you can work with Apizee Cloud.

You can start a video session in three ways:

**Manually using Apizee Cloud**

* Connect to <https://cloud.apizee.com/> with your user account
* At the top-right click on quick-invitation
* Select the service you want to start with and type a phone number or email address
* Finally send the invitation to start your video session

[**Integrating the quick invitation page**](https://apizee.gitbook.io/apizee-docs/visual-engagement-platform/tutorials/start-apizee-using-the-quick-invitation-page)

* Connect to <https://cloud.apizee.com/> with your user account
* Call our quick invitation page with query-string parameters
* Continue as described above

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[**Using our REST API**](https://apizee.gitbook.io/apizee-docs/visual-engagement-platform/tutorials/start-apizee-using-the-rest-api)

* Connect to Apizee REST API with your user account
* Use the Bearer Token in further calls to authenticate your requests
* Call create-ticket or create-meeting REST API calls to start your video session

## 3. Use our Webhooks and REST APIs

Now that you created your first video session, you can configure and use our [Webhooks](https://apizee.gitbook.io/apizee-docs/visual-engagement-platform/api-reference/webhooks) and [REST APIs](https://apizee.gitbook.io/apizee-docs/visual-engagement-platform/api-reference/rest-api) to interact with Apizee session objects.