🚀 Vonage Dev Newsletter, February 2025: Free events, releases, and more

Hi,

February includes exciting new releases and the return of Vonage Knowledge Quest! Our free online developer event series helps level up your programming skills across Vonage tools. And check our blog for the latest insights and tutorials. 🔥

The Vonage Developer Relations Team 💜

RELEASES and ANNOUNCEMENTS

VP9 SVC in Vonage Video API — Public Beta

🎬 Want to create more dynamic, efficient, and scalable video experiences? Vonage Video API has you covered — thanks to VP9 with Scalable Video Coding for Routed Sessions. Read more

Vonage Video API Client SDK Version 2.29

🚀 This update boosts device management and user experience — all to help you build smoother, more powerful video apps. Read more

TOTP Two-Factor Authentication for Secure Logins

There’s a new way to protect your account: Time-Based One-Time Passwords (TOTP) through authenticator apps. 💪 Now you have more options for securing your account, including SMS and WhatsApp. Read more

Deprecating Redundant Attributes in Number Insight Advanced v1 API

At Vonage, we’re all about maximum API value with minimum complexity 💫 For example, we’ve deprecated the Real-Time Indicators fields from Number Insight Advanced API. This ensures that customers receive the same insights without incurring additional costs. Read more

EVENTS

Vonage Knowledge Quest Returns for 2025: Ready to Accept Your Mission? (online, 5 March and 19 March)

🕵️ Join our **free online developer event series **to up your game across a suite of Vonage tools, including Network APIs, AI Studio, and Video API. There’s plenty to learn in each one-hour interactive workshop … so check out the latest topics and choose your mission today. Read more and register

Vonage Celebrates International Women's Day(London, 6 March)

👩‍💻 Join us at the Vonage London office as we celebrate International Women's Day. The event features a roundtable discussion on issues facing women in the tech industry. Let’s chat about what we can do and what we should expect from others.Register here

Build Real-Time Voice Agents With Deepgram in Vonage AI Studio (online, 26 March)

🤖 Learn to build sophisticated AI voice agents with cutting-edge speech-to-text from Deepgram AND natural-sounding text-to-speech with Vonage AI Studio. Register here

TUTORIALS and INSPIRATION

How to Remove a Secret Token From Your Git History
Leaving API keys or secret tokens exposed is bad. But what if the secrets are hidden somewhere in legacy code? 📖 Learn how to secure your codebase from old exposure with this blog post by Yonatan Kra. Read more

How to Use Environment Variables in JavaScript

Hardcoding sensitive info in your code is like leaving your password on a sticky note.📝 Diana Pham shows how to use environment variables in JavaScript to securely store API keys and passwords. Read more

Vonage 2024 Hackathon Winner Spotlight: Remote Code Execution

📱Diana Pham shares how Sina Madani used Vonage Java SDK and APIs to build a remote code execution system without SSH or remote desktop. This enables secure command execution through SMS, WhatsApp, Viber, or Messenger. Read more