Hi!
November brings exciting news: the launch of Network APIs in the U.S and important Video API updates.
As always, we bring you fresh tutorials to explore — including guides on RCS, MCP, and Laravel — perfect for levelling up your developer skills. Stay tuned, dive in, and make the most of these updates to supercharge your projects.
Best,
Daniela - Developer Relations Content Manager @ Vonage
RELEASES and ANNOUNCEMENTS
Vonage Launches First Aggregated Network APIs in the U.S.
Vonage brings aggregated Network API access for AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon. Developers can now tap into carrier-verified insights with a single integration to enable smarter, real-time identity, security, and connectivity features — minus individual carrier complexities.
Vonage Reports API Now Supports Video API
Attention Unified Dashboard users — track all your Video, SMS, Messages, Voice, and Verify analytics in a single, easy-to-use interface.
Announcing v1.3.0 of the Vonage Video Reference App for React
The latest release introduces major UX upgrades, polished interfaces, and enhanced backend customization.
Announcing v2.32.0 of the Vonage Video API
You’ll enjoy advanced monitoring tools, finer video quality control across all major SDKs, and numerous stability and performance improvements, especially for web and iOS.
TUTORIALS and INSPIRATION
Step-by-Step: Adding Vonage APIs to Your Agent With MCP
Chris Tankerlsey guides you on how to create a chatbot using Anthropic Claude API and the Vonage Model Context Protocol (MCP) Tooling Server. So go ahead and chat, plus perform actions like checking account balances.
Introducing MCP: AI Meets Programmable Communications With Vonage
AI agents can now handle tasks like “Send a text” with no code required. The Model Context Protocol (MCP) makes it possible by giving agents access to APIs and data across systems. Alexandra Williams details how Vonage is adopting this open standard with our newly launched Documentation MCP Server.
Integrate RCS Into Your Authentication Workflows
RCS brings SMS into the modern era with features like verified branding and read receipts. Amanda Cavallaro shows how to integrate RCS-based 2FA using Vonage Verify API, with automatic fallback to SMS when needed.
Sandbox Quickstart: Send and Receive WhatsApp Messages With Python
It’s time to test a chatbot, build a quick messaging prototype, and explore Vonage Messages API. Benjamin Aronov shows you how to send and receive WhatsApp messages using Python and the Vonage WhatsApp Sandbox — with no need for a full app setup or WhatsApp Business Account (WABA).
The Laravel AI Experience: Coding Basic RCS Functionality
AI is rapidly changing the developer experience, from tools like LaraCopilot to specialized MCP servers such as Laravel Boost. Jim Seconde explores how AI can help you prototype a Laravel app that sends and receives RCS messages, highlighting the new possibilities in PHP and Laravel development.
Laravel 12 Starter Kits Explained: React, Vue, and Livewire
The updated Laravel 12 starter kits simplify setup. Choose React, Vue, or Livewire to match your preferred workflow and get routes, controllers, and authentication ready out of the box. Diana Pham shows what each kit offers and how to find the best fit for your next Laravel app.
EVENTS
AWS re:Invent(Las Vegas, 1 to 5 Dec.)
The Vonage Developer Ecosystem team is headed to Vegas. If your startup will be there, we’d love to connect. Book a meeting at: startups@vonage.com.
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