Video Access Token Server for Python

Looking for the JavaScript Video Quickstart? It has been moved here.

This server-side application demonstrates generating Access Token for Twilio Video. Before we begin, we need to collect all the config values we need to run the application:

Config Value	Description
Account SID	Your primary Twilio account identifier - find this in the console here.
API Key	Used to authenticate - generate one here.
API Secret	Used to authenticate - just like the above, you'll get one here.

A Note on API Keys

When you generate an API key pair at the URLs above, your API Secret will only be shown once - make sure to save this in a secure location, or possibly your ~/.bash_profile.

Setting up the Python Application

This application uses the lightweight Flask Framework.

Begin by creating a configuration file for your application:

cp .env.example .env

Edit .env with the three configuration parameters we gathered from above. The application runs by default in production environment. Feel free to update DEBUG to True if needed.

Next, we need to set up your Python environment. Install virtualenv via pip:

pip install virtualenv

Next, we need to install our dependencies:

virtualenv venv
source venv/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements.txt

Now we should be all set! Run the application using the python command.

python app.py

To generate Access Token, visit http://localhost:5000?identity=alice&room=example.

License

MIT