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Google Hangouts Phone Features

I want to add telephony to my web application, and I wonder if Google Hangout Telephone is the best choice for my requirements:

1) The API must be fully controlled through Javascript, without a Google UI. The user presses the dial and hang up button in my web application and this causes calls. My application is online at www.somedomain.com, and the Hangout features may be contained in a hidden frame that my script interacts with.

2) I send the API the phone number and it makes phone calls through the browser (this is similar to what it is about) in such a way that it is completely transparent to the end user.

3) when the user calls, the caller ID is visible and shows the phone number that the user controls with Google.

4) the user is allowed to make search calls; about 100-200 calls per day

5) phone billing is completely controlled by Google.

Can the Google Hangout API meet my requirements?

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To answer the question, “google APIs are the best tool to work” ... I would probably say no. There is a small amount that you can configure for a common UI / UX when going down this path. On your page, you can customize the hangout goouts button that started the video call (see: https://developers.google.com/+/hangouts/button ) ... this still doesn't help # 1, however.

If telephony features are what you need, I can't convince you to check Twilio. VOIP is what they do, and they are far and far leaders in space when it comes to providing well-documented APIs for developers. https://www.twilio.com/ The use case that you describe just screams Twilio ... check it out!

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This is not your best choice, and according to your requirements there are many APIs on the net that can help you achieve what you want, however I believe that your best bet is Skype. Follow this link, please https://dev.skype.com/

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